Houseplants - DPChallenge Forums

01/15/2013 12:58:48 AM · #1

Hey folks, been a while...

I've been poking at a little project where I'm shooting classy glamor shots of houseplants, and adding fluffy little blurbs to the images. Yes, glamor shots of plants. Eventually I'd like to wrap them all up into a very lightweight app for the iPad, with little care icons in a popup, and stuff like that. I thought I'd a link here since I never enter photos into contests anymore, and why the heck not? I want to show them off!

If I get up to a significant quantity of pix (60? 80?) I think I could even charge a buck for my hypothetical app without feeling too guilty. :)

Here's a link to my photography Tumblr, where I've been putting them all for about a week now:

//wunderkemmer.tumblr.com/

I'd love to hear people's reaction to the project, if you'd be so kind.

Thanks!

smardaz

01/15/2013 01:05:50 AM · #2

I think the shots are great, and while the app sounds like something that would put me to sleep I could see where a lot of greenthumbs, like my wife, would really like it.

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/15/2013 03:18:58 AM · #3

Think if it more like a coffee table book than a care guide. It'd be about the pretty pictures, mostly. :)

DCNUTTER

Canon EOS-7D

01/15/2013 03:52:14 AM · #4

I like the lighting which seems to really show off the intricate detail in the plants. I also like the selection of the dark background and light text to make the color of the photos pop. I'm a plant person, and I think it's a good idea. Nice work.

Dave

spiritualspatula

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/15/2013 03:59:26 AM · #5

Great lighting on the plants. Nice selection of orchids, and they aren't terribly easy to light, either. The plant shots are all top notch, great job!

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

01/15/2013 04:39:10 AM · #6

DCNUTTER, that's exactly what I hoped to hear. I'm trying to cleanly emphasize the details in an already visually dense subject, and that you've noticed it is pretty great. I'm using four relatively small gridded sources (all 4-7") to increase edge contrast without sacrificing the broader light of a larger source... it's like an... um... hardbox! Wrap light that's still pretty crispy. Of course, that comes with the added cost of super careful placement both of subject and gear... I have to mind every little shadow, and some of them are really hard to tweak. Move a light, and it'll often throw a completely different but just as annoying shadow elsewhere.

Dark backgrounds are kind of a thing of mine. I love images that drop into blackness. It's just a bonus that it makes the colors look so saturated. :)

Thanks for the feedback guys!

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

01/15/2013 04:57:25 AM · #7

Mostly very well done shots. In some I find the POV to be to high, in others the focus is too much on the pottery (in my eyes at least). Really bothering me are the supporting sticks on the Phalaenopsises, you should replace them with wire or lift them with fishing line.
Overall layout of the frames is pleasingly unobtrusive.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

01/15/2013 07:18:22 PM · #8

I am on the fence about removing the sticks... even if would prolly look 'nicer'... simply because they're fairly standard when it comes to orchids. To me, floating orchids would look a little weird! :)

Apple iPhone 5

01/15/2013 09:05:46 PM · #9

Instead of an app - Is it possible to turn the collection of photos into a phone/tablet wallpaper? (You know, the photo that displays when you're waking it from standby) - And the full version has all the photos plus the ability to cycle between them automatically.

GinaRothfels

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus 8mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED Fisheye PRO Lens

01/16/2013 01:12:31 PM · #10

I love them.

I don't think you should remove the sticks from the orchids - that's they way they are displayed, so why should the photos be different? Besides, you don't want to damage those beautiful plants!

Beetle