Your Comments Please

[Oneputt]

No details but I thought I would throw this one up for critique.

[sirhc55]

Oneputt - If you used a light tent for this shot I would say that the back light (or top!) is too strong. To get a good product shot there needs to be a fairly even light throughout, for when it goes to print one has to consider the highlights and shadows more carefully.

Nicely composed shot.

[dooda]

Okay this is coming from someone with zero experience in photographing or critiquing this type of thing, but I'm going to give it a go anyhow.

1 I think I'd like to see a little space in between the different products so that they breathe. This would allow us also to see the Nikon Nikkor Label on the 80-200, and help the angle viewfinder (it looks like it's attached to the lens or something. Also the apeture numbers on the 80-200 are slightly out of focus.

2. I like the black on white, and the light rolls off the brushed look of the lenses, but something about it hurts my eyes a little, don't know what it is, but maybe the stark contrast, or maybe I'm stark mad.

3. I wouldn't mind seeing the actual glass. I love to look at the glass at the end of a lens, and it would kiss a lovely light reflection I think.

4. The reflector thing on the SB 800 is slightly yellowish/dark when I would rather it be really white with lighter shades (if that makes any sense at all).

5. You've done a really good job, and it is far superior than anything I could output at the moment, and I appreciated this chance to look at it with a critical eye. Hope it helps somewhat.

[Oneputt]

Thanks guys for your comments. The reason I put it up was because it was my first shot at anything like this. The lens were just laid out on a white pillowcase with fairly strong natural light from the rear and a normal fluoro light about five feet above the lens. I used the kit lens to take the pic.

Chris what do you mean by a tent, do you mean a semi enclosed area?

[boxerboy]

Oneputt, I'm no expert either but I'd agree that there needs to be a bit more spacing. Also, I'd tilt the SB800 head up a bit so you can read the label, rotate the 80-200 so Nikon is visible and position the lens caps so that "Nikon" is the right way up. Otherwise, I like the detail.

Cheers
Peter

[Matt. K]

Nicely put together. And sharp! I'm not sure if it's my monitor or not, but I see a yellow bias in the colour balance?

[Nnnnsic]

For the most part, I do like the image. I think it's a bit too shiny on the back part of the lens.

What I don't like is the frame or the font.

[Oneputt]

Matt K the pillow case I used for the setting was off white. That might account for it.

I am happy with the comments received. As a first for me I expected it to be caned.