brush
by TheresaA

Comment:

Originally posted by citymars: Do most brush photos have the focus on the brush tips? I'll have to look!

Good question. I was trying some brush shots and I focused on the tips, but didn't like my results. I think the middle focus works ok here since there is another area to focus on with the band of white right in the focused area. What is this brush for, anyway?

day 8 - glasses and Bible
by rachelellen

Comment:
Nothing wrong with a setup, especially when we're dealing with ordinary objects here. That's part of the challenge! Perhaps sitting the glasses up (on the top of the lens and the arms) would help you change the angle so that you can get the correct text focused in the lens area, while keeping the other text blurred? Just an idea :) I think it's a nice setup and composition.

day 9 - clip
by rachelellen

Comment:
Would have taken me a while to figure out this object since it's from a different angle than I'm used to seeing them. Nice contrast with the black... and the other folks are right.. it almost looks like floating glass!

day 7 - nail clippers
by rachelellen

Comment:
Oh, it's so nice to read your comments and realize I'm not the only one doing that! Was worth the effort though... you ended up with a nice shot!

Door from Floor
by trevytrev

Comment:
Definitely a unique perspective of an object we all use daily. Makes for an interesting shot. Nicely done!

Keys Day 7.jpg
by ssodell

Comment:
I like how the edge of the guitar shape is highlighted... pulls your eye down just enough.

Fallen
by Elaine

Comment:
I like the idea behind this one with the fresh leaf on the dark ground, and how the leaf still looks so healthy. As I look around the shot though, something feels odd about it. I think it's the shadows on the leaf caused by the stem and veins, which would seem to indicate a bright sunny day, yet the overall tone of the colors feels cloudy and muted. Maybe I just read too much into things though :)

Day07: Paper Cup in Prism Light
by citymars

Comment:
Nice colors... the bright red background helps to really brighten this up!

High Velocity Air Circulator
by trevytrev

Comment:

Originally posted by boyd2000: ... but the label is pretty dark. Maybe a spot source of light like a penlight would emphasize it more.

If you don't mind fiddling with the lighting in PS, you can always use the 'Move the Light' tutorial that idnic put together. Simply put for this shot, you make a new layer, paint some white over the label, change the layer to soft light, and then use a heavy dose of gaussian blur. If it's too much, lower the opacity of the layer. Should spruce up the dark label pretty easily.

7. I can see clearly now
by suemack

Comment:

Originally posted by jmritz: It is great that the item that this is all about, the glasses, are not shone. Nicely done.

Exactly! Quite a unique take on photographing and ordinary object! What a fun shot to examine, and well executed! :)