dennis jones 0 Posted January 17, 2002 Might be the best of the four. I like the composition here... Link to comment
shaun_thomas 0 Posted January 17, 2002 I like everything about this pic...lighting,composition,contrast the works Good job! Link to comment
carl smith 0 Posted January 17, 2002 This was one of the few assignments I was looking foward to doing because I knew I could have some fun with it. I previsualized all my shots, and this one took some work. The upside down glass without a base came from having it falling over when it was leaning on the upright glass. Getting the reflections just right was a pain, but I was pleasantly surprised with the reflections on the surface at the bottom of the photo. I was worried they'd be a problem whereas they seem to add to it instead. Link to comment
j._scott_schrader 0 Posted January 17, 2002 I think it is well composed, and very well done technically. The lines formed by the reflections are very elegant. Nice job! Link to comment
ken_thalheimer 3,739 Posted January 17, 2002 Very nicely done! Curious, where's the base of the middle glass? Link to comment
jillmyers 0 Posted January 17, 2002 That's weird. What did happen to the base of the middle one? Is that an optical illusion or is it really missing? Link to comment
mg 0 Posted January 17, 2002 A very nice image, and some fantasy in something that could easily turn to be boring ! Just a little regret about the kind of strings (lines) reflected on 2 of the glasses... Not very serious, but disturbing me slightly. Worth a touch up in PS maybe ?... After touching this up, and before entering a professional portfolio, I suggest a little addition, top left of the composition: a colorful and meaningful object that would arrive from the left side, from outside the frame... One might say that it would be distracting - taking away the attention from the glasses... Possible indeed ! But it could also add Life and a meaning to a purely esthetical shot, while balancing the composition and enhancing the unbalanced position of the glassware... If you ask me what to put there, and just to tell you in what direction I would be going, a few possibilities would be: - A bottle of Blue Curacao, with liquid being pored out of the glasses, like missing its target... - Or half a silhouette of a face with lips blowing in the direction of the glassware - as if these lips would have blown the glasses away... - A woman's Hand in a very elegant pose, wearing a red glove... All this is of course just my own fantasy, and by no means a must, but this great image leads my imagination to further surrealistic additions... See... you made me dream... :-) Link to comment
carl smith 0 Posted January 17, 2002 Well I suppose I should explain the baseless glass. It actually was the leaning one earlier and it fell which broke off the base. I used that to my advantage as you can see. What lines are you talking about? I'll look at it more closely later. Also, thanks to those of you who took the time to view and comment. I always appreciate comments on any of my images, who doesn't? Link to comment
carl smith 0 Posted January 18, 2002 The background is a black piece of matte board and there was another piece above it to block light reflecting off the ceiling. To the right was a white board to reflect some light back onto the glasses. The light was a tungsten spot with a piece of paper and film used to diffuse it. Link to comment
dennis jones 0 Posted January 18, 2002 Damn...looks like you paid attention in class :-) Like I said last night when I first saw all of these...you blew my socks off...I'm glad the others found these too. I really hope they give these serious consideration for POW one of these days when they want to show an example of good quality lighting. Link to comment
carl smith 0 Posted January 18, 2002 thanks. This was one of the assignments I looked foward to. Usually I don't have the time to go to the studios, but when we have a schedule blocked off like that for class, I make the best of it and have fun making images I want to make. RIT is busy. I can say that. Thanks for the comments on the lighting too. Some of it was what we learned in class, and some I added because it made sense and worked better. I'm talking too much here. I think I'll receed into the darkness some. Link to comment
isabelle_beaulieu 0 Posted January 18, 2002 Simple but effective ! I wish I was that creative ! well done. Link to comment
mgarde 0 Posted January 19, 2002 Technically perfect. Great composition and lighting. Link to comment
m._huber 0 Posted January 20, 2002 In addition to above comments, very creative and artistic. Does what a picture is supposed to do: Makes the viewer pause and absorb the image. Link to comment
barry_jones 0 Posted January 22, 2002 nice- the glass becomes almost like highly polished metal- cool photo Link to comment
larry_mobbs 11 Posted January 23, 2002 Simple but dramatic, beautifully lit and presented. Link to comment
bob stewart jacksonville 0 Posted January 23, 2002 great photo! I always admire well thought out lighting. after all photography is painting with light. what was the purpose in pulling the film 2 stops? Link to comment
carl smith 0 Posted January 23, 2002 I pulled the film two stops because for some reason that film looks like crap when shot at 400. Its beautiful at 100 by comparison without any development changes needed. Link to comment
don_hauerken 0 Posted January 24, 2002 Carl... I like the spare approach. Clean, elegant, and the crystal almost becomes animate like they're dancing... beautiful job. Link to comment
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