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Hi All,
Here is an upclose shot of a strawberry that I took a little while ago (point & shoot camera). If anyone has any suggestions for improvement, particularly with Photoshop, I would muchly appreciate it.  Photoshop to this point is cropping, a bit of colour correction and a slight increase in contrast.
Cheers, K Last edited by kinetic on Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
G'day K,
The Photoshop and product shoot guru's will come along later, but the first things that come to my eye, are the shadow below the fruit and the bright areas along the top of the fruit which distract my attention away from the subject... Not sure about the highlights on the fruit itself, Sirhc might be able to give some tips there, might be worth trying some USM on the fruit too... Cheers. Aka Andrew
not bad for a p&s eh! as with Mudder, I feel there are more educated and equipped people on this forum to comment on your PS technque. What I can say though, is the pic makes me want one - lucky there's no cream on it, as I'd probably be licking the screen right now instead of typing this!
I like the creamy colour of the plate (?) it's on, and the contrast and colour of the strawberry itself are just right to me. The shadows could do with some work (but that will no doubt be discussed by someone else shortly). I seriously do want to go and find one to eat right now - so I guess the pic did it's job  *** When getting there is half the fun! ***
maybe some sharpening
"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're probably not close enough." Robert Capa.
D70 - Nikon 18-70 (Kit Lens), 50mm f1.4, 70-300G, SB-800, Manfrotto 190D tripod, 141RC head, and 676B monopod.
Very bright kitchen lights
 I have 3 very bright lights that run on a small track on my kitchen ceiling. I sat the strawberry on a white plate, on the floor under the lights - I had my camera propped up on a small box, level with the strawberry (I really really have difficulty holding my camera still, so I usually have something to lean it on  ).
I did take a couple of shots with the flash but the strawberry was waaaaay too shiny. I will photoshop the image some more when I get the chance - and post an improved version for comment. (Right now I'm too busy watching NASA television )
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