This was one of a series of shots taken for the Sabin gallery in Albermarle st London (nice place to shop if you have about £30k burning a hole in your pocket!). The theme was Sculpture Under English Skies, and was shot on the lawn of a stetely home in Surrey. The day of the shoot gave us flat grey skies which actually worked well with the theme, and provided a nice natural, flare free light with which to pick out detail. The idea was to capture the essence of the pieces, without just creating a catalogue shot. Most of the others were shot from a low angle, against the sky to create a neutral backdrop, but for this one I exploited depth of focus to make the subject stand out. Despite the detail captured we used no flash or artificial light.
Thanks ken, by professional I mean I make a living from photography and graphic design. Thats not to say there aren't amateurs on this site who can frankly put me to shame with a G2! To be fair this is where I post experiments and bits of work in progress. I also really enjoy taking on the projects, which I find challenging because the brief is soo loose.
Quiant and lovely junk. very nice pic. I can not see which other way it could be improved. I like your attitude for learning even though you are a pro. Hope people will learn from you. Regards, ken.
From an artisitic point of view hear what you are saying, but this was for a client and had to mindful of their requirements. In this situation I tend to leave a more loose composure to give me plenty to play with post production. In the end this is what they used uncropped. I've fiddled with some different crops and even adding a more imposing sky, but I can't find a look that I really like. I'd love to see your take on this if you can spare the time to have a fiddle with the image and re-post it.
The object itself is interesting and has good texture and detail. I think the picture would be more appealing with a tighter crop (top and left-hand side) and with a touch a drama in the section of remaining sky. Perhaps you could blur the background even further.
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