In a message dated 1/28/01 10:24:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Subj: Re: Viewing distance
Date: 1/28/01 10:24:03 PM Eastern Standard Time
<< Would you say this is because of a change in viewing
distance/perspective?>>
Collin
At 08:39 PM 1/28/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Here's an interesting thought that came to me as I read your post (we agree
>there more than disagree): say you (Frantisek) have a striking 4 x 6 print,
>so much so that you want to enlarge it.
>How many times has the enlargement disappointed you?
>(Quite frequently for me.)
Collin, the phenomenon has happened to me more with portraiture (head shots)
than with landscapes or macros. The face that is interesting, dynamic, the
face that draws people in at 5 x 7 or 7 x 9, seems to startle the same
viewers when the face itself is "oversized" (larger than, or close to
life-size).
A 30 x 40 landscape can be "charming" at 7 x 9 and utterly impressive at 30
x 30 or 30 x 40. A 15" blood red tomato in a 20 x 24 still-life, though
grossly larger than life size, never startles but those too large faces...
I copied a very famous lady photographer's "intimate" portraiture style. She
was right in that I get the same price (I also copied her price list) for a 7
x 9 or 7 x 10 or even 7 x 12 landscape as I get for a 16 x 20. She said it's
all in the presentation and so far she's right.
A 7 x 9 portrait, properly finished, framed and presented, draws people up
close, sometimes shoulder to shoulder as they view the picture.
*Strangely enough, I've noticed viewers of my "intimate" sized portraits and
landscapes often reach out to touch them and find the photos just beyond
their fingertips. Each person of course stopping in front of the photo at a
distance where *they* feel most comfortable. Those personal preferences
prompted my observation about viewing distances.
Mafud
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