Photo class assignment, Apple(the fruit) series

[cdr116]

These shots were for a powerpoint as my final for a photo class I was taking in school this past year.
These were shot with my XTi (400D) and 50mm 1.8

Comments and criticism welcome!


http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/cdr116/IMG_4021-2.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/cdr116/IMG_4022.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/cdr116/IMG_4020.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/cdr116/IMG_4015.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/cdr116/IMG_4001-1.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/cdr116/IMG_4002.jpg






Sorry the last two are small. Tell me what ya think!

[DonSchap]

Well, the apple looks a little out of its element, so there is a dichotomy that needs some explaining.

Technically, perhaps 'selective color' might help "contrast" the subject a bit better ... in other words, just a suggestion mind you, desaturate everything but the "subject."


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Also, bruised and damaged fruit is not all that appealing. You might want to touch that up.

[cdr116]

Thank you for the advice.

These are actually just out of the camera because there wasn't much time for the final and I wanted to show them how they appeared in the powerpoint.

Hence the lack of some needed editing.

:)

[Zoinac]

What was the nature of the assignment, other that apples? I remeber doing a project in one of my old photo classes with potatoes where the point was to express the different types of lighting.

I like the apple in the tree one, the selective color works, but even without it. I looks kind of playful.

edit: you know what might look really cool, not that I've tried it (away from my photoshop pc), but do the selective coloring of the apple, but for the b&w background, apply the infared b&w effect. could look neat. But.. I could be wrong too. :-p

[Nickcanada]

Great shots! I meant to comment sooner but I got distracted. sorry!



I like the last shot the most I think.

[michaelb]

I like the first one best.

I love apple shots; here's a few of mine.



Taken with my old XT and 50 1.8....
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/253026262_78wjZ-L.jpg






XT with 60mm macro....
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/210652700_Fi4qX-L.jpg






40D and 70-200 f/4 (apples in freezing cold December still on the tree)....
http://brownphotography.smugmug.com/photos/238155251_wvxfi-L.jpg

[adam75south]

we should all have to take an apple shot

[FLiPMaRC]

we should all have to take an apple shot

September/October is usually when the family goes out apple picking :cool:

[adam75south]

hmmm, maybe we should make an official apple shot thread.

[cdr116]

An apple thread sounds good to me!


Here's an old one I did soon after getting my XTi


http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r158/cdr116/IMG_3672.jpg