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04/27/2003 05:59:28 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!...
FIRST IMPRESSIONS... Just a note on my impressions of extreme photo manipulations such as yours. I don't know if it contributed to your low placement, but I would hope it didn't. While it is true that Photoshop enables anyone to easily make extreme modifications such as yours, there was a time where photographers who produced these kinds of shots had their work published and admired. Well, maybe not by everyone admired them, but they were still considered valid works of art... 'Course, to keep things fair, this kind of effect in a darkroom was more difficult to accomplish, and at the time it was new and experimental...
COMPOSITION... Shot at an interesting angle, the slight crop on bottom and right are immediately noticeable and I'm trying to decide whether putting in the little bit that's missing on the bottom and right frame would help the photo or not, was that an intentional crop or just accidental? The reflections in the glass from the various shapes are nice, as well as the candy. Lack of color in a candy shot? Without the original shot of the candy, its hard to say whether this shot would be aided or suffer with the addition of color -> an ultimate judgment for the photographer to make. Perhaps it is this extreme effect that makes the subject stand out as it does, and the shot could have been quite mundane if rendered in absolute realism. I personally like the effect, sure the candy doesn't look like candy or anything any kid would want to touch, but that could be part of a message trying to be conveyed -> candy bad for you? :).
TECHNIQUE... Hard to evaluate this part. Hard to say if good lighting was used, at al. Technique seems pretty straightforward, nothing else I can add.... Curve adjustments also do funky things with your photos... you can try that too :)
OVERALL... It's pretty bold to submit an extremely manipulated photo. Such a departure from a typical photo is usually not met well in any forum, but if it worked for you and you like it, that's what counts in the end. I find it interesting and different, and would have probably rate it a 6 or 7.
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04/17/2003 08:11:38 PM |
| Excellent composition and placement of the glass and candy, including the rotation of the glass. I can't really see what purpose "chroming" this accomplishes, though. |
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04/17/2003 06:07:53 AM |
| Wow, psychodelic! The orange and blue match, and the lighting is good. |
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04/16/2003 09:03:15 AM |
| Clear shot, interesting effect. Now, think about this...chromed candy? Takes away a bit of the yummy appeal, don't you think? Crop - too tight, if you're going to crop off parts of the jar, crop with a purpose, this just nicks the jar in several places. Maybe use "chrome effect" in a different challenge? 7 Rob the Swash |
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04/15/2003 06:15:02 PM |
| The funky photoshop filter aint doin much for this photo unfortunately.. Can barely tell the stuff in the bowl is candy |
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04/15/2003 10:00:04 AM |
| this doesn't work for me, maybe because the colours of the candy have become muted, and as lover of candy, the colours are so vibrant and appealing, |
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04/14/2003 05:40:46 PM |
| Interesting image, but the effect doesn't seem to accent the candy... - setzler |
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04/14/2003 05:18:18 PM |
| Doesn't work with this shot. The tinting destorts the canday making it look like wax or something. :( |
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04/14/2003 04:14:58 PM |
| Doesn't really seem to work with the candy as well as, with the container. |
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