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 by Mal on Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:06 pm
Should really have titled this product placement! But we all know that the risky titles get more hits!!!
This is Nutino, a new character I have been involved in creating. He is a mascot for Nutino a wonderfully tasty hazelnut treat!
I was asked to take some stills for their website to go along with some of the TV ad’s I made. The setup I used was an old blind as my back drop, a backlight to highlight the white on the blind and then I used my flash to bounce off the ceiling.
Love to have some C&C as this is a new process for me. Last edited by Mal on Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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by Geoff on Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:26 pm
Mal - i love the lighting effect, nice and even with minimal/no shadow. The bear looks somewhat soft though, or not completely in focus? Perhaps it's this old CRT monitor I'm looking at (I'm not at my usual desk/at home).
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by Laurie on Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:39 pm
nice porn star pose.
no shadows, well done.
the bear does seem a little soft like geoff mentioned.
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by Nnnnsic on Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:41 pm
I'm not sure I needed to see him showing off brown stuff that gets made from his nuts...
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by Glen on Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:43 pm
I am with everyone else, like it but a little soft
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by Killakoala on Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:51 pm
Why is it making me hungry??  Steve. |D700| D2H | F5 | 70-200VR | 85 1.4 | 50 1.4 | 28-70 | 10.5 | 12-24 | SB800 |Website-> http://www.stevekilburn.comLeeds United for promotion in 2014 - Hurrah!!!
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by Nnnnsic on Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:57 pm
Killakoala wrote:Why is it making me hungry??
Squirrel-o-phila.
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by Mal on Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:11 pm
Thanks for the comments.
RE the softness, it is a real issue with these sort of characters, when we were filming the TVC's the DOP would either get focus on Nutino's nose or eyes. Which is what I did on this shot.
It is strange how the fur makes the picture lok soft. But if you look at the lettering on the shirt you can see that it is sharp which means that the fur should also be sharp.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could make the fur look sharp? Or is that just not possible as fur will look "soft" no matter how "sharp" you shot is.
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by macka on Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:12 pm
A touch soft. Get it? 
Seriously though, that is what I thought even before reading the other comments. Maybe use a tripod next time.
You could perhaps whiten the background a little as well, though I think it's pretty good as is. Lighting is fine.
Cheers
Edit: the lettering on the shirt looks ok, but I think the lettering on the product and the rest of the image in general could be sharper. Cheers,
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by Mal on Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:20 pm
macka wrote:A touch soft. Get it? Seriously though, that is what I thought even before reading the other comments. Maybe use a tripod next time.
THanks Macka, a tripod was used. as the shutter speed was slow. 1/5 at f11
I have a funny feeling that I may have left the VR on which I believe is a no no when you are using a tripod with the VR len's. Mal
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by Glen on Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:47 pm
Mal,
If you look at your post a couple above, you see why we have a 800 pixel limit on pics. We have to scroll to read each sentence. Your first pic is over 1,000 pixels 
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by Glen on Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:05 pm
Mal,
My other thought is I would treat this just like a portrait and get the eyes sharp (plus any writing, labels, etc to keep the advertisers happy)
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by Mal on Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:00 pm
Glen wrote:Mal, If you look at your post a couple above, you see why we have a 800 pixel limit on pics. We have to scroll to read each sentence. Your first pic is over 1,000 pixels
Opps  Change made.....
Does this version look better? My only problem with this one was the strange colour that happened around the head area.
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by radar on Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:54 am
Mal,
I think I prefer the first one. Even before reading your comment, my eye was attracted to the funny blur around the head. Maybe you just need to give it a bit of a mow. The extra fluff on the fur will likely always look soft.
Note that sometimes when you resize for the web, some photos can become a bit soft. Look at your original and see.
Cheers,
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by Cre8tivepixels on Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:12 am
hahaha.glad my models are not that hairy........i had a good ole chuckle when i logged in.......not what i excpected at all 
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by Bindii on Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:27 pm
He is too cute...and I can already hear my son whining in my ear for some Nutino....*groan*
The last thing I want to do is hurt you... but it's still on the list...
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by zafra52 on Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:51 pm
I love it! I prefer the first picture and even if I tried I couldn’t find any technical fault. It is simply excellent. Now, because it is Nutino and it is meant to be a squirrel and not a bear, I would suggest a different pause so it looks more like a squirrel. Maybe it should show its tail for after all you want to sell a product. What do you think?
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