Betty Boop

Any crit appreciated, as I am not really sure about these 'object' shots... I think I like these, but I don't know. I spent ages trying to get the shots I wanted, and these were the best of a not too great bunch. That said, I am pretty happy with them, esp. the composition - but fire away!

1) this is my favourite:


2)


3)


xx

I'm liking these! Cool figure.

Good effort Still life isn't my strong point but for me i find the shaddows a little harsh, i would have moved Betty further away from the background to create softer shadows. Also use an ironed sheet

I like the framing and composition in 1 and 2 (not really keen on 3) but the shadows are off-putting imo.

Have you tried making a mini studio? You can do it with an empty box, some sheets and a few desk lamps if you don't want to get mini studio lights (just be sure to set the white balance).

I'm not the sort of person who does ironing

Thanks forthe critique, I'll have a go at making an indoor studio and try again - see how they come out.

Any thoughts on the colours in these? I desaturated them a bit, as they were very vibrant red... I'm not sure how well it works, I wanted it to look very vintage. I'm not good with photoshop etc.

xx

I can see what you are trying to achieve.

Firstly, use the white background by all means, but move Ms. Boop further away, this will reduce, if not eradicate shadows. It will also have the effect (depending on aperture) of blurring the sheet, thus negating the need for ironing (yay). (do a google for an online DoF calculator, you can then see how far away objects become blurred at certain apertures)

Use your widest aperture, and focus on the eyes, then recompose to fit all of Ms. Boop in the frame.

If the background is still a problem, do a google for usng the 'extract' tool in photoshop, its great for this sort of thing and once you have used it a couple of times you will wonder how you managed without it

Alan.

Forgot to say...

Don't be afraid to tripod your camera, and use natural light or lamps rather than a flash, to get rid of the colour cast, look at the tutorial on this site about custom white balance.

Alan.