Wednesday, April 8, 2009

High Lineman


Here's a shot I took from my parked car at work on my lunch break the other day. [Whataburger, Rush on the radio, and a photo op! Life doesn't get any better, right?] I decided to take some inspiration from last nights Textures demo by BAPC "Photog of the Year" Steve Schuenke to kick it up a notch. Hope ya'll like it.
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7 comments:

  1. Barry ArmerApril 8, 2009 at 5:14 AM

    Cool use of texture! Kudo's for gett'in er done so quickly after the BAPC tutorial last night!

    I like the composition and the use of texture but I think it might be improved by bringing up the brightness on your main subject a tad to make him pop from the background.

    Cheers!
    Barry

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  2. AnonymousApril 8, 2009 at 6:07 AM

    I'm with Barry on all counts. Looked at the photo before Barry's comment and I have to agree about bringing up the exposure or placing a little more light on the worker.

    Really good job though.

    DHaass

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  3. Steve SchuenkeApril 8, 2009 at 6:42 PM

    I kind of like the silhouette. I'm thinking just the opposite - maybe leave the lineman silhouetted and bring up the background around him a little more but leave it dark just on the edge. Nice work!

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  4. AnonymousApril 9, 2009 at 6:35 AM

    I like the silhouette here too --- it makes it look like he is welding something and sparks are flying everywhere. You are a fast learner! Good use of texture, it makes an interesting effect.

    Cindi

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  5. AnonymousApril 9, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    If it was a full silhouette I would agree but, it's not. The structure is in silhouette, not the whole welder.

    He does deserve kudos for picking up on the effect so soon after Steve's demo.

    DHaass

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  6. LarryApril 10, 2009 at 3:21 AM

    Thanks for the comments. I'll try some of the tips and post the results later and see what everyone thinks.

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  7. Larry J. PatrickApril 10, 2009 at 8:11 AM

    It does not matter what everyone else thinks. What do you want the photo to be about? Steve said two very important things (he said more, but I will only quote two): trust your own instincts (because only you know what the photo is really about); and, make the texture, edge, etc play a supporting role, not the lead character in your image.

    If I am trying to climb into your head, I would say that this photo is about the welding and the light that it is generating. The man and the background is the supporting cast. If that is the case, I think you have done a really nice job showing us "the light."

    Good work on both the photo and the texture.

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