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Hi all. I've just finished going through an old shoot with Gerry and Cameron. This place is quite nice to visit because every graffiti artiste and their dog seems to be constantly expressing themselves in there.

For your C&C etc etc...

1 and 3 dont do anything for me. i think #2 is very cleverly done. i can see what you were trying to do i just dont know if you pulled it off totally but i dont know why. lol maybe the chair is too close ? maybe it doesnt need to be there at all ? i dont know.

i get the feeling though it needs to be viewed large to be fully appreciated. the small sizing does nothing for the image.

I think #1 has some editorial merit given what you said about the location, but in that regard I think #3 tops it for editorial. #2 is a great image. I think it has mood and a sense of drama with the subject matter, composition and contrast. Nice place to shoot.

Hey Suren, I think the first has a lot more merit than the what the initial look gives it, it is a well crafted image with some good key elements, as previously mentioned, it does make for a good editorial image, particularly with the figure subtly included. The natural lighting in this one is also very nice, as you probably remember me banging on about..

The second shot is good, but could be jazzed up with a slightly less conventional composition, maybe positiononing the chair so it is not such a dominant anchor point within the frame?

The third image has me a bit muddled, i like it, but at the same time I don't! I think its because the composition does not quite feel complete, i am not much help here to be honest.. Although the processing and high key look does appeal to me.

Pardon my ignorance, but the most appealing aspect of these images to me is a technical one. I like the high resolution and fine detail even at this reduced size, without any sign of oversharpening.

Cheers
Steffen.

biggerry wrote:Hey Suren, I think the first has a lot more merit than the what the initial look gives it, it is a well crafted image with some good key elements, as previously mentioned, it does make for a good editorial image, particularly with the figure subtly included. The natural lighting in this one is also very nice, as you probably remember me banging on about..

Thanks for modelling there. Yeah that was bootiful portrait light that day.

biggerry wrote:The second shot is good, but could be jazzed up with a slightly less conventional composition, maybe positiononing the chair so it is not such a dominant anchor point within the frame?

I will have another look. Unfortunately I didn't take any more compo of this one. It's time to move on from the cliched compos I reckon.

biggerry wrote: but at the same time I don't! I think its because the composition does not quite feel complete, i am not much help here to be honest.

Thanks for your thoughts. Here the overexposure is deliberate as I didn't want to show the outside trees etc.

JordanP wrote:#2 is a great image. I think it has mood and a sense of drama with the subject matter, composition and contrast.

Thanks Jordan. I was trying to create little tension there. I was hoping the annonymity of the painter would add to that feel.

Rooz wrote: i think #2 is very cleverly done.

You know what they say, real estate photography is 95% moving furniture and 5% taking pictures.

Steffen wrote: I like the high resolution and fine detail even at this reduced size, without any sign of oversharpening.

Hi Steffen, I just use LR - sharpen for screen - medium (if at high resolution) and low if the picture is already cropped.