whiskey and a cigar

[poah]

paid a visit to a studio today. shot using 10-22. could have done with more DOF though

[ledaig]

I like it, in my opinion the dof is right for the image, but the focal point could have been pulled forward to the hand/cigar (or a little behind) leaving the bottle and model in a slightly fuzzy state which would have emphasised a drink/smoke haze.

On the other hand what the hell do i know - nice shot.
The big thing is, it's easy for someone to critique a shot but at the end of the day they rarely know what the photographer was trying to achieve.

[stainless_steve]

great pic,if it was me i would have taken it from the other side of the bed

[V6GTO]

Two things I would have done differently (only my personnal preference...the image is top notch) I'd have gone for less DoF so only the models face and the bottle were in focus (that clevage just keeps dragging my eye away ) and I'd have changed the bottle of Irish Whisky for something more to my liking, like Disarano (I have a sweet tooth)
Once again...great image!

Martin.

[matt gravy]

I like this photo. I think your photography has probably improved the most of the people here over the last year too. Good stuff.

Matt

[steve11]

Sorry I just don't get it....

Its not erotic, that smile/sneer (anyway woman with a hand like a bunch of bananas is a right turn off)..... I think I can see where you were trying to go (I'm thinking an in focus cigar (alight)/bottle (JD) on a table in the forground,with the girl in the back ground out of focus with just knickers and a bra...easy tiger) but using a wide angle on a womans body is just wrong.

I've never done studio work, but can imagine its a lot harder than it sounds.

Well done, keep at it...

[antonyb]

poah said:

paid a visit to a studio today. shot using 10-22. could have done with more DOF though

ooh is that the canon efs 10-22? what do you think of it if so? i've been thinking of getting one...

nice pic too

[poah]

yeah lovely lens - rally light too compared to the other UWA lenses

[poah]

matt gravy said:

I like this photo. I think your photography has probably improved the most of the people here over the last year too. Good stuff. Matt

cheers Matt.

[LongQ]

What an interesting set of responses.

One thought - if you had pulled the camera back a few cms could you have got closer to a complete DOF and recovered the composition by re-sizing in post processing or would some other factor have intervened?

I like the image as it is. I certainly like the general structure and concept. The details will always be down to personal tastes, especially where women and booze are concerned , but then the face body and object(s) being promoted can always be changed to suit.

[badbeachbuggy]

I like it, the only thing I would like to see is smoke rising from the cigar, but then you risked burning the bed cover

>> Edited by badbeachbuggy on Monday 2nd January 15:05

[LongQ]

badbeachbuggy said:

... the only thing I would like to see is smoke rising from the cigar,

Isn't there a Photoshop effect for that ...?