Appletiser

[smurff]

my box of appletiser came today :D :D

so of course, i took some random photos :P

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2581/3722605185_fdbec64d5b.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/3722604739_740b9def8a.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3722604311_81a5da5ce9.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/3722603939_5604ba7f01.jpg?v=0

i think i made a good attempt at taking photos of a product

-smurff

[Redal]

I like Appletiser too.

My comments are made to help you improve you images.
When taking images of bottles or triangular shaped objects, the eye naturally moves to the point/ top of the object.
So if you cropped the first/ and third images at the top of the box, it would have been a stronger image, at the moment my eye follows the bottle/ tops to the furniture in the background.

With product photos backgrounds are very important. I find these a little distracting.

Try these again, and take the box and bottle to the backyard and shoot them on the lawn, having a green lawn with a green bottle with " No additives, No preservatives" on the bottle would look cool.

I hope these comments help.

Allan

[smurff]

aahhhh, having a look at the photos, taking what you say into mind, i can see what you mean.

i have only had a camera goin on a month now, so everything said will help me improve :)

i wont be able to take fotos with the box... ive finished most of the bottles, lol
but i will take a few bottles out on the weekend for a photo shoot, i dont have much of a lawn but will give it another go at a field/park, Cheers :D

-smurff

[Redal]

You dont really need much lawn, Try shooting with the sun coming straight at you, and it coming over a fence, place the bottle in the sun and shoot towards the fence that is in shadow. The sunnier a day the better.
Here is a dodgy pic i wiped up to help show what i mean.


http://redal.smugmug.com/photos/594005811_kcdmA-L.jpg

You can also try getting a chair or two and hanging white towels are the like over them , and having either side of you, these add highlights to the bottle. By moving the chairs you move the highlights, try moving the chairs so the highlight is on the "appletiser" label.

This will take a little mucking around but will help make the image.

[robo git]

If doing as Redal suggested it's better if you have a lens-hood to stop from getting flares in the photos due to the sun coming in at an oblique angle... Although another way is telephoto + shoot from in shade (so sunlight not directly hitting front of the lens)

[talan]

Yeah keep trying and experimenting!

(BTW did you buy it from www.1-day.co.nz (http://www.1-day.co.nz)??? :p)

[robo git]

^^^
Yes he did, as did I.

And 1-day has it again today - under $30 incl shipping for 24 x 275ml bottles this time instead of 12x750ml

[smurff]

yep :D

saw them in there today, havnt finished the first lot yet though hahaha

-smurff

[robo git]

Oi Smurff! 12x 750mm Appletiser on 1-day again :D

[smurff]

i just got home from taupo and saw it. . . have bought a box :D :D so happy :)

-smurff