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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Photo Critique => Topic started by: subet on November 17, 2012, 05:43
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Hello,
I want to be a contributor on iStockPhoto and i am ready to upload one photo there. Could you please critique this photo i am thinking to submit?
*https://www.dropbox.com/s/8scir6w3q5jdn9g/application_01_critique.jpg*
And could you give me idea what kind of photos should i shoot additional to this photo to provide the variety.
Thank you very much.
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White balance is off and isolation is not good enough for iStock application. Try something else.
Best
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pretty much is the white balance, the isolation is ok (donīt think you will have problem with it, looks clean and soft)
just a tip, next time you do isolations, try to block the reflections on the objects, plate has too much stuff going on and I can see also your drawer on the end of the knife, try to put some white foam boards around the object or other
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I tried to word this nicely but I'm tired and punchy so here it goes.
If your concept for this picture is "food from the 1970's you disliked as a kid" then you nailed it.
My first thought was "ewww, it looks like a blob of goop on an old plate."
The white balance seems off, too warm. And find a different color plate. Not sure what color plate but not this one. Is this cheese? Maybe try a different type.
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Thank you very much for your valuable tips.
- I shooted it on the neutral sun light in the balcony. I didn't think about the reflections. In next time, i will put the white boards.
- White balance is bad, yes. The cheese looks a little yellow. Is this you mean or can i understand the white balace on any other parts of this image?
- Isolations : Actually, i put a white paper under plate. After shooting, i removed the background and gave a slight shadow in Photoshop. Is this technique fine?
- And yes, it is an old plate and unclear cheese. I am wrong also in the choice of materials.
Thank you very much.
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- White balance is bad, yes. The cheese looks a little yellow. Is this you mean or can i understand the white balace on any other parts of this image?
take a look at the knife, does it look real to you? shouldn't be silver? lower the wb
- Isolations : Actually, i put a white paper under plate. After shooting, i removed the background and gave a slight shadow in Photoshop. Is this technique fine?
no problem but I would remove the tiny shadow on the top left corner next to the cheese
- And yes, it is an old plate and unclear cheese. I am wrong also in the choice of materials.
not sure about that one, might have buyers actually...