I released a new piece this weekend at Wicked Faire (shown above) — and sold out of them on the first day! I haven’t had a piece sell out this quickly since releasing it’s sister piece, The Ravenous Lady. ….which makes a boy think, to … Read More →
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Compositions, Day 4-ish
It seems my drive across country to Wicked Faire has run me a few days late of my composition exercises. Perhaps it was the long multi-day drive, or the crowd of people surrounding me all day in their delightful costumes, perhaps it is just the … Read More →
Compositions, Day 3
Switching to a Panoramic format for today’s installment. Notice the way I’ve managed to add a sense of length and space to this image, even though it is the exact same negative? This is one of the reasons why I am so vehemently opposed to … Read More →
Composition Exercise, Day 2
Today’s iteration of the same image switches over to 4×5 format, crops out some of the vertical elements, and pushes the hand distorted by glass over to the far edge of one of the “rule of thirds” lines. What do you think of the differences … Read More →
Compositional Exercise, Day 1
While reviewing my lomography-style photographs from Capricon last night, I made some oblique “rule of thirds” joke which was totally lost on my companion. So, I started demonstrating the effects of composition and cropping on a photograph for her. The idea appeals to me on … Read More →
Composition Exercise, Day 5
Same photograph, different cropping. The shift to a portrait format really changes the mood of the piece. Next time, I’m going to start making slight changes in the processing techniques as well.