Washstand bowl and pitcher
For this shot I thought I'd show the setup and talk about the editing.
This was the set up, just a piece of poster board with the pitcher on it.
And here's the original shot.
The spec's:
1/200
F/-1.8
ISO-100
50mm
w/0 flash
Time 4:30-5:00
In this shot all I did was up the exposure a very little bit and, I upped the clarity to 100%.
And all of that was done in LR.
And then in GIMP I cropped it, and used #19 fuzzy brush in GIMP and dodged all around the object, about six times.
And added my watermark.
Now because the object is white and, I was using a white background I don't want to dodge the background completely white but, I dodged it till it was just almost white.
And lastly I uploaded it back into LR and upped the clarity to 100% again to give more definition to the pitcher.
And that's it!
For this shot I thought I'd show the setup and talk about the editing.
This was the set up, just a piece of poster board with the pitcher on it.
And here's the original shot.The spec's:
1/200
F/-1.8
ISO-100
50mm
w/0 flash
Time 4:30-5:00
In this shot all I did was up the exposure a very little bit and, I upped the clarity to 100%.And all of that was done in LR.
And then in GIMP I cropped it, and used #19 fuzzy brush in GIMP and dodged all around the object, about six times.And added my watermark.
Now because the object is white and, I was using a white background I don't want to dodge the background completely white but, I dodged it till it was just almost white.
And lastly I uploaded it back into LR and upped the clarity to 100% again to give more definition to the pitcher.
And that's it!
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Thank you! So it is a bit simpler than I imagined, and great solid background shots don't always have to be taken in an official studio? Here I was, imagining myself plastering white/black sheets all over my room (though that isn't entirely a bad idea...).
I don't quite understand all that is involved (like the camera settings), but I'm sure I can easily find that out by googling it. But I do want to know what LR is.
Did you do essentially the same thing with the mandolin and the "breakfast" picture?
Thanks again, it was such a help.
LR is Light Room, there really isn't a program I know like it.(I did buy that or rather my parents did, for my graduation) Its put out by adobe, the same people that make Photoshop. You can download LR2 for a 30 day trial for free. From their website:
here
You will have to setup an account though.
Yes, its the same set up I use every time. So it is constant.
To answer your other question in the last post. It just depends. Sometimes I need to edit a lot and other times I don't. I don't really know till I've got it up on my computer.
That water pitcher has never looked sooo good...
I checked out your other blog..Project Pentad and I find it very interesting...with all different photographer styles!!!
and you are all in such good company
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