Images for Roo

[kazdez]

Hey Roo
2 images for you to look at. The cupcake is possibly one of my favorites as I had so much fun setting up the lights and getting my vision.
The girl in the garden is one that I like, but done awhile ago, and I need to learn to do this type of portrait better

Look forward to hearing from you.
Karen
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4804016013_c2dc96bd8c.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4258930148_3b88ff592e.jpg

[rellik666]

Hi Karen,

Sorry for the delay in getting to this.....

I will start with the Cupcake. I really like this shot!

Lovely subject and nice crisp cupcake
You have a good depth of field
It is generally well lit
It looks really yummie...can I join you for afternoon tea!
It is pretty well composed!

Did you use a tripod for it or was it handheld? Why did you shoot at 250mm? Was this intentional? I see that you used shutter priority, why did you do this rather than Aperture priorty?

I can see the reflection of the light source in the cutlery, which is distracting. I would have used some kind of reflector, such as a mirror or piece of white card if you don't have reflector.

I would have liked a lower angle but that is neither here nor there, but it wold have been nice to have the whole tea plate in. I am assuming this was taken indoors. Did you use auto white balance or did you choose cloudy?

Generally this is a good shot. I am just trying to find out how much you understood about what you did and how this was taken.

Roo

p.s I will come back to the portrait.