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Re: How to improve - Still life arrangement on flat surface


If you don\'t like the other suggestions (helpful as they are) ... consider propping the wood up to a 45 (or other) angle vertically, and position it @ 45, etc. profile to your light. This will help with your shooting & lighting positions. You might still need some tack to help hold it in place, but likely not as touchy as if full vertical.

Have you considered using window light. The size, angle and falloff of it could play very nicely with a 45/45 position to both rake & wrap your subjects/comp ... with a little fill kick (see Doug below) to add some punch if the window light alone is too soft for your taste.

Also, if you could place your flower on \"blocks\" (stick pins, etc.) to gain some separation from your background (maybe at the petal end only), it would give your lighting a bit more room to generate some depth/modeling. It may take some effort, but having a flat subject, laying flat, on a flat background, using flat lighting ... generally gives you a flat pic.

Consider which of your variables you are willing/capable of changing from flat perspective/orientation ... and then play with those.

HTH





Mar 16, 2012 at 10:19 AM
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Re: How to improve - Still life arrangement on flat surface


If you don\'t like the other suggestions (helpful as they are) ... consider proping the wood up to a 45 angle vertically, and position it @ 45 profile to your light. This will help with your shooting & lighting positions. You might still need some tack to help hold it in place, but likely not as touchy as if full vertical.

Have you considered using window light. The size, angle and falloff of it could play very nicely with a 45/45 position to both rake & wrap your subjects/comp ... with a little fill kick (see Doug below) to add some punch if the window light alone is too soft for your taste.

Also, if you could place your flower on \"blocks\" (stick pins, etc.) to gain some separation from your background (maybe at the petal end only), it would give your lighting a bit more room to generate some depth/modeling. It may take some effort, but having a flat subject, laying flat, on a flat background, using flat lighting ... generally gives you a flat pic.

Consider which of your variables you are willing/capable of changing from flat perspective/orientation ... and then play with those.

HTH





Mar 16, 2012 at 10:18 AM
RustyBug
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Re: How to improve - Still life arrangement on flat surface


If you don\'t like the other suggestions (helpful as they are) ... consider proping the wood up to a 45 angle vertically, and position it @ 45 profile to your light. This will help with your shooting & lighting positions. You might still need some tack to help hold it in place, but likely not as touchy as if full vertical.

Have you considered using window light. The size, angle and falloff of it could play very nicely with a 45/45 position to both rake & wrap your subjects/comp.

Also, if you could place your flower on \"blocks\" (stick pins, etc.) to gain some separation from your background (maybe at the petal end only), it would give your lighting a bit more room to generate some depth/modeling. It may take some effort, but having a flat subject, laying flat, on a flat background, using flat lighting ... generally gives you a flat pic.

Consider which of your variables you are willing/capable of changing from flat perspective/orientation ... and then play with those.

HTH





Mar 16, 2012 at 10:16 AM
RustyBug
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Re: How to improve - Still life arrangement on flat surface


If you don\'t like the other suggestions (helpful as they are) ... consider proping the wood up to a 45 angle vertically, and position it @ 45 profile to your light. This will help with your shooting & lighting positions. You might still need some tack to help hold it in place, but likely not as touchy as if full vertical.

Have you considered using window light. The size, angle and falloff of it could play very nicely with a 45/45 position to both rake & wrap your subjects/comp.

Also, if you could place your flower on \"blocks\" (stick pins, etc.) to gain some separation from your background (maybe at the petal end only), it would give your lighting a bit more room to generate some depth/modeling. It may take some effort, but having a flat subject, laying flat, on a flat background, using flat lighting ... generally gives you a flat pic.

Consider which of your variables you are willing/capable of changing from flat perspetive/orientation ... and then play with those.

HTH





Mar 16, 2012 at 10:13 AM





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