I recently photographed this restaurant for an architect client of mine. I'm getting a jump start on some editing as I'm still waiting for them to choose which photos they want. These are some of my favorites so far. Each of these are a blend of several flash shots and 1 ambient shot on luminosity blend mode with the luminance selectively blended in.
Let me know what you think.
Hiking in this beautiful region is like a present.Also standing at high elevation and looking to the king of Austria.The first snow the changing coloursand all the combination with the weather cond
One of my favorite waterfalls I've photographed in recent years. deep in the backcountry of Vancouver Island lies this pristine oasis.
These are a highly endangered species, and the rescue center has this young male tiger, which they hope will breed with their already existing female Malayan tiger.
A new arrival at the rescue center. She was very friendly and very flirty, rolling about on her back and meowing, then staring at you as if she might be hungry. A magnificently beautiful animal
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You've dcne a good job here, Kyle. The place lools very inviting and the lighting looks natural.
In the last image, the geometric distortion of the bar stools due to your wide-angle lens draws my attention in the wrong way. Someone unfamiliar with photography could well think that those stools are weird, rather than just having a distorted appearance. I wouldn't use that image if it were my business and I wanted to promote it. The issue is aggravated by them being at an angle.
Thanks Chris. Yeah, that photo is my least favorite. In fact I don't really like it at all. I couldn't get back far enough due to one of the columns. I took the same shot with the chairs straight which looks a little better but you can still tell there is distortion. However, it is a shot I figured they want and I bet they end up purchasing that one. But I agree, I wouldn't use it either!
All the images are very good ones. Sharing opinion just to cut it even fine...
Image 2: Right side the highlight draws the vision.
Image 4: Same the left side highlight .
Depending on the purpose and location of promotion, at times clients prefers a little more contrast.
Good work.
Thanks. I've been going back and forth between doing this softer less contrast work and more contrast. I think the softer less contrast look works well with this space. But I also like more contrast. I may actually do two different versions.
Kyle,
I would suggest some dodging and burning on all the images to mitigate the brightness of the windows. Bring the eye back to the center; this is a very enviting space.
When I shoot a row of chairs like this, I use a 50mm standard lens and shoot a 3 or 4 shot pano to loose the wide angle distortion.
I appreciate the feedback. I may revisit the windows but I don't want that real estate window pull look. I actually kind of like the brightness of the windows. That's what it looks like in person. I have plenty of brackets that I could use to see what it looks like though.
I wish I would have thought of doing a pano on site. 50mm would have been too much though as I was only a few feet away from the bar with no way to get back further. At least not to have the bar centered. I bet I could have done 24mm though and it would have worked. Definitely will keep that in mind for the future. Thanks!
Larry Chism , Chairs in 50mm is an interesting idea. Will try it too. Cheers