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Challenge: Jewelry Advertisement (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: Studio Box
Date: Apr 22, 2005
Aperture: f32
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6
Galleries: Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Apr 24, 2005

This image was taken with a home made studio box and a 600w light. I used blue tack and matches to stand it up and it kept melting and falling over and generally annoying me. The picture was straightened and cropped and then text was inserted. No cloning involved!. Unfortunatley when I resized the image for entry the text went all jaggy. Bummer

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 159
Avg (all users): 6.0364
Avg (commenters): 6.9688
Avg (participants): 5.8182
Avg (non-participants): 6.1824
Views since voting: 1057
Views during voting: 394
Votes: 247
Comments: 40
Favorites: 0


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05/06/2005 10:19:42 PM
Wow! Great work Justin. Very sharp image and good lighting. I think this should of scored higher.
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05/04/2005 02:46:40 PM
Critique Club:
This is a clean and well lit picture. There is something under the watch. Not sure what it is but I can't take my eyes off it :) And I would like to see the edge of the watch cleaned. Overall this picture is very good. Weel executed studio shot.

Good luck in future challenges :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2005 11:51:26 PM
Your photo is so crisp and clear, but-----
Your text is blotchy, Only on the top, I wish you would have picked another font!!
I stilll think this ranks in the top 10-- my vote is 8
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05/01/2005 11:45:06 PM
The watch hands are covering the name of the watch. Otherwise a nicely done shot. The line above the winder is distracting. What is it?
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05/01/2005 10:09:33 PM
This is my only nit that I have to pick with an otherwise very well done shot, the hour hand is partially covering the name of the manufacturer. You should have set the time to 10:10 to frame the name. Other than that, well done. 7
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05/01/2005 08:17:23 PM
Very well done. Bright background gives it a sophisticated look.
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05/01/2005 05:39:09 PM
Might have chosen a more contrasting background but still great shot. Nice sharp details.
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05/01/2005 11:38:11 AM
I like it.
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04/30/2005 05:17:49 PM
I thought this was a very good advert it is simple d gets the point across as well as being an attention getter 9
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04/30/2005 12:33:24 AM
Wonderful lighting and the logo is perfect. Good luck. 9
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04/29/2005 11:26:56 PM
Text needs different font and shouldn't be pixellated. Photo is nice.
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04/29/2005 06:36:18 PM
Great simplicity. A little more sodter lighting would have brought home each of the minute markers evenly. The composition is just great. Bumping up.
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04/29/2005 01:29:18 PM
Good simple clear concept. Font for the text is pixelated.
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04/29/2005 11:15:39 AM
My eye keeps getting drawn to the red car in the background.

Coming back after challenge, This is a comment I left on another photo, actually in the minimalism challenge, I was voting on both and my browser started going crazy lol, I apoligize for this. I'm sure you were confused at my comment! LOL

Message edited by author 2005-05-02 00:09:50.
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04/29/2005 09:11:27 AM
Nice composition, great focus and wonderful light. Excellent advertizement.
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04/28/2005 10:46:26 PM
elegant layout, nice product, good focus and details, i like the overall lightness of the ad and the two tone text use. a different font would work better with me, perhaps. 8
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04/28/2005 06:32:06 PM
Simple and smooth. I like it!
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04/28/2005 04:19:55 PM
to me this is a nice safe ad shot...the clarity of the product is terrific....im just not inspiried to buy....g/l
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04/28/2005 12:49:16 PM
Good lighting; no shadow, no reflection. You should have positioned the hour hand to not obscure the watch maker name. I can't see this picture as an ad with the watch maker name partially blocked.
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04/28/2005 09:43:59 AM
perfect lighting. well done.
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04/27/2005 05:55:14 PM
Nice shot, not keen on the text, but still, the shot itself is worth a 7
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04/27/2005 03:37:28 PM
Great detail on watch, super layout, font not sure if right choice, good scoring
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04/27/2005 12:35:37 PM
That text is tricky isn't it? ;^) Very good capture on the watch. Nice lighting and focus. I wonder how this would have looked using a black background? Good luck in the challenge.
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04/27/2005 08:00:58 AM
one of your best
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04/26/2005 09:09:00 PM
Nice Job! Fantastic comp and Text Placement. Direct and to the point, no doubt what's being sold. Bottom font color needs to be darker (maybe both) and capiltalized.Good message.
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04/26/2005 05:25:48 PM
Too light and blends in with the background. I believe the pocket watch would show itself better if not so light and perhaps a different background color.
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04/25/2005 08:01:37 PM
Very clear, simple & uncluttered submission.
Nice job on the lighting here. Only suggestion would be a different font for the main title, such as one that looks similar to the watch face. Good shot regardless.
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04/25/2005 05:54:51 PM
Very nice composition. Lighting is simple but efficient. Its nice to see the white background is mastered, with no yellow burns around the shadows. The text is simple and catchy, but suffered because of the image compression (all the curves). Also the second part of the text is kind of odd, as its disapearing, making it harder to read. One suggestion would be to reshoot without hidding the "smiths" on the watch. That's the important part of the watch, which is partially hidden. GW. 8
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04/25/2005 04:23:14 PM
I like the soft lighting and the composition. The lettering is OK, but it appears too sharp (aliased and jagged).
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04/25/2005 03:36:58 PM
Well taken shot, The clock look very good, the letterring unfortunatly has not sized smoothly.
Adding the text after sizing should cure this ......
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04/25/2005 01:14:14 PM
Very simply, very clear. good job.
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04/25/2005 10:48:19 AM
the hand is blocking the smiths, other than that, perfect.
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04/25/2005 10:21:43 AM
Love the simplicity!
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04/25/2005 05:20:24 AM
Thought it could be a little sharper and the cloning between 9-10 and 1-3 needs to be a little less obvious
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04/25/2005 02:14:36 AM
Fantastic. Great tagline also. Only thing you might get ding'd on is the fact that one of the hands is covering up the name on the watch face. I did the same thing without realizing it. :(
Top 20% no doubt.
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04/25/2005 01:35:01 AM
very pesise and clear message nicely done 9
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04/25/2005 01:00:57 AM
lovely photo, but I would have preferred a different font at the top.
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04/25/2005 12:37:34 AM
Excellent shot, perfect background too. In fact the jagged edges of the text almost takes away from the high quality watch.
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04/25/2005 12:37:15 AM
The picture is awsome, the fonts need a little more processing to go with such a good picture.
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04/25/2005 12:25:50 AM
Simple and easy sometimes does the trick ... good composition and lighting ... very nice picture :)).
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