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Exploring a different angle.....
I posted recently about how using the Bluristic app angle mode could simulate the action used in the Pep Ventosa 'in the round' technique.
Can you recommend a smartphone that takes photos that look both natural and beautiful? I'm tired of photos that look so fake. What do you think of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max?
Can you recommend a smartphone that takes photos that look both natural and beautiful? I'm tired of photos that look so fake. What do you think of the OPPO Find X10 Pro Max?
In The Round Practice
Hey everyone. Recently some Pep Ventosa work came across my social media and it inspired me to get out and try his in the round technique again. I've tried it before without a ton of success.
Grain silo
A couple of old photos taken while the Amtrak was stopped - somewhere in Colorado, I think?
(And yes, I like that the vertical leans!)
New website post
Just a heads up for anyone that may be interested (and as things are slow in the group.....).
2 Comments
With all due respect, David, are these images composited or manipulated? Composing and compositing are different things altogether - the latter means combining different images into one. These look like absolutely "straight" photographs. If they ARE composited, you've pulled it off so it's invisible, but that's a lot of work when you can get the same effect in camera.
The composition of the two wine images is quite pleasing.
Irrespective of the manner of production, the slightly dark background creates a somewhat dull effect in all of them for me. I'd increase the exposure at capture, or the brightness in post, for all of them. The grey of the background is not a colour that generally suits food & drink imagery. Typically, warm hues are more "appetising" but cool colours can complement food, which tends to feature warm tones, very well.
I'd like to see more glint in the bottles, glasses and wine itself. This essentially comes down to the lighting, which is classically "flat"-looking or diffused here. I haven't attempted this kind of image much, but I think I'd be playing around with reflectors or other large light sources to catch highlights in the glass and reflections in the wine glasses.
I don't mean to be discouraging; you're clearly pursuing a vision, which is what it's all about. Maybe I'm missing something here.
Thank you, Chris, for the encouraging input I now see what you are saying. Again, Thank you!