Monday, February 19, 2018

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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4 comments:

  1. This is a great photograph, Mr. Dumdum!
    It is dynamic and many-leveled.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you.

      I was hoping someone
      would contradict my thesis.

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    2. Fishing for a compliment?

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    3. No.

      I was in the smoking zone
      not the fishing zone.

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