Our faithful devotion to fast food.
I like the 'roughness' of this photo, the natural light etc. All things I would like to keep. However, I am not a fan of the shift right of center of the food. The floor I was working with is very old so it was impossible to align correctly, so I'm not sure if it takes away from the 'directness' of this image. I am also aware that the back left corner is a little wonky... I had to remove a freezer. Very possibly I'll have to reshoot this image. Feedback, feedback feedback :)
bahahaha, this concept is great. i also can't help but notice your crazily tiled floors... some are like, slanted??
ReplyDeleteanyway. i don't think there's anything wrong with the left corner though, or at least, i don't see it (maybe since you know that there's suppose to be a freezer there, it's throwing you off?) the lighting is also very good. but overall, this photo has yet to look polished! looks very sooc to me, and lackluster in colour, depth, etc.
might sound ridic, but perhaps iron out the cloth? the wrinkles are very obvious and distracting. also, play with tones and contrast, as well as saturation because since this photo is generally very light and somewhat washed out, you want to bring out the details to make everything stand out. your note on the positioning of the fast food is good-- a bit more centre. and maybe try (when you reshoot?) to play with perspectives so we see the food just a little bigger? or spill the fries or something. the white wall behind may or may not be taking up too much space in the photo... ;) just some things! but i like. x
Your comment is right on, definitely not polished. Thank god for rough copies. I always have a tendency to let things wash out and then it affects depth etc. defiantly an issue I have to work on.
DeleteThanks for the cloth idea! Getting those wrinkles out would make things look a LOT nicer! They are annoying. I definitely agree on the white wall, I think I'd crop it down right to the wall bottom trim, I think that would throw the focus more to the front on the food. I still kind of like the overhead perspective, I'll have to play with the food a bit.
Thank- you kindly Carrie!
i have a pretty cheeky (???) way for washing out photos while maintaining a good amount of contrast and depth (well, i think so aha). i can show you next week in art hist or visual if you'd like! :) x
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ReplyDeleteI love this. I enjoy the concept and the way the photo sits as is; however I agree with Carrie on her comment about playing with saturation: I think that the McDonalds should be more prominent, which could be altered in post. Also I would leave the rest of the photo the way it is in terms of color.
ReplyDeleteI love the way your wall meets your flooring (is it that way because of the freezer edit??), I think that it adds that "something wrong" element that Wayne was talking about in class. It immediately drew my attention followed by the Individual then the food and then back to the wall/floor -- to figure out what was wrong with it. I also agree with Carrie on the sheet comment. I would like to see what the white sheet would contribute to the photo if it were smoothed out: edit in post? I would also be keen on seeing what the photo would look like if the Hamburger box was closed: maybe through the Golden arch in the viewers face some more? Other then that I love the rest of the layout.
I also think that the use of the Islamic form of prayer was a nice touch: with the individual facing the McDonalds instead of the Qibla. (Although I don't know if this was intentional) I think this throws many interpretations at the viewer and makes them think. (It certainly made me) Excellent Job ;D
I think everything has been said already so I'll say, I love this concept! :)
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