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Challenge: Coffee (Basic Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D300s
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR
Location: Dubai, UAE
Date: Mar 7, 2011
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/4 sec
Galleries: Interior
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2011

 This is my shot for the basic editing challenge 'Coffee'. I was trying to show the perfect time for a cup of coffee versus the perfect cup of coffee itself. I don't have any pro lighting equipment yet, but I made a softbox out of an empty beer case and a bedsheet and set it in the camera-right corner of the room, shooting towards the front of the subject on the left. I also made a sort of honeycomb grid out of the bottle dividers to keep it focused on the guy. I also had two reading lamps on either end of the bar, keeping it lit. As this was basic editing, I only took the orange saturation down a bit to take out the over-warmth from the table lamps, and added two black and white adjustment layers. The first layer was in "soft light" blending mode and the opacity knocked down to add a little extra contrast, and the second one was in normal mode and the opacity knocked way down just to desaturate the image a bit.

I feel like this shot had some potential but is missing a few things. Any constructive criticism is sincerely welcome.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/15/2011 02:40:19 PM
Even if coffee doesn`t work, good concept.
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 03/11/2011 11:25:58 AM
What a great story this tells.
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 03/10/2011 10:53:49 AM
Nicely set up,
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 03/09/2011 11:50:10 AM
to me this seems a bit soft on the focus
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 03/09/2011 09:10:07 AM
Friend of bad times
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