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Jul 26, 2021 12:02:41 #
Nice to have the elbow room with the DNG. Appreciate that, and a terrific composition to boot.
Jul 24, 2021 21:06:56 #
User ID wrote:
Novelty print buyers pay primarily for relatable content or subject matter.
The questions of size and color scheme are secondary.
You are selling housewares, not fine art.
Commercial canvas on stretchers is not fine art photography. It’s essentially a poster, even if the very same image has actually been sold elsewhere as fine art, properly matted and framed, for real money in a high end art gallery.
The questions of size and color scheme are secondary.
You are selling housewares, not fine art.
Commercial canvas on stretchers is not fine art photography. It’s essentially a poster, even if the very same image has actually been sold elsewhere as fine art, properly matted and framed, for real money in a high end art gallery.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:57:34 #
Craigdca wrote:
It can go either way, with the straightened original as an interesting street photography type of photo and the cropped version as a natural landscape view. As much as I like the original with fresh eyes, I still hesitate to publish it as I didn’t get any consent forms from anyone. Is that an issue that needs to be considered?
Your question is not one of my areas of expertise. I have read plenty about it here and elsewhere though, which answered my own questions. In general these people (in your photo) are not particularly identifiable and in a public place. If you had been able to zoom in on, as a portrait, that is something else. I think in your gut you can usually tell if you might be infringing on someones privacy. I go out and shoot people at public events, a lot of times focused on the young children that, in their innocence, make such great subjects, but I would sure not think to publish a shot like that, but in a public place people are fair game. When you are selling an image, other factors take precedence. Thats all I know.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:32:26 #
Craigdca wrote:
I wonder how others crop their shots, also. This original image could be seen as a day at the beach, but my attention at the moment was on the splashing wave which I wanted to emphasize in the final.
Thanks for putting in the original. I hadn't guessed that it was so heavily cropped. My two cents is that this original is far more interesting a shot than the crop. Straighten the horizon of course. There is a lot of value the what R.G. said about context awareness. In his photo, which included the far off rainbow and the much closer tree, I had no problem finding the tree of great interest, just as I have no trouble recognizing the wave crashing against the rock an element of interest. The sunbathers who are paying it no mind do not detract from it, and the cliff side has nice interest also. With the wave isolated in a tighter crop, it has little to support it, and for me lacks real interest. Believe me, I have zoomed in on countless things including crashing waves, only to realize that the shots with some context were of some interest, while an isolated wave left me with very little.
Jul 24, 2021 13:57:56 #
Craigdca wrote:
I have always liked this from when I had just begun my dream of getting into photography last year with the T2i I inherited from my father. I didn’t know about raw photos and was enjoying the results from auto modes. This was probably aperture priority at f/5.6 and thankfully the camera went for a higher shutter speed.
I can't help but wonder what you decided to crop out in this shot. It is such fun to watch the waves hitting the rocks and wondering which ones will make the most dramatic spray. I have spent hours just watching.
Jul 24, 2021 08:05:56 #
ebrunner wrote:
I've not actually done this yet. You are concentrating on the sand, and how each wave changes that topography. I usually concentrate on the waves and how I want to capture them. I think I might have to start paying attention to more things when I'm at the beach. The third image looks like an areal photograph . Very cool.
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The local sand at the beaches in the sound is very gravely and not at all conducive for this sort of thing. Could be that where you are there are areas where much finer sand can be found. Just in the habit of keeping an eye on where I’m walking so I don’t spoil potential shots. Sand or ice. Sometimes you see miniature landscapes that look as if they could exist in vastly larger versions. From the window seat when flying, I am captivated by the land formations.
Jul 23, 2021 18:01:54 #
Overlooking the mandibles the center one looks oddly human. What appears to be eyes. As a group they have a formation. Pretty cool.
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Jul 23, 2021 10:59:12 #
JD750 wrote:
Ha ha if you had said you composed it that way for that reason I would have believed you!
I’ll take luck anytime I can! 😀
But you will think about it next time. That is how we learn. We do something and say “I like how that turned out, I should do it again”. Sometimes it goes the other way. ☹️ But that is how we learn.
Any good result is a combination of different amounts of planning, skill, and luck.
I’ll take luck anytime I can! 😀
But you will think about it next time. That is how we learn. We do something and say “I like how that turned out, I should do it again”. Sometimes it goes the other way. ☹️ But that is how we learn.
Any good result is a combination of different amounts of planning, skill, and luck.
This one was all luck, with the drop. Wasn't aware of it. I do it intensionally when its possible.
Jul 23, 2021 10:52:58 #
JD750 wrote:
What is an oof background?
Out of focus.
Jul 23, 2021 10:18:25 #
I had a really enjoyable morning (at the Oceanside beach 6 years ago) paying attention to what was going on with the sand, as each wave washed over it, again and again, leaving a slightly altered pattern and terrain. There were flat areas that appeared to be very three dimensional. After watching for a while, I was able to see varying amounts of darker particles intermingled with the sand particles, and how they, being more buoyant, were being rearranged. Probably some organic material.
Jul 22, 2021 12:41:42 #
ebrunner wrote:
Just a side note: We are picking subjects that ar... (show quote)
Thanks. Whenever I looked at this picture my eye was lead to the drop.
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Jul 22, 2021 12:39:30 #
JD750 wrote:
That single drop is indeed a focal point! The dark blurred background is also important because the drop stands out against it.
Exactly. Some amount of luck involved
Jul 22, 2021 07:33:54 #
jburlinson wrote:
Very fine shot, indeed. I especially like the out-of-focus background. The exif says the aperture was 6.3 -- is that right? If so, it's surprisingly effective.
Amazing how a small detail can transform an image. But, in this case, there's no way the viewer can NOT respond to the droplet.
Amazing how a small detail can transform an image. But, in this case, there's no way the viewer can NOT respond to the droplet.
An example of something you are completely unaware of, making a shot interesting. At 400mm and distance from the birds maximize the out of focus background. 6.3 is wide open at 400 with this lens.
Jul 22, 2021 06:55:59 #
I have taken very few pictures since this "water" topic got started. I've gone out a few times without much to show for it. These sea gulls flew in near my position on one of those times and with little else going on I snapped a few. This morning I had a better look at them and again noticed how the single drop of water on the gulls bill became a focal point. So, a single drop of water.
Jul 20, 2021 11:00:34 #