I'm please – should I be?

[blue_max]

UPDATE - url removed because of the addition of additional photos by client. Thanks all for your comments.

I did some shots of a client who paints as a hobby. I did some post-processing techiques to them and am quite pleased with the result.

Are they worthy?

Graham

nb link may change soon as the client has their own shots to add.

[Andy_T]

BlueMax,

either the 'simpleViewer' is doing something strange to the images (they are small and very pixelated with some strange grain) or your post processing is not totally compatible with my taste :wink:

Another thing striking me is that you have 5 images of the outside of the venue and the advertisment, 2 images of the artist and 0 images of the actual art ... which strikes me as odd selection:wink:

Best regards,
Andy

[blue_max]

BlueMax,

either the 'simpleViewer' is doing something strange to the images (they are small and very pixelated with some strange grain) or your post processing is not totally compatible with my taste :wink:

Another thing striking me is that you have 5 images of the outside of the venue and the advertisment, 2 images of the artist and 0 images of the actual art ... which strikes me as odd selection:wink:

Best regards,
Andy

Thanks for the response Andy,

I have 'film' grain on them and they are sharpened. Maybe they don't look so good on a PC :( Still good to hear.

It was not supposed to be a representation of the art - she has a website that I do for that purpose. My interest was to represent her achievement in putting on a solo show.

I took the shots, but wanted to put a style on them. In actual fact, the originals are not very interesting (even less so!). It was a chance to put a certain style into the pictures that was not present in the originals.

This sounds like I am trying to defend the pictures, but in reality I am listening to every word that anyone cares to write.

Sometimes you can get too close and need to be brought down to earth! You, my trusted friends, are the people to do it!

Graham

[nasriaz]

For what my opinion is worth, I think they look outstanding. I am not an indepth critic but to the general eye it looks very appealing.

[blue_max]

For what my opinion is worth, I think they look outstanding. I am not an indepth critic but to the general eye it looks very appealing.

Thank you for that – all comments are welcome. I actually layered a greyscale version over the top and a film grain on top of that. The results are dramatically different from the originals and I find myself going back and looking at them. I do know that quite a lot of people will potentially look at them, so need to be confident that they are 'generally' appealing and not just to me. This section of the forum is where I can be sure any failings will be highlighted - I don't think I have ever posted in this section before.

Graham

[wireburn]

I really like the photos. I will say I personally think the effect works better on the first photos than on the ones of the people, but I think it's a well done technique.

[thoha]

i really like the first photo, its really artistic to me, very meaningful. (the arrangement of the photos inside is really cool, esp the centre one , lookin at the audience). and i like the film grain on it, gives a different edge onto it. great work.

[VegasGeorge]

I'm sorry, I just don't understand this at all. Is it supposed to be pictures of names written on glass windows? Somehow or other I think I'm missing it.

[blue_max]

Thanks all. Quite polarised views, so it must be a little 'edgy' :lol:

I guess they must have enough personality to be loved or hated, which is a positive if you are looking to develop a style.

Graham

[Suedezu]

The shots are way too grainy and i don not see any advantage for that.

Compositionally i like the shot where the artist is smiling. But the grain ruins it...:(