Thanks for all the comments guys. I really appreciate them and can always take constructive criticism. I agree with most of them too. I thought the rose shots were 'nice', but they weren't particularly 'wow' or exciting. Someone said "that would make a good birthday card shot", and I'm inclined to agree. My technique on flowers seems to be improving though. I think it's all about capturing detail and using DOF to your advantage rather than trying to capture the whole flower.
Also, the rose photos were taken in the evening with the light dying. The light mostly comes from a flash which I bounced off the roof and then off the reflector to try and soften it to simulate natural light. Perhaps with natural light it would have looked better.
However, I still like the composition of the pink rose shot. I like the colour contrast between the lime green and the pink. It does break the "rules" of composition though, but hey... rules are made to be broken
The bottom left corner isn't blown for me, but is treading the fine line. I was a bit lazy here because I should really have burnt this in. Might have a play with it now.
glitch said:
Kate; how did you get your background so bright and white? Did you use white card for a backing and then set that as the white point in PS? And what colour reflector were you using?
The white background was actually the sky! I was lucky with these, because the sky was pretty dull (but still white) so I managed to get a good background and lighting. White point was set on the white sky in Rawshooter. I was using a reflector which was silver on one side, and white on the other. I forget which side I used for each shot, but it alternated. I tried a coloured background behind the flowers, but it removed all of the light from the shot and took away the light, airy feel to them.
Thanks again for all the comments. It's been a while, so it's nice to keep check on my technique etc.
