| Author |
Message |
Candia Baxter
Joined: 21 Jun 2012
Posts: 71
|
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:43 am
|  |
Donkey
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
221.84 KB |
| Viewed: |
413 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
179.43 KB |
| Viewed: |
413 Time(s) |
|
|
|
hhltdave5
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
Posts: 24310
Location: Our Stock, Food & Portrait photography books at www.rindersmithphotography.com
|
|
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:47 am
| |
Not as sharp as it could be. I have also noticed that you like to crop in tight. Any specific reason for going in that direction?
|
|
Candia Baxter
Joined: 21 Jun 2012
Posts: 71
|
|
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:56 am
| |
Yes, I do tend to go in close, mainly because of extraneous things in the background. I was advised in the haflinger picture to use the clone tool which is on ps. I use capture nx2 but I tried out the clone tool in ps. I need lots of practice to get it as good as the example I was shown. I think in the case of the donkey, being close is interesting, but perhaps you don't agree. That's why I have been posting, to find out what people like or don't like. Thanks for your input.
|
|
hhltdave5
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
Posts: 24310
Location: Our Stock, Food & Portrait photography books at www.rindersmithphotography.com
|
|
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:10 am
| |
| Candia Baxter wrote: | | Yes, I do tend to go in close, mainly because of extraneous things in the background. I was advised in the haflinger picture to use the clone tool which is on ps. I use capture nx2 but I tried out the clone tool in ps. I need lots of practice to get it as good as the example I was shown. I think in the case of the donkey, being close is interesting, but perhaps you don't agree. That's why I have been posting, to find out what people like or don't like. Thanks for your input. |
One of the fun things about stock work is that you learn how to approach shots differently. I have a saying that goes "Improvise, Overcome and Adapt." That is something you will often need to follow when it comes to stock work.
Sometimes the shot you want just is not presenting itself the way it should be for a stock shot. When that is the case you need to follow my saying and find a way to improvise and overcome the problem.
It may mean you need to move your position, move the object, change your depth of field so you blur out the distracting background a bit or simply come back another day.
I also do not mean to say that you must never do a tightly cropped shot. There are times when it is not only necessary but vital to the shot. The trick is knowing when to do it and when to break the so called rules.
|
|
jeffbanke
Joined: 18 Dec 2005
Posts: 17518
Location: www.xlr8photo.com, The real California
|
|
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:42 am
| |
Following along on the point Dave made, we have the tendency to take our photographs while we are standing up, which unfortunately gives images the perspective of looking down onto our subjects.
My rule is get down to the level of the subject for the initial shots, then as Dave suggected, adapt, which means look for other more interesting shots, like from below the subject. BTW, I like most other photographers often forget my own rule, so you will find sme of the same mistakes in my portfolio :-)
Looking up at a subject helps eliminate distracting backgrounds, allows for sky replacement if necessary, and often makes for comical images that sell because we as humans enjoy a good smile :-)
You can also use "Burn tool" to remove distracting backgrounds
|
|
rinder99
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
Posts: 39657
Location: Contact www.rinderart.com/Books and Workshops www.rindersmithphotography.com Youtube/rinder
|
|
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 10:32 am
| |
Good examples By Jeff. what he did that your not doing is capturing the Personality of the subject.Most of the time as in Portraiture getting closer Takes that away.If you had a complete understanding Of the principles of DOF, The background wont matter.
|
|
| |
|
Log in
