Comments on: From my Photography Portfolio – ‘Upturned and Blue’ http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/ Logo & identity designer for hire. Creating clean and unique logos, identities and rebrands. Iconic, typographic & minimalist tendencies. 25 years experience. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:26:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-18323 Steve Tue, 19 May 2009 16:57:31 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-18323 Nicely done. Personally, I would have supressed the sun in the sky as it is visually dominant and directed the viewers attention more to the boat. Ultimately, you took a picture of the boat...not the sky, so making the boat visually dominant would make sense. Just some constructive criticism. Nice Photoshop work! Nicely done. Personally, I would have supressed the sun in the sky as it is visually dominant and directed the viewers attention more to the boat. Ultimately, you took a picture of the boat…not the sky, so making the boat visually dominant would make sense. Just some constructive criticism. Nice Photoshop work!

]]> By: Pat Anzanello http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-15428 Pat Anzanello Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:29:30 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-15428 Great! Great!

]]> By: Graham SMith http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14700 Graham SMith Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:33:27 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14700 Interesting to hear the conflicting views on one photograph, curious to hear both sides. Im not a trained professional, merely a enthused amateur, but I do feel I have a gift for natural composition, doesn't have to fit in with text book theory... I doo things my way. If I like the end result then that's good enough for me. If others like it then great... But its nice from time to time to share. I dont want to get pigeoned hole as a logo designer, as I do have many other interests and 'talents' so this post was just a small reminder about other aspects of my creativity. Interesting to hear the conflicting views on one photograph, curious to hear both sides.

Im not a trained professional, merely a enthused amateur, but I do feel I have a gift for natural composition, doesn’t have to fit in with text book theory… I doo things my way. If I like the end result then that’s good enough for me.

If others like it then great…

But its nice from time to time to share. I dont want to get pigeoned hole as a logo designer, as I do have many other interests and ‘talents’ so this post was just a small reminder about other aspects of my creativity.

]]> By: Jen http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14699 Jen Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:24:11 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14699 I think its a very interesting picture. For me, my eye is drawn along the sparkling pebbles and up towards the sun shining through the dark clouds (or the heavens opening?) The colored boat in the foreground is secondary, with the colour giving it a little personality. There's something about it that reminds me of Philip Dunn, subject matter?, glassyness of the pebbles?, Colour of the boat?. I'm not sure. I enjoy it though! I think its a very interesting picture. For me, my eye is drawn along the sparkling pebbles and up towards the sun shining through the dark clouds (or the heavens opening?) The colored boat in the foreground is secondary, with the colour giving it a little personality.
There’s something about it that reminds me of Philip Dunn, subject matter?, glassyness of the pebbles?, Colour of the boat?. I’m not sure. I enjoy it though!

]]> By: tobyct http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14618 tobyct Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:44:55 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14618 @ Jeremy. I disagree. The composition works well imo. Starting with the blue boat the eye is lead to the rope/wire coming off it and leads your view down to off centre where it is then pulled up by the bright part of the sky. Bit cluttered in the centre but the two important elements in this picture are the boat and the sky and the eye is lead from one to the other in an ordered fashion. My 2pence worth :-) @ Jeremy. I disagree. The composition works well imo. Starting with the blue boat the eye is lead to the rope/wire coming off it and leads your view down to off centre where it is then pulled up by the bright part of the sky. Bit cluttered in the centre but the two important elements in this picture are the boat and the sky and the eye is lead from one to the other in an ordered fashion.
My 2pence worth :-)

]]> By: Jeremy http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14615 Jeremy Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:31:22 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14615 the composition doesn't really make sense. My eyes get lost and I don't know what the subject is. Clearly the boat was intended to me because of the coloring but it fights with the composition. It does seem as if you are skilled with photoshop though. the composition doesn’t really make sense. My eyes get lost and I don’t know what the subject is. Clearly the boat was intended to me because of the coloring but it fights with the composition. It does seem as if you are skilled with photoshop though.

]]> By: finola prescott http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14614 finola prescott Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:14:16 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14614 Ah, I love to be inspired to take more photos - thanks for sharing the photo and your techniques used, going now, to dust off the camera lens... Ah, I love to be inspired to take more photos – thanks for sharing the photo and your techniques used, going now, to dust off the camera lens…

]]> By: tobyct http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14613 tobyct Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:06:39 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14613 Fantastic colour blue. Works really well. The overall layout of the picture is spot on. May be a slight soft burn along the ridges of the boat just to give it some body, but otherwise a great shot, definitely has a 'wow' factor. Fantastic colour blue. Works really well. The overall layout of the picture is spot on. May be a slight soft burn along the ridges of the boat just to give it some body, but otherwise a great shot, definitely has a ‘wow’ factor.

]]> By: Wonderfully evocative image | g2 http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14612 Wonderfully evocative image | g2 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:47:32 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14612 [...] This image by Graham Smith stopped me in my tracks this morning. Personally I think that the selective coloring thing has been done to within an inch of it’s life but here it really does add to the image. I do happen to be a real fan of close in wide angle work, gives almost any subject impact. Here is an unrelated tip - use it for portrait work. That is not one you will find in many photography how to books but it is used all the time by professionals. Possibly Related Posts:Excellent Twitter Article NYTIs the social web trivial?Photography philosophy - must readGoogle goes all 2nd Life on us.Photography studio single source lightingZooming using Firefox  Bookmark this Hide Sites [...] [...] This image by Graham Smith stopped me in my tracks this morning. Personally I think that the selective coloring thing has been done to within an inch of it’s life but here it really does add to the image. I do happen to be a real fan of close in wide angle work, gives almost any subject impact. Here is an unrelated tip – use it for portrait work. That is not one you will find in many photography how to books but it is used all the time by professionals. Possibly Related Posts:Excellent Twitter Article NYTIs the social web trivial?Photography philosophy – must readGoogle goes all 2nd Life on us.Photography studio single source lightingZooming using Firefox  Bookmark this Hide Sites [...]

]]> By: Steve http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14611 Steve Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:22:23 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14611 Superb image, very evocative, personally I am a sucker for very close in wide angle work. "It looks good. Just a suggestion though, you might try to move the boat so that its position is in one third of the picture, rather than in the middle. Just an idea." Please don't. Zstimpert, more time with the camera and less reading theory that is only meant as a starting point would be a good thing. Sure you don't want the photographer to draw a tic tac toe grid over the picture? This has great tension. Superb image, very evocative, personally I am a sucker for very close in wide angle work.

“It looks good. Just a suggestion though, you might try to move the boat so that its position is in one third of the picture, rather than in the middle. Just an idea.”
Please don’t. Zstimpert, more time with the camera and less reading theory that is only meant as a starting point would be a good thing. Sure you don’t want the photographer to draw a tic tac toe grid over the picture?

This has great tension.

]]> By: zstimpert http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14610 zstimpert Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:13:04 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14610 It looks good. Just a suggestion though, you might try to move the boat so that its position is in one third of the picture, rather than in the middle. Just an idea. It looks good. Just a suggestion though, you might try to move the boat so that its position is in one third of the picture, rather than in the middle. Just an idea.

]]> By: Cathy Ann Sterling http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14609 Cathy Ann Sterling Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:03:37 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14609 1st of all I love black & white photography and you have captured really nice contrasts and lights, creates a mood, and then bam, the blue. Love it!! I need to get a web site up for my photos, used to have one through the company I worked for but have not made my own yet. Need to work on that this year. 1st of all I love black & white photography and you have captured really nice contrasts and lights, creates a mood, and then bam, the blue. Love it!! I need to get a web site up for my photos, used to have one through the company I worked for but have not made my own yet. Need to work on that this year.

]]> By: kexadur http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14608 kexadur Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:58:13 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14608 your good your good

]]> By: Graham Smith http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14605 Graham Smith Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:40:46 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14605 Appreciate the kind words, I am really quite proud of this photo, which probably is obvious. I have some more I am working on that I hope to be able to show on IJC at some point. Appreciate the kind words, I am really quite proud of this photo, which probably is obvious. I have some more I am working on that I hope to be able to show on IJC at some point.

]]> By: Scott http://imjustcreative.com/from-my-photography-portfolio-upturned-and-blue/2009/02/23/#comment-14550 Scott Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:49:40 +0000 http://imjustcreative.com/?p=1213#comment-14550 Wonderful mix of beautiful black and white contrast and a splash of color. I love it! Wonderful mix of beautiful black and white contrast and a splash of color. I love it!

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