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Rule Broken!!!
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:31 pmby stubbsy
One of my personal little rules is NOT to do those arty farty colour in a black and white shot.
You know the sort - black and white shot of someone holding a red, red rose and the rose is petals are coloured.
My vow to myself is not to do such cliched shots
NEVER
EVER
Until now.
Does this work, or should I have stuck with my rule?
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:36 pmby birddog114
NO!
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:36 pmby macka
I like it, but then, I do not have an automatic hatred of selective colour. I tried one recently, but it didn't work out anywhere near as well as this.
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:57 pmby shakey
Certainly looks a colourful character. The screendoor in the background is tragic. I'd transport him to a Greek Isle with whitewashed walls and some colourful flowers in window boxes in the background (and keep the whole thing in colour).
All opinions given for free...and probably not worth that much.
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 8:40 pmby Suri
Have to agree with Shakey here.
Too bad about the screen door!!
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 8:57 pmby Alpha_7
Shakey's got a good idea do a MattK extraction of the colourful Peter and then find some more interesting background to sit him infront of
For what it's worth I agree the screen door kind of kills it for me.
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:02 pmby Nnnnsic
I don't think it works.
It's not arty... it's just blah.
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:07 pmby birddog114
Nnnnsic wrote:I don't think it works.
It's not arty... it's just blah.
Leigh,
Don't you know Newcastle is raining all day today?
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:07 pmby stubbsy
OK - Screen door gone, coloured and B & W backgrounds now. Better?
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Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:09 pmby birddog114
stubbsy wrote:OK - Screen door gone, coloured background. Better?
NO! coloured background is too heavy!
O/T:
I thought you're gone for dinner with friends
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:21 pmby stubbsy
birddog114 wrote:stubbsy wrote:OK - Screen door gone, coloured background. Better?
NO! coloured background is too heavy!
O/T:
I thought you're gone for dinner with friends
Image replaced by one with a lighter background (which
BTW is the original background with a slight desat and hue shift. The wall was painted with the same paint as the chair!)
Re: O/T - Friend's mum in hopsital - dined alone
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:35 pmby Dug
Christine Keeler it's not!
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:37 pmby stubbsy
Dug wrote:Christine Keeler it's not!
First thing I thought of when he posed for the shot. Mentioned this to Leigh (nnnnsic) who didn't know what I was talking about so I had to show him the pic. And he went to art school
I must be getting old
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:40 pmby macka
Definately looks better without the screen door.
After seeing the coloured background I think I prefer it after all. I still don't hate the grey though.
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:47 pmby big pix
for selective colour this is a nice image..... but....... I find that it could have been shot aganist the plain grey background...... as there is too much colour for a selective colour image...... colour the chair and the colours in the garment and you have selective colour, leave the rest as B&W........
for me just too much colour.......
Posted:
Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:16 pmby Big Red
for me it needs a more detailed B&W background as its just too plain.
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Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:05 amby greencardigan
The selective colour treatment works well on occasions. Looks good here.
Posted:
Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:43 pmby Sheila Smart
stubbsy wrote:Dug wrote:Christine Keeler it's not!
First thing I thought of when he posed for the shot. Mentioned this to Leigh (nnnnsic) who didn't know what I was talking about so I had to show him the pic. And he went to art school
I must be getting old
I have a signed (Lewis Morley) copy of the famous Keeler snap. Might be worth something one day! Morley was visiting Sydney a few years back and was flogging off signed copies.
Cheers
Sheila
