Good macro and nice background. Thanks for sharing your opinion on my work. Yap, butul sekali, itu memang di plaza setiabudi, ketika sedang berkunjung ke proyek di situ, hehehe..:) Salam kenal ya. Saya masih perlu lebih banyak belajar lagi. Regards, Hanggan (hanggan@cbn.net.id)
Wow, that really captures what I've been doing lately. How did you know?
And in response to Justin's thoughtful and helpful comments I only have to say, "Beauty and meaning are in the eye of the beholder." He may be right about the technical issues (I don't really know) but having spent many hours over the past year composing examinations and staring at both keyboards and binder clips, your image was just perfect.
Ok, I have looked at your portfolio, and I see you do understand what this is all about. This is an interesting idea, and I like your composition with the keyboard in the background, but what has really taken your photo to the dogs are two things; lighting, and subject.
When photographing in macro situations, the primary thing you must consider is your use of lighting because the smallest, and seemingly insignificant impurities in lighting are emphasised when you get this close. It looks here as is you have simply photographed this spontaneously without any real subject thought. I and the image has a subtle green tinge which suggests you have used only available flourescent lighting - thus the slow shutter.
The second thing is subject matter; in any situation (particularly in macro) your subject must be immaculately prepared. I have done a lot of studio photography at late and this is always a primary concern with me. your subject has metallic areas on it (the silver handles), these are scratched and seem 'grubby'. The best way to correct this is to use a new clip altogether, straight from the box.
Ok, now to put these together. Lighting is the pivotal aspect of photography, whether it is portraiture or still life, but when it comes to studio work, your subject must almost blend with your lighting to create a perfect image. Matte surfaces are easy but here, where you are shooting a reflective surface, you have made life quite difficult for yourself. To light a surface like this, you need to go a lot further; you need a softbox to create constand, and unbroken lighting along the subjects' reflective surfaces, and you need to photograph it in such a way that you are not part of the reflection.
I thrive on perfecting difficult images like yours and love the feeling of overcoming barriers people told me could not be overcome. http://www.usefilm.com/image/634677.html - this is one image of mine, of spoons which I was told was impossible to light without shadow, evenly, and without reflection (by professionals). Anything is possible with persistance, so stick with it.
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