As you know, what I posted originally was uncropped. I usually don't crop much, if at all, for a number of reasons which I won't go into here.
But, when I saw that photo, I was thinking that it did need cropping. This is what I was thinking of:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2231745
Your comments seem to bear out what I was more or less thinking. Much of the white wall's gone. She's off centre now, which is much more pleasing to my eye, and it also brings out the mannequins a bit more - I think they play off her better now. It would have been nice to have more mannequin in there, but that's a mistake I made when I took the shot...
You'll just have to take my word that the print's sharp, I'm afraid. One can read the printing on her handbag quite easily off the print, but it's a blur in the scan.
Re: her cat eared hat; well, I screwed up taking it against the white wall, and I don't know what I can do about that now - not much I fear.
So, I know it didn't do much for you first time, Shel. Is this at least an improvement in your eyes? Anyone else have any thoughts?
BTW, I didn't call it a PAW because I do like it as a snap, and as a photo of a pretty girl, but not a lot more. I'm still interested in comments, so you all can be as brutal as you want.
Also, BTW, Shel, you're thinking of Robert Capa, no? Capra was the director, IIRC. <vbg>
cheers, frank
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Not Really a PAW - Pretty Young Woman with a Cigarette Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:19:08 -0800
Frank ...
I'm glad it's not really a PAW because it misses the mark a little. Doesn't work for me at all.
Frank Capra is said to have said "If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." All that wall on the left doesn't add a thing to the photo. It appears you could have gotten closer, and shown a little more of what was going on in the shop window, too. There's what seems to be a nice contrast, a nice offset, between the woman with the cigarette and the scene in the window.
The cat ears on the hat are barely visible ... I'd have liked to have seen more of those ears.
The expression on the woman's face is great. Clearly she enjoyed having you photograph her. Did you get her phone number for future modeling shots?
It would be great if you could get a better scanner ... I should talk - I don't even have one. Hmm, maybe I should get a sign and stand by the freeway exit, sign saying "Will work for scanner."
shel
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