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It's Monumentally Refreshing!
It's Monumentally Refreshing!
Nelzie


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Challenge: Advertisement Revisited (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: My Computer Room
Date: Jul 6, 2004
Aperture: 32
ISO: 100
Shutter: 6
Galleries: Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Jul 6, 2004

Yep, it gives you wings...

This was produced by taking a large number of Red Bull empties that were left around the house, cleaned up, hot-glued together, placed before a light blue cotton cloth and then sprayed liberally with a misting spray bottle to provide that 'Fresh from the cooler' look.

I set this up in my "Extreme Poor Man's" studio using a lamp without a shade with a creative use of Aluminum foil to reflect more light to the subject and a friend holding a long floor lamp pointed at the subject.

This was fun, had much more work and thought put into it then my previous submission. I also took about a half dozen shots to get this just so.

Statistics
Place: 125 out of 218
Avg (all users): 4.9072
Avg (commenters): 5.2222
Avg (participants): 4.8350
Avg (non-participants): 4.9468
Views since voting: 1084
Views during voting: 352
Votes: 291
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)


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AuthorThread
09/28/2005 09:32:12 AM
The photo seem tilted but I like the concept. Nice try at lighting.
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08/02/2004 09:19:34 AM
Kavey Critique

Initial thoughts
Viewpoint is unusual but overall image seems very tilted.

Composition/ Content
As above, the tilt does make this look less professional and could have been corrected with a small rotation of the image followed by a crop. The colours are vivid which is appealing and the water droplets do add interest but there isn't really a focal point for me - where should my eye end up?

Background
I like that it's not completely flat yet doesn't distract from the subject.

Technical
Lighting seems harsh - perhaps diffusing the light source with a white cloth or tissue might help.

Fits The Challenge
Yes, though it seems more a case of showing me the product than really selling it's qualities.

My Opinion On The Photo
An acceptable image but one that could be improved a great deal by a few simple changes to lighting and rotation. That said, content does lack "punch".
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/13/2004 09:19:22 PM
Sloppy framing distracts from product/brand focus.
07/13/2004 09:21:36 AM
Right idea with the water droplets on cans - reds in red bull a bit orangey, dull background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/10/2004 07:39:10 PM
Nice concept.
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07/09/2004 05:03:19 PM
Your lines tilt to the left. Hard to control that..mostly done with camera angle and
lens.
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07/08/2004 08:15:37 PM
the light part of the cans blends in too much with the background. the top two cans look great, but too much of a relection in the bottom ones. It would also help if the picture was level.
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07/08/2004 06:36:27 AM
Doesn't sell me. My eye keeps wandering to the top right corner where a section of your background paper was puckered and created a shadow. This says 'stack of cans' more than 'monument' to me. It might have been more effective to use just one can with a wide angle lens and really sharp focus. This is just kind of dull.
07/07/2004 07:42:04 PM
If the background was lit a little bit brighter, it'd create a very appealing contrast.
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07/07/2004 07:10:05 PM
Nice concept. Good shot. I like how you've got all the waterdrops on the cans. It really emphasizes the idea of refreshing.
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07/07/2004 04:46:04 AM
good
07/07/2004 01:44:45 AM
I really like it. Good focus and good composition... 7
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