My problem is when a critique echoes another. The tightness at the top was
intentional. One doesn't need any more information in that respect. The
subject was finished. Why provide more. Are you suggesting that a
traditional definition of comp., subjects you to needing more room? Old
school taught us, that room on either side of the subject was necessary.
But, we as artists have broken though those paradigms.....can't you?
Do you remember a television ad, from AT&T that located the subject in the
very lower right of the comp.? The subject looked into the bottom of the
frame. An absolute no-no at one time. Now it’s the shit. Very creative.
Beyond the borders, way to cool. Outside the box.
Gregory
Gig Harbor, WA.
-----Original Message-----
From: Emily L. Ferguson
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 8:59 AM
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
Subject: Re: 9 members' photographs in PF's exhibit space on JAN 04, 2014
At 6:03 PM +0000 1/4/14, Andrew Davidhazy wrote:
Happy New Year!
The PhotoForum members' gallery/exhibit space was updated JAN 04, 2014.
Authors with work now on display at:
http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery.html include:
Gregory david Stempel - Street Lamps
Too much information on the Right side. Not quite enough on the top.
Bob McCulloch - Boats
Extremely common shot. Just a report. If you live where this
happens all the time, go back and take the same situation 15 times or
so until you find a new way of saying it.
Dan Mitchell - Android
It's a shame they didn't alternate the womanniken legs when they set
them up. Kinda a standard perspective showing some tired
slice-of-life but not enough effort on the part of the Android holder.
Tina Manley - Children with Pig, 2002
Really dark on my monitor. I wish there were some connection between
the kids and the pig, instead of between the kids and the
photographer. Personally, I'm not much into posed shots.
John Palcewski - Hand
It would be more interesting if there were some evidence that the
facial expression was connected to the hand, or the hand shape. The
facial expression is very strong, competing with the position of the
hand within the frame and possibly giving the lie to the captioned
subject.
Yoram Gelman - Veranda in Decay
I looked for quite a while trying to figure out the decay part.
There is a small gap between the farthest post and the railing to its
right. I think I'd prefer a little less black.
Christopher Strevens - The way.
Trash. No particular evidence of a way, except possibly of the way
people abuse their environments. Somehow I doubt that's what Chris
was trying to say.
Art Faul -
Not sure what the image has to do with the caption, especially when
digital display in the forum gallery is so poorly suited to revealing
evidence of print quality. Not inclined to keep looking when such
ugly language accompanies the presentation.
Randy Little -
Wonderful how much improved graphic design has become since this
business card. The card exposes to me how ugly typewriter font has
always been. No evidence on the card for why "Meyer" is being
mentioned in the caption, or for what a bi-plane aerial photography
service has to do with the Indy 500.
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