Thing that don't look like they should

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

Had a commission this week to produce a shot of a Party Popper. A quick trawl through the 'net for inspiration suggested that it's an awkward thing to do - very few pictures around that are at all interesting.

Having set one up and tried a couple of shots it became clear that some fakery would be required - an actual Party Popper doesn't look like you think it should. A fake version would look more 'real' than a real one.

Anyone got any more examples of things they've had to set up because the genuine article just wasn't good enough?


The real one:




The fake one:

[Steve Evil]

Bob's Burger?

[Stigmundfreud]

nothing like that no

quick ? the background colou in the 2nd pic, how?

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

I guess food shots would be the most common example - perhaps we'll see that burger shot again.

B/G is a solid colour from the colour palette, with a grad orange in the centre. There is another white gradient behind the 'explosion' and some black gradients forming the vignette. Takes about the same time to describe as to do it.

[cirks]

S. Gonzales Esq. said:

Takes about the same time to describe as to do it.

for some of us you'd have to describe it VERY SLOWLY then