Thank you all so very much to everyone who commented on my lunch photograph. The egg got over cooked and cold whilst composing it!
I was stood on a small stool, camera held above, so not looking through view finder, set on auto.
On Camera Club Critique page I got lots of suggestions, use tripod and long exposure with a smaller aperture ( apprantly it looks soft,) use a less stark plate softened with a napkin, lose the cutlery and the slice on the board and have the loaf at same angle and light it better! Also suggested I crop it tighter which I have done ( can't to other suggestions!)
I'm not sure I like the clipped poaching pan handle or the clipped plate, but it does appear to be more balanced.
I prefer the cropped version and even wondered if it was in a square format would it help me understand the golden triangle. After a little copy and play I think it does.
Looks better this way. In food you can lose parts of things on the edges and it's fine. My shooting from tap down is great especially if you have all the gear the c stand to hold the camera on and your tethered so you don't have to look through the viewfinder etc etc. Quite an investment though and if you're not going to do it to make money at it you have to weigh whether it's worth it or not. Your composition is very nice here.
I prefer this version without the negative space at the top left. The chopped off frypan handle bothers me a bit too, but I’m more concerned about the over cooked egg! 😩
this has much more life - there's probably an explanation online about how cut off things make a picture more dynamic - probably about it suggesting they have an existence beyond the frame. I like the strong diagonal of the breadboard which is fully contained.
I agree with your thoughts about the pot, and perhaps if the handle was turned a different direction that would have taken care of it. I think overall I like the intimacy of the objects in this one. I think the softness you're referring to may be the result of the DoF. A longer one might have been a better choice, but more difficult to light.
As to the subject, I think it looks very tasty.
I do like this version more even if it is a tighter crop. It looks brighter. The fry pan handle doesn’t bother me at all and I do like how much stronger the bread board is. Great job!
@ludwigsdiana toasted with home made marmalade this morning @amyk a shop in chichester @happysnaps that's usually my stance too @cristinaledesma33 lots of advice from others helped @randystreat it is a DoF issue, but I still can't see it clearly ( it's possibly shake??) @paintdipper many thanks @anniesue Love your take on it with blurb, thank you @mazoo I'll watch with great interest @narayani it was fine, instead of being dippy I squished it in a sandwich @jackies365 Good gracious never heard of a C stand, looked on line. I'm a desk lamp/phone torch lighting girl!! @onewing it is better, I've never thought it ok to clip bits out though!!! @grammyn perhaps crop it more, but for now it's staying!
Done is good enough!! @quietpurplehaze I debated that but rotated it slightly to get angle different @wakelys honestly I think just pointing and shooting for fun has a lot going for it!!
Thank you all so very, very much for taking the time to comment, twice, to help me improve.
( Anyone who doesn't follow me will be confused at seeing two versions on pp, ansvso near each other!!)
Found all this fascinating. The fine detail of getting an image absolutely right is a world unknown to me and I suspect I'll never have the patience to worry about how stark my plate is. Which is basically why I stink at still lifes and setups.
Having said that, it is interesting. There is definitely something about, as someone said, cutting things off especially with food photography that immediately brings the image to life.
I prefer the previous version. It takes more breath for me. In this one, I have the impression that something is about to fall off the table. As for the light, it all depends on what you want to achieve. This shot can be classified as flat lay and then the lighting is very cool.
The crop improved the image for me and made it a little more intimate. I think it compromised your Golden Triangle a little, but made for a stronger image.
It is a lovely image - and I do prefer this one to the other. However, I am wondering if a simpler image would be even stronger. How about a square crop and losing the plate at the bottom left altogether? Then have the buttered slice closer to the loaf so you basically have three objects. I don't know ... what do you think?
Taken on board one tip from feedback I got in AYWMC camera club to crop. If you have time interested in your opinion on the comparison. Thank you all
As to the subject, I think it looks very tasty.
I am not technical Jackie but, I know what I like ..
@amyk a shop in chichester
@happysnaps that's usually my stance too
@cristinaledesma33 lots of advice from others helped
@randystreat it is a DoF issue, but I still can't see it clearly ( it's possibly shake??)
@paintdipper many thanks
@anniesue Love your take on it with blurb, thank you
@mazoo I'll watch with great interest
@narayani it was fine, instead of being dippy I squished it in a sandwich
@jackies365 Good gracious never heard of a C stand, looked on line. I'm a desk lamp/phone torch lighting girl!!
@onewing it is better, I've never thought it ok to clip bits out though!!!
@grammyn perhaps crop it more, but for now it's staying!
Done is good enough!!
@quietpurplehaze I debated that but rotated it slightly to get angle different
@wakelys honestly I think just pointing and shooting for fun has a lot going for it!!
Thank you all so very, very much for taking the time to comment, twice, to help me improve.
( Anyone who doesn't follow me will be confused at seeing two versions on pp, ansvso near each other!!)
Having said that, it is interesting. There is definitely something about, as someone said, cutting things off especially with food photography that immediately brings the image to life.
@boxplayer at heart I'm a point and shoot gal!!
@theredcamera thanks Ellen, it's all a learning curve!!