Here are a few shots from a small shoot I did the other day for the monthly assignment (theme: medical). Would be great to hear peoples opinion on the shots so any C&C is appreciated, composition, processing wise etc. Not quite sure which one I should enter, I originally went for number 4 but looking back I'm not sure if thats a good choice.
Would have liked to get a shot including the actual needle in the first bit but unfortunately there just wasn't enough room to include it as it was only 1.5 cms long lol. I quite like the blue versions too but I think im just being bias so opinions on those would be great too
1 I would make the red redder so it looks like blood. 1 is too centred and square for my liking.
2 is interesting but needs the top of the black or no black for me and the number show enough to be noticable without being clear which kind of bugs me.
3 I don't get. You would not cause blood to drop after extracting. If it is blood it should be redder. The red seems noisy.
4 seems quite noisy to me and kind causes all the questions from 3 too.
5 makes me wonder - why the bubbles
6 is same as 1 but different colors
7 is same as 2 but different colors
8 is similar to above.
For me the key to doing it better would be to pick a scenario that is likely (checking for bubbles upside down before injection or something that seems real) and keep the object sharp and without noise and being off centre.
Without knowing your intended purpose, of course, it is difficult to help you decide which one. I also particularly like #4. The syringe out of focus drawing your attention to the blood droplet (is it blood?) is really good. I like it much better than 3.
But if I were to criticise anything it almost looks like the droplet is too perfectly round. Gravity would cause the droplet to be more elliptical rather than that perfect. Maybe you caught it just before it expanded. But this is really picky.
Again, depending upon your intended purpose with, I assume, an article it looks like the med tech is getting ready to drop the blood on a slide to examine under a microscope or apply it to a culture for bacterial growth.
