Note: I posted this yesterday, but have made some improvements and decided to delete and re-post. : )
My husband brought these flowers home for me a week ago. I put them in water and haven't touched them since. I found it intriguing the way all of them wilted but the one in the middle. I didn't have any color film (I usually shoot B&W so I can develop and print myself), so I used my cheapo digital point-and-shoot. I don't usually do this sort of thing, so I improvised the background (black t-shirt pinned to the wall) and the lighting (standard bedside lamp with a white t-shirt drapped over it to diffuse the light). Selective desaturation, de-noise, sharpening, etc, done in Photoshop. Would love to hear what you think. This is three firsts for me. First flower, first 'studio' (set up/artificial), and first major photoshop alteration. So obviously your comments will be especially appreciated. : ) Aurore
First - I know you don't like flowers so - this is interesting to me.
That said, rather than give a technical commentary I am going to give you an emotional commentary (after reading your comments on one of Shelly Konig's untitled pieces, I think you will understand why I have to).
The title immediately gives this sexual tones (imo) the composition lends itself well to this intepretation. A tall vase with a long stemmed flower protruding into the darkness. The splash of color at the top (in my intperpretation "the end") of the photo is a climatic moment. At first I was going to complain about the bottom of the vase being lost but I decided against it because, I think the vase protruding off the page has significance.
Visually, it might not be the most attractive photo but it says a lot.
very good shot:) i like it a lot. i think it can be improved though, but i'm not sure on the exact details, as i am very new to "studio" work as well. i would personally like to see the flowers with less brightness (or less contrast)...perhaps a darker tshirt diffuser would have helped with this. not much darker, just a little. also perhaps a more golden diffuser would help with giving this a little more warmth which would go well with the less contrast and brightness. just some humble suggestions:). i like the way the glass fades to black at the bottom.
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