A3 (c. 16"x12") print on:
Permajet Gold Silk (£26)
Innova Soft-textured matt (£24)
A2 (c. 23"x16") print on:
Permajet Gold Silk (£40)
Innova Soft-textured matt (£36)
Permajet Gold Silk (£40)
Innova Soft-textured matt (£36)
framing suggestion:
Snape Maltings bench
There are many elements that in combination make a typical 'good' photograph: subject
matter nowithstanding, you need the 'eye' and the commitment to see the picture, to
have the technical requirements as second nature, a good sense of composition and a
certain one-ness with the subject. And, most importantly - and I've only come lately to
realise this - a total disregard for whether anyone else likes the picture or not. Ask ten
people to chose their favourites among your pictures and you'll get ten different answers.
Display your work on a market stall and often the most unlikely will sell. It takes all sorts,
but often the best critic of your work is you, and ultimately it's your choices that count.
That's why I quite like this picture, and I think nobody else does! Detail in shadows and
highlights, normally an essential aspect of a good photograph, have been compromised,
along with composition 'rules'. Contrast (in post-production) has been heightened for
impact, so shadow detail under the bench has been sacrificed in favour of some residual
highlight detail in the reeds; the composition is eccentric; and the texture overlay probably
not to everyone's liking. But for me the result is a calming meditative scene evoking a lark
ascending, or a quiet hour with a drink and a book.
There are many elements that in combination make a typical 'good' photograph: subject matter
nowithstanding, you need the 'eye' and the commitment to see the picture, to have the technical
requirements as second nature, a good sense of composition and a certain one-ness with the
subject. And, most importantly - and I've only come lately to realise this - a total disregard for
whether anyone else likes the picture or not. Ask ten people to chose their favourites among your
pictures and you'll get ten different answers. Display your work on a market stall and often the most
unlikely will sell. It takes all sorts, but often the best critic of your work is you, and ultimately it's your
choices that count. That's why I quite like this picture, and I think nobody else does! Detail in
shadows and highlights, normally an essential aspect of a good photograph, have been
compromised, along with composition 'rules'. Contrast (in post-production) has been heightened for
impact, so shadow detail under the bench has been sacrificed in favour of some residual highlight
detail in the reeds; the composition is eccentric; and the texture overlay probably not to everyone's
liking. But for me the result is a calming meditative scene evoking a lark ascending, or a quiet hour
with a drink and a book.
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A3 (c. 16"x12") print on:
Permajet Gold Silk (£26)
Innova Soft-textured matt (£24)
A2 (c. 23"x16") print on:
Permajet Gold Silk (£40)
Innova Soft-textured matt (£36)
Permajet Gold Silk (£40)
Innova Soft-textured matt (£36)