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 cryogenic
  
Location: Sydney
 |  | Drayynnnnees
< on 4/6/2010 1:32 AM >
|  | | | Heya everyone,
Just thought I'd post up a few recent drain photos that I'm not entirely happy with to see if any of you had some comments/criticism on how to improve them.
Drain photography is something fairly new to me & I'm still getting the hang of light painting evenly & accurately focusing etc. Feel free to rip these shots apart and don't hold back on the criticism!
#1. Not sure why, but I just don't like the shot. I'm not sure if it's because the shot lacks a focal point or if the lighting is too flat... I dunno, it just seems like a fairly boring shot. Any comments appreciated!
#2. This one, I like the near lighting, but think this might have been better if I'd also run down the drain to the other end and shone my torch back towards the camera. What do you guys think?
#3. Uneven lighting? Poor composition? Lack of interesting subject matter? Not sure what this one is lacking, but would really appreciate your comments!
#4. As above, not sure what I dislike about this one, but would love to know what you guys think!
Thanks for your comments!
Cryo
[last edit 4/6/2010 1:33 AM by cryogenic - edited 1 times]
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Loki
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Gender: Male
| | Re: Drayynnnnees
<Reply # 1 on 4/6/2010 3:56 AM >
| | | | I think they'd look better with some shadows, kinda just looks like a flash shot.
Drains can be really ugly under harsh lighting.
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Neil T
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: Drayynnnnees
<Reply # 2 on 4/6/2010 7:29 PM >
| | | | Not bad.
1. Looks like you used flash. I would personally process this to look a little less even -- darker, gloomier. The brick could look really good if you give it more texture.
2. Ok shot. I would change the perspective on this one a bit. Maybe focus on the shooter and create a shallower DoF. Or place the camera closer to the ground for a different angle/perspective.
3. Agreed about no real subject matter
4. I like the reflection here, but I'd probably crop it a bit on the top and bottom.
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Protios
Location: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Gender: Male
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| | Re: Drayynnnnees
<Reply # 3 on 4/6/2010 7:49 PM >
| | | | I would try more contrast / more detail. They seem a bit bland and boring.
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metawaffle
    
King of Puns
Location: Brisbane!
Gender: Male
Purveyor of Fine Lampshades
| | | Re: Drayynnnnees
<Reply # 4 on 4/7/2010 5:08 AM >
| | | | They're a bit flat, but still better than my early drain photo attempts 
Posted by cryogenic
#1. Not sure why, but I just don't like the shot. I'm not sure if it's because the shot lacks a focal point or if the lighting is too flat... I dunno, it just seems like a fairly boring shot. Any comments appreciated!
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I think you're right about it being the flat lighting that lets it down. If you, say stood at the far end, and lit it from there, you'd probably have something more dramatic, especially with that great-looking brick! Lighting from around the corner there, too, might be nice.
I have to say, though, that's very smooth lighting. Did you use that Quark RGB you got a little while back?
#2. This one, I like the near lighting, but think this might have been better if I'd also run down the drain to the other end and shone my torch back towards the camera. What do you guys think?
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Yeah, lit from behind would have been better. I'm not sure that scene really needs lighting from the front at all!
#4. As above, not sure what I dislike about this one, but would love to know what you guys think!
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That scene has real potential - look at that great reflection! It just needs soem creative lighting. Obviously everyone is going to do these things differently, but I'd try standing against the wall in the other half of the tunnel, shining a torch back at the camera, but with the concrete support in the way (keeping the camera in shadow to avoid flare).
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cryogenic
Location: Sydney
| | Re: Drayynnnnees
<Reply # 5 on 4/8/2010 4:28 AM >
| | | | Thanks heaps everyone for your comments - looking forward to getting down more drains & practising!
Posted by metawaffle
I have to say, though, that's very smooth lighting. Did you use that Quark RGB you got a little while back?
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Nope, although I had that one in my bag at the time - I used this lovely little cheap torch http://www.dealext...tails.dx/sku.19767 Not the 900-lumen that it's branded as, probably more like 500, but a really nice diffuse beam and only three modes (high-low-off).
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