tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post6578053411322745081..comments2023-10-30T04:40:49.109-05:00Comments on be yourself...everyone else is taken: photography tip friday.....bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094533582512917616noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-85212023963522763952011-06-29T16:31:33.897-05:002011-06-29T16:31:33.897-05:00so I love the first image, top one...lotsa white, ...so I love the first image, top one...lotsa white, empty carpet space...makes me really pull into her newspaper...the subject...HER reading THE newspaper!I love ya!deb did ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540239617159548759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-23259740305121519772011-06-29T16:28:03.439-05:002011-06-29T16:28:03.439-05:00I love the second photo because of all the white s...I love the second photo because of all the white space in front of her paper....it really focuses on her reading THE PAPER....I love that!deb did ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540239617159548759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-69566912017572162482011-06-28T18:15:30.534-05:002011-06-28T18:15:30.534-05:00I like the top - not only because your eye is draw...I like the top - not only because your eye is drawn to the woman, rather than the chair, but also because you can see that she's in a large space, waiting....Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074104063769255190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-508796838315593162011-06-26T16:07:30.378-05:002011-06-26T16:07:30.378-05:00totally love the one where you moved...and it make...totally love the one where you moved...and it makes sense to do that. Yes, you could have cropped out the chair (cropped the chair out?? lol!), but it changes the entire composition.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-54021089237476585432011-06-26T08:23:00.244-05:002011-06-26T08:23:00.244-05:00Great blog !
Greetings from France,
PierreGreat blog !<br />Greetings from France,<br /><br />PierrePierre BOYERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165681226483890508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-91478968795030087812011-06-26T01:00:34.641-05:002011-06-26T01:00:34.641-05:00i'm with you on this one. i can't tell you...i'm with you on this one. i can't tell you how many times i've wished i had a step stool with me, or someone would move a car or cut down that tree...ha!bon bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222604600490116372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-89195795882015102762011-06-25T20:49:08.845-05:002011-06-25T20:49:08.845-05:00I like the second one...it seems more real....more...I like the second one...it seems more real....more life like.ain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-5775174642067097852011-06-25T14:32:09.057-05:002011-06-25T14:32:09.057-05:00My eye does travel right to the chair and it does ...My eye does travel right to the chair and it does feel "in the way to me." My first thought was "crop..." but an even more experienced person such as yourself does one better and simply reframes the shot... ahhh lesson learned :) I see it in my hubbies work all the time... 15 variations of essentially the same image, but different in varying degrees.Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595982706357639001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-87190736662829714412011-06-25T12:38:38.126-05:002011-06-25T12:38:38.126-05:00I know I commented here before...Blogger must have...I know I commented here before...Blogger must have eaten it! <br /><br />I like each of the photos and if you hadn't mentioned the flaws I probably wouldn't have noticed to tell you the truth! I have to say the chair is somewhat annoying but I like that angle the best...so I have to choose the second as my favorite...but only if I am forced to pick a favorite!<br /><br />Just reallized that on my last comment I think I picked the first as my favorite:)GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-91521212034117350282011-06-25T08:06:21.683-05:002011-06-25T08:06:21.683-05:00in this case, I like the first one; if the chair ...in this case, I like the first one; if the chair in the foreground were a more interesting chair, I could see having it in there; and if the artwork added "needed" perspective or if it seemed to be significant in terms of the rest of the content of the photo, then I could see having it in it. But in this particular shot, they seem to be just some extra clutter...<br /><br />but that's just me :)JaneKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-319546867376136242011-06-25T00:46:07.284-05:002011-06-25T00:46:07.284-05:00The first one. The art in the second is distractin...The first one. The art in the second is distracting from the focal point, the lady. Nice tips! xo JennyJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275357518618379481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-470300779134607002011-06-25T00:28:57.817-05:002011-06-25T00:28:57.817-05:00I'm with you on the first photo too. The grea...I'm with you on the first photo too. The greatest thing that ever happened to my picture taking skills was the invention of digital. I just keep clicking away til I get a good shot. In the old days I spent way too much on a roll of 36 pic only to have one (or none!) turn out decent.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip.<br /><br />xo jjJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-26180152032611163212011-06-24T23:55:53.016-05:002011-06-24T23:55:53.016-05:00I like the first one. The first think I see in th...I like the first one. The first think I see in the second photo is the chair. Is this taken in an airport???Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740738041547883989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-87783190769099787602011-06-24T21:38:01.115-05:002011-06-24T21:38:01.115-05:00Definitely the first one. It tells more of a stor...Definitely the first one. It tells more of a story. When I put the camera up to my eyes I always remember something someone once told me. Look through the lens and how it is framed and if it doesn't please you move around until you get a view that pleases you. That has stuck in my head for sure. Still sometimes I do end up taking several shots just to make sure. Love your tips.Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-27486658129654225322011-06-24T21:32:41.557-05:002011-06-24T21:32:41.557-05:00the first one, you nailed it! although both are be...the first one, you nailed it! although both are beautiful...mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-86422642627105435612011-06-24T20:54:02.967-05:002011-06-24T20:54:02.967-05:00I'm with you on the top photo without the chai...I'm with you on the top photo without the chair. The image seems crisper and more intentional than the one with the chair.<br />And, the depth. Better on the one without the chair.Rhodahttp://www.rhodadesignstudio.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-27154989678110616872011-06-24T19:38:02.699-05:002011-06-24T19:38:02.699-05:00Great tip and great photo - don't ya love when...Great tip and great photo - don't ya love when it's that easy!Ashley Siskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964259733610203026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-24001110035486457892011-06-24T18:19:49.487-05:002011-06-24T18:19:49.487-05:00I'm going with the top photo for a thousand, A...I'm going with the top photo for a thousand, Alex.<br />But I do like the wall display in the bottom photo. do not like the blurry chair.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-77835002505312119932011-06-24T18:11:24.105-05:002011-06-24T18:11:24.105-05:00first one, yes!first one, yes!Scrappy Gramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009685288094065223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-38758159419990970422011-06-24T16:02:16.847-05:002011-06-24T16:02:16.847-05:00It's funny, at first I thought you were saying...It's funny, at first I thought you were saying the top photo was the mistake, and I was perplexed because the composition seemed to me to be so very much better, whereas I thought the second one looked like ... well, a mistake. So I guess that tells you which one I prefer :-)sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818420999930644450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-25265590000485660742011-06-24T14:38:30.186-05:002011-06-24T14:38:30.186-05:00Composition is important : )Composition is important : )Sarah Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054477978470497670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-85886594603137934802011-06-24T14:37:15.169-05:002011-06-24T14:37:15.169-05:00While I do like the bottom photo, the chair does s...While I do like the bottom photo, the chair does seem to grab your eye. The top one, your eye goes right to the subject.Judy https://www.blogger.com/profile/07886053115520735923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-50610458241924335542011-06-24T13:32:07.507-05:002011-06-24T13:32:07.507-05:00Great tip! Move yourself and get different angles....Great tip! Move yourself and get different angles. I like the exposure in the 2nd one, but I prefer the first one also because we have more of a field of view as to what's in front of her.Gail Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697820311332653232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-28711044809518153282011-06-24T13:08:56.873-05:002011-06-24T13:08:56.873-05:00Well, I like the art on the wall so I think I woul...Well, I like the art on the wall so I think I would have photographed the lady from a different angle so I wouldn't have gotten so much of the chair but woud have captured more of her and managed more of the art on the wall as well - if that were possible.RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-554922424190806922011-06-24T12:50:18.625-05:002011-06-24T12:50:18.625-05:00well, i love photos that tell a story, especially ...well, i love photos that tell a story, especially photos about people. so the first photo is my favorite. i focus first on the lady reading her newspaper, and then i look beyond her to see where she is and what she's doing there. <br /><br />i think the chair in the foreground in the second photo is distracting, even though i do like seeing the art in the background. but to me, at least, that art is secondary to the "real" story of this photo. <br /><br />i love when you do these little mini-photography sessions. you'd be a great teach!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.com