Photo contest: post processing #18 by Bambuka

English version of the introductory word at the end of the post

Наконец гора родила мышь. Но прежде чем я её покажу уважаемым участникам вечеринки, позвольте несколько слов по теме нашего собрания.

Что для меня означает "предметная фотография"
Из названия должно быть понятно, что речь идёт об отдельном предмете. То есть как минимум, это фотография отдельного предмета. Это означает, что этот отдельный предмет является главным, он царь горы.

В последнее время в этом жанре большинство видит вариант чисто коммерческой фотографии связанной с продажей товара или рекламой этого товара (что тоже подразумевает продажу). Можете приготовить гнилые помидоры или мокрые тряпки, но я продолжаю надеяться, что предметная фотография это не только торговля.

На мой взгляд (помидоры и тряпки готовы?) такая фотография просто должна раскрыть либо суть самого предмета, либо через предмет представить какую-то историю, воспоминание, раскрыть или намекнуть на некий аспект бытия (бросайте ваши помидоры).

Конечно, технически фотография должна выглядеть как минимум прилично. Небрежная "мыльная" фотография вряд ли задержит на себе взгляд (правда, это зависит и от самого предмета).

Помимо основного предмета, могут быть и случайные, если они создают дополнительные смыслы, на что-то наводят, играют на композицию. Имея это в виду в задании было использовано ещё одно ключевое слово - "минимализм". В данном контексте это скорее избавление от случайных объектов на фотографии. Только минимально необходимое для создания образа.

Это была общая часть моего выступления. Теперь пора повеселиться. Вечеринка продолжается.

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So, remembering the task, I didn't go to the bathroom (it's a little cramped there). But at the same time, I chose the kitchen and the night shooting option so that the light from the window would not interfere with my process.

The choice of subjects was also not long. A medicine bottle, a small souvenir and an equally small homemade knife.

The surface for the arrangement of objects was also found intuitively. This is a long plywood door from old furniture that I sometimes use when I pick up an iron (this happens extremely rarely). Since the board was lying under the sofa and was rarely used, it was extremely dusty and had to be sent to the bathroom to take a shower. For this reason, the board has wet spots (the director's find).

Now the light...I turned off the ceiling chandelier, but turned on the side light. I have an LED strip stretched from the bottom of the cupboards for dishes, that is, it is not a point light source and therefore there are no brightly outlined shadows.

At the same time, I prepared a tripod and a camera with an old friend, Mr. Helios (Helios 44-2).

That's all my equipment for subject shooting. This can also be attributed to the theme of minimalism.

1.)

f/16 ; 13 "

f/2; 0,6"

Let the diving helmet be the first of the items presented as a tribute to my professional past.

But my past is known to me, not to the viewer. To make a hint of the story, I added a certain amount of water from the pipette immediately after pressing the trigger button. The fact is that the descent was set for a 10-second delay (to eliminate vibrations and greases) and I had time to manipulate the pipette. The water quickly soaked into the wood, but something remained.

The main thing is that some reflection of the helmet in the water turned out... which I didn't even count on... a nice bonus. You can come up with a story yourself... and you don't have to invent it, it doesn't matter anymore...

These frames differ in depth of field. On one of them the diaphragm is open, on the other it is clamped.

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2.)

Then I wanted to play with the glass.
An almost empty medicine bottle, which is not on the open market. In any case, the search on the web did not give results. The author of this medicine is no longer among the living. But that's another story.

I don't know if the story turned out in the photo.

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3.)

And the last hero for today. I made this knife simply from the remains of a disc cutter. It's too good steel to just throw away a piece the length of a middle finger. I decided to make something like a souvenir.

Its dimensions allow you to put a knife in any pocket and any bag (for comparison, there is a ten-ruble coin nearby). It usually hangs out in the pocket of the camera bag. They can shave in case of anything, but I wear a beard and the knife without doing anything even began to become covered with corrosion. But I was distracted by the subject itself.

It was interesting for me to show the uneasy shape of the blade, but so that there were no bright highlights. Just in case... the knife is not for sale... although, if the amount is in STEEM, I'll think about it :)

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EN

Finally, the mountain gave birth to a mouse. But before I show it to the distinguished participants of the party, let me say a few words on the topic of our meeting.

What does "subject photography" mean to me
From the name it should be clear that we are talking about a separate subject. That is, at least, this is a photo of a separate subject. This means that this particular item is the main one, he is the king of the mountain.

Recently, in this genre, most people see a variant of purely commercial photography related to the sale of goods or advertising of this product (which also implies sale). You can cook rotten tomatoes or wet rags, but I keep hoping that subject photography is not just a trade.

In my opinion (are tomatoes and rags ready?) such a photograph should simply reveal either the essence of the subject itself, or through the subject to present some kind of story, memory, reveal or hint at some aspect of being (throw your tomatoes).

Of course, technically the photo should look at least decent. A careless "soap" photo is unlikely to hold your gaze (although it depends on the subject itself).

In addition to the main subject, there may be random ones, if they create additional meanings, suggest something, play on the composition. With this in mind, another keyword was used in the task - "minimalism". In this context, it is rather getting rid of random objects in the photo. Only the minimum necessary to create an image.

This was the general part of my speech. Now it's time to have fun. The party continues.

All photos are clickable, I recommend turning on night mode for viewing

Все фотографии кликабельны, для просмотра рекомендую включить ночной режим.

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Camera	Sony A7М2
Lens	Helios-44-2
Post-production	in LR

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