More Home studio shots..big toms this time!

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More Home studio shots..big toms this time!

Postby beetleboy on Sat May 07, 2005 12:17 am

Hey guys, since the last lot got a good response I thought I'd give it another go! This time I got hold of some vine tomatoes and used a builders floodlight indoors with an Alfoil reflector and mirror for bounce!

Lemme know what you think..I was thinking this would look good as a double page spread with an article or tag line across the top?!

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Postby sirhc55 on Sat May 07, 2005 12:19 am

Liam - as a designer I could not agree with you more. This is 100% up on the previous image :)
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Postby pippin88 on Sat May 07, 2005 12:21 am

I really can't fault this image. Which is something that can't be said for a huge amount of shots.

Great work.
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Postby beetleboy on Sat May 07, 2005 12:32 am

Wow, thanks guys!

Chris, finally my degree in Visual Communication (Graphic Design) has paid off!!

I reckon SUBWAY would like this one..reckon they'd do a trade for a lifetime's supply of free SUBS?!!

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Postby sirhc55 on Sat May 07, 2005 12:34 am

Liam - why not give it a try - you never know :D
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Postby beetleboy on Sat May 07, 2005 1:16 am

Funnily enough these photo's are a test run for some food photo's I'll be doing in the near future for Spuds and Mexican food!

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Postby PiroStitch on Sat May 07, 2005 2:41 am

Great capture and love the water spray on the tomatoes :)
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Postby flipfrog on Sat May 07, 2005 3:36 am

agree....

beetleboy:

great capture, the detail of the water drops makes this shot
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Postby fozzie on Sat May 07, 2005 8:20 am

Liam,

Definitely like this shot over the previous one, one tomato in the foreground and 5/6 in the background .

Should go to McDonalds and show them what a healthy tomoato looks like. They advertise one thing, and the final product looks completely different. BTW: I am not a macca fan. Long live the local Fish n Chip shop, where you pay the same price but get three times the product and fresh as.

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Postby the foto fanatic on Sat May 07, 2005 8:26 am

Top quality shot :!: :D
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Postby Manta on Sat May 07, 2005 9:36 am

A stunning shot Liam. Congratulations. I'm looking forward to seeing it on posters or in a magazine real soon!
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Postby mic on Sat May 07, 2005 2:26 pm

Well shot Liam, :shock:

Care to tell of your set up, does look very Pro

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Postby beetleboy on Sat May 07, 2005 3:33 pm

Thanks for all the comments!

I'll take a quick snap of the setup so y'all can see how it was done!

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Postby beetleboy on Sat May 07, 2005 3:55 pm

Here ya go!

Just quickly whipped this up with my Fuji compact so please, no critiques!!!

Hope this helps..

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Postby leek on Sat May 07, 2005 6:16 pm

Very ingenious setup Liam...
I look forward to my renovation finishing so that I'll have enough room to try stuff like this...
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat May 07, 2005 6:18 pm

Just proves that you do not have spend a fortune to get an excellent shot :D
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Postby ajo43 on Sat May 07, 2005 10:15 pm

Well done Liam, but where are the tomatoes
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Postby beetleboy on Sun May 08, 2005 3:26 am

leek..unfortunately when the old fella finishes the room i took this shot in i'll be hunting for another place to experiment!

ajo43, I ate them..Spaghetti Bolognese, yum! But at least i have a photo to remember them by!

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