A Classic Example Of ... Bad Photography

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Six reasons why that →

is a bad photograph

1. Oversized dark triangle

in lower right area.

2. Too much glaring

white space.

3. The people in one-fourth

of the image deserve to be

in a "still-life" photo.

4. Some airbrushing

would have helped.

5. Disorienting sense

of parallel ingredients.

6. There is no sense

of place. That is,

What is beyond

the borders

of this image?

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The last reason begins with italics 

because it may not be a valid criticism.

But as the photographer responsible

for this image, I will tell you what

was immediately beyond

the subject matter:

A smoking section

convenient to the world-class

Sunday Brunch aboard

the Queen Mary.

The photographer,

under the influence

of six glasses of champage,

was mentally preparing his next dish:

more oysters, proscuitto, brisket,

fresh shrimp and canteloupe.

Meanwhile, Mrs CarPeo—

the recipient of a belated Valentine's Gift—

was busy brunching with Mimosas,

mozzarella balls, prime rib and salmon.

Her next dish was some

select combination

of five deliciosos

from this menu →

     

 

 

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Footnotes
"Before one can take GOOD photographs,
one must learn how to not take BAD photographs"
- Frances Steerling

This quote is the copyrighted page of LCSol
and Frances Steerling

The top image is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

The next Steerling quote is  here
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