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Since I had bought that globe for more a spot light, I decided to have another go at the teacup ballet, that I did last week.
This is the colour that the image ended up with. I don’t mind the yellow tinge. I find it warm and nice. I set the image up much the same as I did last time, but this time I put down some cloth that I was hoping would be like the original image. I think what was used in the original image was much thicker and I found what I used a bit too flimsy.
When I was processing this image I used the new software that I have, Photomatix, to do them. I have no real idea what I am doing with it, but I just played, so I hope you think they turned out OK.
After Photomatix I then did some post editing in Photoshop.
I converted the image to black and white and added various filters. I’m unsure of which one I like more. Perhaps it really is up to personal taste. The light may have been too strong again.
While I had everything set up, I thought I might have some more fun with my dancing sugar bowls.
Again, the HDR was processed in Photomatix. I think the images do come out well and am looking forward to doing more with it.
I like this perspective, with the long shadow. I did change the light so it was coming more from the side. I think the back lighting works really well, and I’m starting to realise that for me to do these images well, then I need to start having better lighting. I do believe lighting is a very important key.
I’ve shown a similar image to this one before. My ballet dancing sugar bowls. I am quite pleased with this one as well. The shadows really make it. Again, the light was placed on the side. It may have been interesting to have added a second light, a softer one on the other side, or to the front. There is a lot that can be done with lighting.
These images are starting to get closer to what I’m trying to achieve with my still life images. I am looking forward to playing with the light a lot more.
Love it! I can totally see it! New life to “common” objects. Love it!
I love them too, it is so much fun doing them.
Interesting…. light really does have a big effect on the final product….
Also quite like the yellow tinge… 
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Thanks, light is so important. Looking forward to trying out more.
Love the sugar bowl photo’s, especially the one with the single sugar bowl!
I like the single one two. I keep trying out different compositions. Looking forward to more experimentation. Hopefully learning more photoshop skills will help make them look really good.
I think this version is a lot closer to the original image that you were trying to recreate. I like it.
I like how the light bounces all over the place inside the cup to produce the ghostly quality I mentioned earlier.
Cool, great to hear that you like it. It is always a bonus.
I like that ghostly quality as well. How did you make that word in italics?
HTML tags. I don’t think all the tags work, but I found that the ones for italics do.
type to begin the tag and to end the tag (without the spaces in between the characters) .
Apparently, adding spaces doesn’t work. Look it up on google, You’ll know what I mean.
Wow, thank you, I will have to start using that.
Love the color on the first image – it looks warm and inviting.
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A question: If you wanted the shadows to be ‘sharp’, all the way out to the handles, would you move the light source closer? (Not that I think you ‘missed’ that in the one you took – it’s lovely like it is. I was just wondering.
That is a good question. The light was quite close, I think it might have to use a completely different type of light to achieve that. I just use a light on a stand that we bought at Ikea many years ago. I put one of those spot light globes in it, 60W. I’m sure a much stronger photographic light would give a much result. Maybe we will find out one day. I would have liked the handles to have stood more too.
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