Overgaard Posted November 7, 2006 Share #1 Â Posted November 7, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) R8, 35mm, 200 ISO Kodak, Imacon scan. No 2 is R8 80mm F/1.4 @ 2.8 Â It's for a spread and of course the one of them is perfect for text "on the wall." But I also like the other one... Â Which you like the best? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Asher Kelman Posted November 7, 2006 Share #2  Posted November 7, 2006 I like the first picture. It seems more architectural and cleaner in design. Of course it has space for text. I'm not sure I like the pose in the second image so much. It would depend on the context of the text to go with it!  I do like the colors!  Asher Kelman  http://www.openphotographyforums.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamilsukun Posted November 7, 2006 Share #3 Â Posted November 7, 2006 Thorsten, Â These are very fine images. If a seleciton is required I would vote for the first one. Thanks for sharing. Â Regards, Kamil Sukun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodaktrix Posted November 7, 2006 Share #4  Posted November 7, 2006 Definitely No. 1! What I do not like about No.2 is that she is sitting in the left section of the frame AND the body faced to the left corner. For me this way she is stuck between the (needless) door on the right and the frame on the left.  Best regards  Oliver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted November 7, 2006 Share #5 Â Posted November 7, 2006 No.1 for preference - a very nice shot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted November 7, 2006 Share #6 Â Posted November 7, 2006 Definately #1, much neater composition and will work much better in print with overlaid text. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted November 7, 2006 Share #7 Â Posted November 7, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I like the second one, except for the pieces of cardboard boxes poking into the frame on the right side. I would also like more contrast in the woman's face in both shots. The reason I like #2 is that the woman is looking at the camera, thereby engaging the viewer. In the first one she seems aloof, as if she is ignoring the viewer's presence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share #8  Posted November 7, 2006 Very clear opinions - except for Brent who of course HAD to spoil the simplicty of it all  Anyhow, I agree. No 1 was my first choice, but then when I looked at no 2 again, I thought "why the hell did you think no 1 was the best?" When I posted I was sure everybody would say no 2 was the best. But not. Hmm...  She's a business woman and I like it to be a bit messy and chaotic - as is life. But I also try to consider how she looks at herself, how she wants the tiles on the wall to look (that's what she sells), if she would want her logo to appear in the window as it does in no 1 - and the same time taking into consideration what would be best for the reader, the designer and the photographer.  That's why it is tricky.  So please, continue. It's VERY interesting to hear these comments.  An note of interst, by the way: The floow is made of white tiles too. madeamano Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted November 7, 2006 Author Share #9 Â Posted November 7, 2006 floow = floor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesh Posted November 7, 2006 Share #10 Â Posted November 7, 2006 No. 1 - but maybe the sign on the building seen through the window is a slight distraction? Aaah now I see why, slow on the uptake..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted November 7, 2006 Share #11  Posted November 7, 2006 Torsten  Definitely #1 - I like the warmth, the colours and the nearness of the subject in #2 but the expression kills it for me - #1 hangs together much more neatly for all purposes IMHO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 8, 2006 Share #12 Â Posted November 8, 2006 Thorsten - Â Excellent, as usual. I prefrer 1 for the framing, head position and expression. Â Stuart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwinther Posted November 8, 2006 Share #13 Â Posted November 8, 2006 # 2 is for sure my preference. It is more alive and, to me has a warmth to it. Also it has some activity in it, #1 does not have. Â /Lars Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackart Posted November 8, 2006 Share #14 Â Posted November 8, 2006 #1. I would like to crop off the door, on the right side, leaving the model on the 1/3 axis. Â -jaak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted November 8, 2006 Share #15 Â Posted November 8, 2006 No 1 is my preference. Apart from the door, i'd crop the hanging light also. Â Best Azzo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic vic Posted November 8, 2006 Share #16 Â Posted November 8, 2006 hi thorsten... when this kind of portrait is done then it is not just a portrait of a person. the approach to the interior design also should be serioulsy concidered... none of them is "perfect", but if needed, i would rather prefer to go with #1... it is simply slightly better combination of "person in the environment/interior"...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
like_no_other Posted November 8, 2006 Share #17 Â Posted November 8, 2006 I think the photos are not bad. But I think too that for the purpose of a portrait the person is just to small. You maybe could change the woman and the picture will be allmost the same. Â Best regards, Philip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted November 8, 2006 Share #18 Â Posted November 8, 2006 Chair and boxes are a distraction in #2. Â #1 is in harmony and is good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted November 9, 2006 Share #19 Â Posted November 9, 2006 Thorsten, you indicated this was going to be printed as a spread. If this is the case, I would chose number one. The gutter would fall in a comfortable spot, and there would be a nice imbalance on the two pages with weight to the right and open space on the left. With the second shot, when you divide it in half, there is equal detail on both sides which I find too static. If you need to add copy, you have a natural place for it on the left in number one. In number two, you would have to crop the right to create a space, or insert a panel or some such device. And that would add more complexity to the already busy shot. Finally, while I like the eye contact in the second shot, I find the body position more balanced in the first. In the second shot her body creates too many diagonals which give me the feeling she is ready to fall over. Otherwise, both shots are excellent. DD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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