Backgrounds and composition (rainy day project).

2 years 10 months ago - 2 years 10 months ago #716451 by Paul Iddon
Of course one of the secrets to getting a good image in macro photography is getting the lens (or crops) where you want them to
make the viewer look in the right place - and it's also important to
have a background that doesn't ruin the image but hopefully enhances it.
So in the short 7 image series, I have tried to show what I mean. (just to
add, I handheld the camera and swapped the background between shots).
The first photo is the dandelion clock taken (in the studio if you will,
i.e. it's in the kitchen) placed close to a nondescript background, in
this instance, the tiled wall behind the cooker.
Once there, it was  time to find a part of the seed head and concentrate on
that to try and get a pleasing result. But the background doesn't really
do much for the photo, so I introduced one of six different printed
backgrounds to try and get a more aesthetic final image - the results of
which are below.

So the first image looked very "ordinary" which is when I went for the options, posted below.
Enjoy, and feel free to choose your preferred photo.






Paul.


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2 years 10 months ago #716467 by Nikon Shooter
All I really wanna know, Paul, is "what's in the pipe you're smoking"?

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2 years 10 months ago #716469 by Paul Iddon

Nikon Shooter wrote: All I really wanna know, Paul, is "what's in the pipe you're smoking"?


I can't smoke dandelion... but I can eat them!   :)

Paul.


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2 years 10 months ago #716470 by Screamin Scott
I'll bet you made wine out of them...LOL

Scott Ditzel Photography

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2 years 10 months ago #716473 by Paul Iddon

Screamin Scott wrote: I'll bet you made wine out of them...LOL


Glug glug :)


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2 years 10 months ago #716480 by Nikon Shooter

Paul Iddon wrote:


Something went wrong in this one…

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2 years 10 months ago #716481 by Paul Iddon
There are 2 rows of colour on this - a band of red lower down.


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2 years 10 months ago #716483 by peterock33
This one is actually the shot I like most.


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2 years 10 months ago #716484 by Nikon Shooter
Got it… your smoking stuff is better than mine!  :rofl:

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2 years 10 months ago #716503 by db3348
#4 for me, Paul, the deep red background .


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2 years 10 months ago #716528 by Paul Iddon
Thank you all   :)

Paul.


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