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Pomegranates


 

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I'm always interested as to how others have taken photos so I thought I'd explain my process here. Setup: black paper under glass as the base, a piece of black velvet as the backdrop as it absorbs light, reading lamp to the left front and as the pomegranate quarter was too dark I shone a torch on it for 3 secs. Exposure was -2 EV,6 secs at 5.6, tripod with cable release. This then meant very little DD work - cropping, slight tweak of levels to make the blacks black and a little saturation and sharpening. All up about 3 minutes in Photoshop!

Beverley Scott

 
 
 
- Patrick Rouzes

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WOW, Beverley, very ingenious work with this!!! EXCEPTIONAL colors, detail, clarity, lighting, pov, reflections, & presentation here!!! Beautiful & outstanding work here,my friend!!! WTG!!!
Think I will get me a pomegranate too!!!


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December 07, 2008

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  & textures!!!


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December 07, 2008

 

ROLAN NARMAN
  I just bought a pomegranate today to photograph Beverley! Your process is pretty good and you've done a great job on this image! The clarity and details are fantastic and the colors are wonderful! Excellent work!


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December 07, 2008

 
- Stefania Barbier

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  beautiful Bev, I love the reflection! Bet it tastes good with Pizza.... :-)


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December 07, 2008

 

Beverley Scott
  Thanks Patrick, Rolan and Stefania for your comments. BP is helping me to improve my photography. And Stefania, no pizza but I did have pasta so I hope that counts. Bev


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December 08, 2008

 

Vladan D. Djordjevic
  Beautiful color, details and composition.


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December 08, 2008

 

Beverley Scott
  Thanks Vladan. Bev


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December 09, 2008

 

Tiia Vissak
  a great still life!


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December 09, 2008

 

Renee Doyle
  Wonderful setup and use of light Bev!!! Great comp and still life work!


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December 10, 2008

 

Beverley Scott
  Thanks Tiia and Renee, Bev.


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December 10, 2008

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  We will see the sales of pomegranates go through the roof now, Bev!!! LOL!!!Congartulations again on this amazing job!!!


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December 10, 2008

 

Beverley Scott
  Patrick, I'm doing my bit to help the US economy as the pomegranates are imported from there - at exorbitant costs!!! Someone I work with liked my image so they went off to buy a pomegranate too. Bev


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December 11, 2008

 

Max Aureli
  It's a beautiful composition, Beverley!!!


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December 11, 2008

 

Patti Coblentz
  This is beautiful, Bev! And thank you for explaining your process...it is very interesting to learn!
Patti


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December 13, 2008

 

Debra R. Harder
  What a perfect still life, Beverley! It looks so yummy, I want to EAT it!! Fantastic lighting, composition, details, tones and clarity! SUPERB! Deb


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December 18, 2008

 
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