People ..mmmm

clash · 07-12-2010, 02:33 PM

what do you think?

SpecialK · 07-12-2010, 03:02 PM

Kind of odd. She has a really large hand, but seems to be looking off somewhere.

clark · 07-12-2010, 03:51 PM

feels contrived
no one reads the menu like that- you must have said to her 'hold the menu like this'

I know i'm very much an advocate of 'manipulating the scene', but there's a balance, everyone knows what it's like to read a menu, so everyone knows this is contrived

depth of field is too thin too, not thin enough to be interesting, but not deep enough to revel what's going on

josephleaf · 07-13-2010, 07:48 AM

is there an uncropped version? can u post that?

Ballyclogh · 07-14-2010, 06:31 AM

Although the scene is very much posed I actually like the extreme perspective.

clash · 07-14-2010, 01:47 PM

damn, you guys are good.. haha. Hit the nail right on the head with the posing. I didnt think anyone could tell. thanks for the advice. Heres the uncropped original pic.

clark · 07-14-2010, 09:41 PM

Originally posted by clash

I didnt think anyone could tell.

we are that no one

smf · 07-17-2010, 04:22 AM

Interesting.

And I like the title.

Part of the problem, as SpecialK noted, is that she isn't looking toward the menu.

The water glass at lower right and the tiny circles immediately below her hand might be removed if you reshoot this scene. Or, with this image, try cropping just below the pinkie of her hand which holds the menu, and remove the remaining small tiny circles.

Perhaps, with the model's permission, the restaurant would use this image — for display and/or in advertising. Perhaps you'd be able to sell the restaurant other images of customers (having obtained their signed model releases) and perhaps also images of employees.

josephleaf · 07-28-2010, 07:53 AM

Originally posted by clash

damn, you guys are good.. haha. Hit the nail right on the head with the posing. I didnt think anyone could tell. thanks for the advice. Heres the uncropped original pic.

based on the panels on the wall (the 'strips') one could tell that the shot is taken at around the eye-level of the lady in the picture. the camera is tilted slightly downwards to achieve this shot. however the photo seems to have ended 'abruptly'. => cropped

you arms are probably resting on the table-edge?

maybe you can try taking this picture in the orientation of "portrait" rather than "landscape" to achieve what you wanted? seems that you are trying to show something...

have fun!

07-12-2010, 02:33 PM	#1
clash New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	..mmmm Lens: Tamron 17-50mm Camera: k-x Photo Location: bahama breeze ISO: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/60s Aperture: F2.8 what do you think?

07-17-2010, 04:22 AM	#8
smf Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midland, MI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,083	Interesting. And I like the title. Part of the problem, as SpecialK noted, is that she isn't looking toward the menu. The water glass at lower right and the tiny circles immediately below her hand might be removed if you reshoot this scene. Or, with this image, try cropping just below the pinkie of her hand which holds the menu, and remove the remaining small tiny circles. Perhaps, with the model's permission, the restaurant would use this image — for display and/or in advertising. Perhaps you'd be able to sell the restaurant other images of customers (having obtained their signed model releases) and perhaps also images of employees. Last edited by smf; 07-17-2010 at 04:23 AM. Reason: Add a comment

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clark Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 301	feels contrived no one reads the menu like that- you must have said to her 'hold the menu like this' I know i'm very much an advocate of 'manipulating the scene', but there's a balance, everyone knows what it's like to read a menu, so everyone knows this is contrived depth of field is too thin too, not thin enough to be interesting, but not deep enough to revel what's going on

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josephleaf Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: HK Photos: Gallery Posts: 36	is there an uncropped version? can u post that?

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Ballyclogh Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Worcester, MA Photos: Gallery Posts: 71	Although the scene is very much posed I actually like the extreme perspective.

07-14-2010, 01:47 PM	#6
clash New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13 Original Poster	damn, you guys are good.. haha. Hit the nail right on the head with the posing. I didnt think anyone could tell. thanks for the advice. Heres the uncropped original pic.

07-14-2010, 09:41 PM	#7
clark Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 301	Originally posted by clash I didnt think anyone could tell. we are that no one

07-28-2010, 07:53 AM	#9
josephleaf Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: HK Photos: Gallery Posts: 36	Originally posted by clash damn, you guys are good.. haha. Hit the nail right on the head with the posing. I didnt think anyone could tell. thanks for the advice. Heres the uncropped original pic. based on the panels on the wall (the 'strips') one could tell that the shot is taken at around the eye-level of the lady in the picture. the camera is tilted slightly downwards to achieve this shot. however the photo seems to have ended 'abruptly'. => cropped you arms are probably resting on the table-edge? maybe you can try taking this picture in the orientation of "portrait" rather than "landscape" to achieve what you wanted? seems that you are trying to show something... have fun!