Antique Bottles

Comments appreciated as always.

I like it...it's got an oldy worldy feel....how about doing some more.

ok bob. I still don't like the white borders on these, so you'll have to excuse me on that score.

 

This crop is pretty tight...but it works. Sometimes an image needs to loosen up a bit, but not here. It's snugg and cozey rather than empty and unrefined.

 

You've handled glass in the classic way: Lighting behind it, not on it. (I'll have to send someone to this page). The light on yon background, with pane markings, is very effective in terms of mood, rather than just a spot on bare seamless.

 

Those are probably apothecary bottles, at one time filled with some sort of prescription wizardry, snake oil, wild boar sweat, or something, but their photo reminds me more of "Grandma" than anything else, as if you were just happening to be walking by with your Sinar and Sinaron, tripod, light meter, polaroid film holder, dark cloth, etc, and caught the afternoon light as it was just "SO" by her kitchen window ledge, or counter. A great gotcha shot!

 

 

I love the shapes, the grain and the monochromatic coloring. The tight crop is terrific. I could see this hanging on a wall in a trendy home or in an apothecary. Very nice.

lovely .. the technique is deffinalety nice .. have you ever tried to remove the paper strip from the side? .. is this at all possible? .. without photoshop that is..?

Hi Bob:

 

These subjects and this arrangement are a bit too complex to deliver the pure visual punch and simplicity of design that 've been the hallmark of so many of your previous Polaroid transfers. Not a bad thing, just different. And as always, beautifully and tastefully executed.

Thanks everyone! :-)

 

Lee Do - I could easily remove that paper strip if I wanted, but I personally like image transfers that keep the entire border visible, and it is a very common practice. Anyone who has purchased one of my transfers is of course free to hide the border with the framing.

 

One thing I like about the border is that every photographer doing image transfer is restricted to a specific playing field. There is no cropping, no enlarging, or no reducing for that matter. That border defines the playing field, and in a that way connects all image transfers.

THREE bottles. Why am I not surprised? I think this is very effective; the blurry look allows the viewer to concentrate on the quality of the light.

Uh oh! I think I'm becoming predictable. :-)

Hello ............................. Just stopping by per Doug's suggestion to see how I'm supposed to do it ........................... And to punctuation mark you to death ........................ !!! ........................ Smiling out loud.

 

Might leave a comment but why the heck should you care what I think ?? ....................... (-;

 

Seriously these are fine images in my arrogant opinion .......... as you know I've 6-6'd a few already ............................. Just trying to protect you from having any dilusions ......................... !!! ........................ (-;

Let the punctuation fly Ken. I'm a fan of them myself! This one's my favorite ; but I rarely use it. Strange!

 

I do care what you think, and I certainly appreciate the kind words.

 

As for any delusions I may have? For a while I thought Brad Pitt was the antichrist but then I realized I was only pissy at him because he married my ex-wife Jennifer Aniston. But otherwise I feel pretty good these days. :-)

Kezia, we are not surprised because we do learn to expect the best on this portfolio. And he remains so humble.

 

Very ethereal Bob! Why am I not surprised, either?

I hope you are not defending Bob from me with your comment, Margaret; he doesn't need it. I thought it was clear that my comment about the predictability of the threes was a joke. Many of his photos are already among my favourites on this site, and I like this one too (but forgot to rate it, which is why you may have suspected that my comment was a criticism).

What a great way to start the day! Thank you both very much!

 

Don't worry Kezia, I knew you were kidding.

Nope, not defending him Kezia. I have read quite a few of your comments here and there. I recognize good humor. :)

Well, it may run against Anna's aesthetic sense, but not mine. I think its very tasteful and very delicate. I just wish I could see the actual finished product. I saw my first set of top-notch polaroid transfers this past Friday night. Aside from the great colors and tones, I absolutely loved the texturing created from the watercolor paper. I'm sure this would be equally pleasing to the eye. The back-lighting is great, but what I really like is that lovely shallow DOF. The whole composition has feeling, a nice comforting feeling of being with old members of the family. Very nicely done Bob.

Hello Bob. Very nice work, consistently. I wonder would you let *us* know what you do with these images beside post them here at photonet? They seem very appropriate for corporate art, visually and psychologically, and also because they would reproduce very well by inkjet.

I'm also curious, what does "avoid rating" mean?... t

Hi Tom, thanks for stopping by!

 

I originally started doing these transfers just for fun, and I would give them to family and friends as gifts. Along the way I got my originals into a few small galleries around the country, and after that a publisher released several as open edition prints. Unfortunately with the economy the way it is this publisher is struggling (along with every other print publisher) so things have kind of stagnated.

 

I think "avoid rating" means Anna didn't like this image very much, and did not want to rate it below average. Or worse. :-) I sent her an email to say that I want her to feel free to rate my images however she likes, but it seems she'd rather keep things as they are.

"avoid rating"... wierd.

I think you should get these images out. I am very serious when I say they would sell well as corporate decor. See if you can locate a gallery here in Atlanta Ga. USA called Soho Myriad. I'll bet they'd be interested. Do you inkjet print? Check SwanStock,

http://www.mvswanson.com/about_mvs/about_mvs.htm

too... t

p.s. where in the www are you?

Hi Bob,

 

i just LOVE your style and this one is one of my favorites. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.

all the best

mia