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03/07/2007 12:13:28 AM · #1 |
ok, well I accept the fact that in the most part the voters didn't feel my recent challenge really fit the challenge. even though the lighting ratio was a 5:1 thus making it by def. low key...but i'm not bitter about that, I'm really not.
What I am though, is looking for some feedback. I'm getting ready to go into my final portfolio in order to graduate, and I am thinking about entering the shot I used into my final portfolio. I'm centering my portfolio very losely around the idea that cropping can replace propping. Maybe go back to the elements of visual design, and explore the idea of line and rule of thirds in an image.
thankyou in advance for the feedback!
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03/07/2007 12:45:00 AM · #2 |
I'm guessing most people think "low key" means "dark," and your shot isn't.
I'm no expert, though, and worried myself because my entry had some bright spots in it.
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03/07/2007 12:53:23 AM · #3 |
Sorry, accidentally posted this as a comment on the photo rather than in the thread... So... now you can have it both places!!
Low Key does usually mean dark. However, here you have black rather than dark. If this same shot had been done with darker lighting, those black stripes would have been so much bolder, and the picture would stand out more. With this lighting the image seems a little washed out. |
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03/07/2007 01:03:20 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by levyj413:
I'm guessing most people think "low key" means "dark," and your shot isn't. |
misinformed voters trying to vote as accurate professionals.
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03/07/2007 01:06:19 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by crayon:
Originally posted by levyj413:
I'm guessing most people think "low key" means "dark," and your shot isn't. |
misinformed voters trying to vote as accurate professionals. |
First, since when are voters trying to be professionals?
Second, what makes you think all professionals share the same opinion?
Finally, here's what the description said: "Low key describes a mostly dark image, with few highlights."
For those of us unwashed masses who don't have the benefit of a Ph.D. in photography or fine arts, I don't think it's really appropriate to smack us for following the description on the challenge.
I know there are some who think there's one definition for everything, and who look down on those of us not familiar with such terms, but that's life at DPC.
Message edited by author 2007-03-07 01:06:52.
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03/07/2007 04:00:21 PM · #6 |
woa woa woa, I'm not looking for feedback in context of the challenge. I'm looking for feedback as an image, in a portfolio, to graduate collage, with other images losely based on "cropping not propping", what do you think?
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03/07/2007 04:08:49 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by gi_joe05:
I'm centering my portfolio very losely around the idea that cropping can replace propping. |
I like the idea. I've long been a fan of filling the frame with nothing but subject.
As far as the photo goes, I think it's a good entry into your portfolio. I'm not really seeing the 5:1 lighting ratio, but I think it gets lost in post-process.
Your photo lacks enough contrast and has not hit the black point on the low end. I'm not sure if it's a monitor calibration problem, but possibly is.
Go back into photoshop with it and look at the info tool with the color dropper selected. Areas you think should be black should have a 0,0,0 RGB reading.
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03/07/2007 04:11:24 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by levyj413:
I don't think it's really appropriate to smack us for following the description on the challenge.
I know there are some who think there's one definition for everything, and who look down on those of us not familiar with such terms, but that's life at DPC. |
A good rant for this thread //www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=558894
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03/07/2007 04:53:07 PM · #9 |
I personally love the cropping, composition, lighting and everything about this image. I think it illustrates your point well.
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