Sun Studios, Memphis, TN

I went to Nashville and Memphis on a photo shoot recently (I'm a copywriter

for an ad agency... not a pro photographer) and snapped this one off before

being lucky enough to go and jam in the studio. It's a simple shot, but the

blend of colors and textures appeals to me. What do you think?

Cool picture Robert. I like the composition quite a bit. The angle is great and I think you have the right balance of brick and sky. Did you use a polarizer? I suspect you can't do anything about it, but I wonder if there is anything you can do to deal with the white space on the lower left as it is a bit distracting. The biggest issue I have is that my eye gets drawn first to the upper right, then the lower left, and finally to the subject into the center. Again, I am not sure how to deal with that.

 

Nice work.

 

Eric

Eric,

I love white space. But a problem I'm sure I'm not the first to notice is that whatever color you choose for the background of a photo (I'm talking about the matte, web page or whatever the photo is presented on) is basically made useless in the photo itself. This is why I use a dark gray background when I create web photo galleries. Even within the photo, white appears to be clear or nonexistant when presented on a white background, It's even worse when, as in this photo, white appears at the edge of the photo.

Sorry, Eric. I forgot to answer your question. No polarizer was used. Thanks again for your comments.

-Rob

I agree with you Robert that the blend of colors and textures catch the eye immediately but beyond that I fail to see the artistic value of this shot. It might have a commercial value for an ad agency and your photographers colleagues will surely tell you more about it.

Great colors. Leaves me wanting to see more.

OK, so you went for rakish, but it needs more than that. Not interesting, sorry.

Great contrast and texture, and an original composition! Good work.