i really hate to say this but the crookedness of the shot is really annoying to me, if you would have shot it strait towards the wall the picture frames and the edge of the piano would have been strait and the composition would be changed so much... i really like it but just that little thing is bothering me... good shot though hahahaha
yeah you might be right. maybe i'll try it again some day, and try to hit it straight on to see how that works. i think i might have thought it was unecessary to be so precise, or that rigid precision would be boring in a photo such as this (as opposed to say architecture). my old art teacher forbid us from using rulers when drawing/painting because it is unnatural and uninteresting. but maybe this rule doesn't translate to photography. perhaps precision is a lot more important when taking pictures. and maybe the way i did it just ends up being distracting because it is neither straight nor dramatically crooked. what do you think martin? or anyone else?
I think believe it has appeal is because I think the off-angles accentuate how he is looking STRAIGHT at you, and the rest of the image is skewed... It makes the directness of the gaze more striking and imposing than the setting.
oooh, wow! his stare is great! It seems like you have really interesting friends :P
ReplyDeletethanks adele! and yeah he's fantastic. one of my best friends.
ReplyDeletei really hate to say this but the crookedness of the shot is really annoying to me, if you would have shot it strait towards the wall the picture frames and the edge of the piano would have been strait and the composition would be changed so much... i really like it but just that little thing is bothering me... good shot though hahahaha
ReplyDeleteyeah you might be right. maybe i'll try it again some day, and try to hit it straight on to see how that works. i think i might have thought it was unecessary to be so precise, or that rigid precision would be boring in a photo such as this (as opposed to say architecture). my old art teacher forbid us from using rulers when drawing/painting because it is unnatural and uninteresting. but maybe this rule doesn't translate to photography. perhaps precision is a lot more important when taking pictures. and maybe the way i did it just ends up being distracting because it is neither straight nor dramatically crooked. what do you think martin? or anyone else?
ReplyDeleteI love this shot. So much energy and intensity in that face. Extreme off-centre placement of the head heightens the effect.
ReplyDeleteI think believe it has appeal is because I think the off-angles accentuate how he is looking STRAIGHT at you, and the rest of the image is skewed... It makes the directness of the gaze more striking and imposing than the setting.
ReplyDeletehm i like that point! smarty pants.
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