Author Topic: Please critique one of my photos (Read 2713 times)

subet · « **on:** November 17, 2012, 05:43 »

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.

fritz · « **Reply #1 on:** November 17, 2012, 08:54 »

White balance is off and isolation is not good enough for iStock application. Try something else.
Best

luissantos84 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 17, 2012, 09:22 »

pretty much is the white balance, the isolation is ok (don´t 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

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #3 on:** November 17, 2012, 10:08 »

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.

subet · « **Reply #4 on:** November 17, 2012, 10:26 »

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.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 17, 2012, 10:43 »

Quote from: subet on November 17, 2012, 10:26

- 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

Quote from: subet on November 17, 2012, 10:26

- 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

Quote from: subet on November 17, 2012, 10:26