I viewed this photo from my phone, so I couldn't see the entire image right away, but the screen cropped it from the bar on the left until right before the edge of the window on the right. Have you thougt about cropping it to exclude the right portion of the bar? For me there is more movement from marys eyes to the two men at the bar. That out of focus area by the bar is really interesting to me. In fact, many of your bar portraits that are taken using a shallow depth of field could even work without the portrait in the foreground, although they are stunning as well. My mind is everywhere today, but who was the photographer you showed us in intro who took photos without people in them and simply with the spaces out of focus in the background that they would have occupied in the foreground? I want to say her name starts with an E but I could be wrong...I'm pretty sure I got a slight concussion this wknd while photowalking in milwaukee lol also, mary you are too hard on yourself...you are beautiful woman! :)
wow that was confusing..let me simplify: I meant did you think about cropping out the area that extends from mary's left (viewers rigt) shoulder to the edge of the right frame? The window is a bit distracting for me.
I agree with Sam--- except for the part about cropping out the window/door on the right. I think that window adds something to the photo-- help balancing it. Having two windows in the picture help my eyes flow through both sides of the pictures better, put more focus on the main subject in the middle, Mary, better.
If it was missing, my eyes will keep moving towards the light behind those two guys.
Again, I don't know Shane's intention -- how much focus he want on Mary, and how much on the surroundings and on other elements in the picture.
I hear you Mary.. hahaha psssshhhhhh showers... what are those anyway??
I love how Mary is isolated against the background though. I am not distracted by the bar much at all. The light that the door lets in is an important aspect of this photograph for me.
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Gross... I really didn't care about how I looked when I was in school...
I viewed this photo from my phone, so I couldn't see the entire image right away, but the screen cropped it from the bar on the left until right before the edge of the window on the right. Have you thougt about cropping it to exclude the right portion of the bar? For me there is more movement from marys eyes to the two men at the bar. That out of focus area by the bar is really interesting to me. In fact, many of your bar portraits that are taken using a shallow depth of field could even work without the portrait in the foreground, although they are stunning as well. My mind is everywhere today, but who was the photographer you showed us in intro who took photos without people in them and simply with the spaces out of focus in the background that they would have occupied in the foreground? I want to say her name starts with an E but I could be wrong...I'm pretty sure I got a slight concussion this wknd while photowalking in milwaukee lol
also, mary you are too hard on yourself...you are beautiful woman! :)
wow that was confusing..let me simplify: I meant did you think about cropping out the area that extends from mary's left (viewers rigt) shoulder to the edge of the right frame? The window is a bit distracting for me.
I agree with Sam--- except for the part about cropping out the window/door on the right. I think that window adds something to the photo-- help balancing it. Having two windows in the picture help my eyes flow through both sides of the pictures better, put more focus on the main subject in the middle, Mary, better.
If it was missing, my eyes will keep moving towards the light behind those two guys.
Again, I don't know Shane's intention -- how much focus he want on Mary, and how much on the surroundings and on other elements in the picture.
By the way, I enjoy the bar series, Shane.
I hear you Mary.. hahaha psssshhhhhh showers... what are those anyway??
I love how Mary is isolated against the background though. I am not distracted by the bar much at all. The light that the door lets in is an important aspect of this photograph for me.
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