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07/12/2003 10:43:42 PM · #1 |
I was leafing thru some stuff and came across this outtake from the Office Art Challenge. I actually laughed when I looked at this. I took pictures for the challenge in 2 different sessions, an hour or so apart. This was the best I had after the first session
Office Art Outtake
This was what I entered
Office Art Entry
After laughing about it, I realized what a huge difference a few inches can do as far as light placement. And why patience when shooting is absolutely vital. Without it, I would've settled for the outtake and been done. Persevering though yielded one of the best pictures I've ever taken.
Just thought I'd share a laugh (and maybe a little insight) - Bob
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07/12/2003 11:04:48 PM · #2 |
| Interesting... I can never seem to capture the spark of my first photo of something, which is really annoying when it has an obvious (with hindsight) flaw. Your example is good motivation to keep trying. |
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07/12/2003 11:50:10 PM · #3 |
bob, how did you move the light to achieve the end result? :) (and where was it in the outtake?)
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07/13/2003 12:44:10 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by frisca:
bob, how did you move the light to achieve the end result? :) (and where was it in the outtake?) |
The outtake I placed the light right over the camera shining on the paperclips. The entry shot I moved the light between the paperclips and the highlighters, so the paperclips were in silhouette only and the highlighters were much brighter. I moved the light around a lot but it just wasn't what I wanted. Moving the light in front of the clips was just strictly chance, I didn't plan it that way. But it looked really cool.
I actually started with 4 paperclips and water for drops, which was extremely unreliable with very small drops. The paperclips were also very angled. But I got everything fixed and went to 3 clips. My wife suggested the castor oil.
Bob
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07/13/2003 11:13:07 AM · #5 |
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07/13/2003 11:28:39 AM · #6 |
oooh..I'm glad to know the methodology. :) Lighting is one of my biggest challenges always, so I so interested in knowing how people get their light set up. :) thanks, bob!
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