Hi Paul ... Generally I make the first print full frame, and then live with it a while to see if there's a better crop or way to present the photo and tell the story. In this case, the posted pic is close to full frame. I can see where a tighter crop could be beneficial, but, before make the final decision, I want to look at the results in context with the other pics in the series, and try to standardize on a crop and format, i.e., distance from subjects and their relationship to the frame, tonality, contrast, etc.
I've looked again at the photo in light of Norm's comments, and have decided that I like the image, and that it tells a nice story of the relationship between these two people. I believe that story will be deeper with one or more other photos from that scene, but I also feel that this one can stand alone. Thanks for your input, shel > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I find it very engaging. There's certainly a story in the apparent joy > that seems to color this relationship. I like the composition and > framing, but I wonder if a very tight crop wouldn't serve it better. > Paul > On Apr 19, 2004, at 9:45 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Hi Norm, > > > > I thought it was more than that ... However, I'll take > > another look at it and the rest of the series. Maybe it > > needs the other photos to make it work better. I like it, > > though, even as it stands. > > > > Norm Baugher wrote: > >> > >> I like it Shel, but it's begging for a story. Without one it's...as > >> you > >> say, "ho hum" <g> > >> Norm > >> > >> Shel Belinkoff wrote: > >> > >>> This is one shot of a series of six or eight. I'll put up a > >>> few more once my computer gets fixed. > >>> > >>> http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/paw/best_friends.html > >>> > >>> as usual, comments and crits welcome ... > >>> > >>> shel > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >
