Photo A Day (San Francisco & Surrounding Areas)

[JMG]

All images (in larger format) (http://www.jmg-galleries.com/photo_a_day/)
I welcome you to visit the site to see background I've added about each shot. It might help better put the images in context.


http://www.jmg-galleries.com/photo_a_day/images/051406_sfmoma_lights_550c.jpg (http://www.jmg-galleries.com/photo_a_day/index.html#051406)


http://www.jmg-galleries.com/photo_a_day/images/051206_half_full_half_empty_550c.jpg (http://www.jmg-galleries.com/photo_a_day/index.html#051206)


http://www.jmg-galleries.com/photo_a_day/images/050606_happiest_place_550c.jpg (http://www.jmg-galleries.com/photo_a_day/index.html#050606)

Jim
JMG-Galleries.com (http://www.jmg-galleries.com)

[greg20d]

not the most flattering shots of the city ..lol

[JMG]

not the most flattering shots of the city ..lol

There are good and bad things captured. Every city has that. I like the idea of capturing something that sticks in your memory... good or bad. This exercise is to help me expand my photographic vision. Farther back there are landscapes... which are my typical photographic subject.

[JabberJaw]

I like your shots. Many years ago I worked at the corner of Montgomery and Market and watched them build the MOMA. It is an interesting building. Unfortunately, I moved away before it opened so I never had the opportunity to visit it.

[JMG]

I like your shots. Many years ago I worked at the corner of Montgomery and Market and watched them build the MOMA. It is an interesting building. Unfortunately, I moved away before it opened so I never had the opportunity to visit it.


Downtown is very different now. Its amazing how they've transformed South of Market. You should definitely return to see how different things are. There would be plenty of photo opportunities thats for sure.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Jim
JMG-Galleries (http://www.jmg-galleries.com)

[viewing-the-invisible]

I really like the first and the third photograph. The building was cropped a little to close on the first one though in my opinion.

[jngo]

i've shot that same angle of the moma, but never thought to do it at night. never even knew it had lights like that. great shots

[Nick C.]

I love that first shot as well. I also like the baseball shot on your website.

[Keiffer]

Great shots! I like the dumpster diving shot and the poster boy for Disney. Hey Disney may want to use that shot:-)

[Rubi Jane]

Jim, I checked out your whole series to date...great mixture of images and some very nice captures among them. I'll bookmark & try to return monthly. The shot-a-day concept is a something I've thought about but I'm not regimented enough to execute I fear.

[JMG]

I've had a busy week, but I'm glad to see others enjoying these shots.

viewing-the-invisible - I actually have more space above the image. I cropped it down a bit too much.

jngo - The lighting in the evening is pretty nice. iIs worth checking out.

Nick C. The baseball shot was fun to capture. Too bad the game wasn't that great.

Keiffer - If I hear from Disney I'll let you know. LOL I'm not holding my breath.

Rubi Jane - Thank you for viewing my web site. There is quite a bit there. I've had the goal of keeping each image strong and visually interesting, but its tough to do every day. Hopefully I'll be able to maintain my momentum.

[drewmk2]

Jim, they look great. Would you be willing to share how you did the frames? I love the design.

[JMG]

Jim, they look great. Would you be willing to share how you did the frames? I love the design.

I'm glad you the images and the frame. It is custom made in Photoshop. It's pretty easy to create. I'd imagine there is software out there that enables you to do it easier than my method.

The basics of how I did it are...
1. determine a canvas size larger than your image to support your border.
2. create a background layer that is white
3. create a new layer that is all black.
4. use the marquee tool to select the area of your image where your image will reside
5. hit the delete key
6. resize your image and paste it into the frame.
7. save your PSD and save out your image optimized for the web.

Oh and I forgot if you choose to add text you just simply add the text with the text tool in photoshop. The work is in the math... determing border size, image size, etc.

Hope that helps.

Jim
JMG-Galleries.com (http://www.jmg-galleries.com)

[TheFlyOnTheWall]

All of them are nice, but the last one is the most interesting...