[Rufus]

Guys,
I know it's been ages since I dropped in, but I thought I'd say "hello" and ask for some opinions on my photographic doodles. Whilst waiting to go to a big show, (one of my main jobs), I've been, well.... Doodling.
Comments, please.








Thank you.

R.

[Zig]

Hello that dog!
Nicely lit and realised I reckon, and I like the bits of textural interest that elevate the products without being distracting.
I wonder if cropping #2 tighter would help..?..
In the final shot, though carefully lit, I find the light source on the left distracting....and I confess I'm not fond of the folds in the foreground. Hmmm...I realise the blue background brings out the product's identifying colour...but for me the overall "coolness" works against the "happy time"(I wonder if an overexposed white background would be easier and less messing about...?)
Mind you, pretty neat for doodles!

[NT73]

Interesting doodles. The bright light at the bottom of some shots irritates me. On the other hand I get inspiration from some.
You have been away for a long time.

[Rufus]

Thanks guys!

I have certain issues with some of the images, and wanted your perspectives.
I'm constantly playing with techniques and tricks to see what works best when PP is not used.
Some of the above use a limited amount of PP, but essentially they are "out of the camera" pictures.
Any more thoughts from Shuttertalkers would be appreciated, too!

[Zig]

Other than the above(and for the final image), I'd venture overall greater cropping. Do they generally need much addition other than just being evenly-lit products, is my one question? The loupe shot works to give an idea of scale by the inclusion of another object.

[Rufus]

Now that's a difficult one. A product shot doesn't necessarily need a breathing space, but I've been criticized for not allowing "copy space" by those looking at advertising potential.
Additional objects of interest are similar. They may not be required, (or wanted), in a product shot, but may be essential contextual accessories in an advert.
That makes it all more complicated, doesn't it? Yes.

[Zig]

Ah of course.
But no, not more complicated, as you'd be shooting to a brief and the biz of copy-space, contextual resonance, etc; would be(er, hopefully) given beforehand.

[Rufus]

The brief is a huge point here.
One of the most perplexing self challenges, (photographically), is to "shoot something."
Without a brief, or an inspiring thought, the quest for improvement can be a little tedious.

[Zig]

For that reason, I'd guess that maybe the "quest" would first be the desire to say something, then the shooting becomes merely the vehicle to do that?

[Don Schaeffer]

Everything looks so clean and new. I just want to touch it.

[Toad]

Looks good, Dog. I don't know much about doing product shots (as anybody who has read my reviews can attest), but these look good to me - clean and detailed. Nice background. One quibble - the brandy bottle looks too close to the bottom of the picture.

[Rufus]

Thank you, guys! That's really cool.

I'm off now (7am Tuesday), to one of my biggest (and longest), jobs of the year, on the UK's south coast. See you later!!

[shuttertalk]

Nice work Rufus. I really like the bottle shots, especially the brandy one. The coloured smoke really adds class against the dark background.

[Rufus]

Thanks man. Appreciated.

[jinko]

The black bottle is cool. Also I like the first one, almost professional looking. My only complaint is that the numbers aren't sharp enough. Also, would a completely black background work better.