It is spring here in MI, and while that means the weather is warmer it also means a lot of gray skies. It gets tedious and depressing, so I like to keep colorful imagery up to look at in order to provide some cheer and warmth. Flowers are a good way of doing that.
Having a nice bunch of flowers in your house is a lot like having a cake in the house. There isn't a rule that says it has to be a special occasion. You can just do it whenever you want!
That is really awkward lighting and saturation. It shouldn't work, but it does. You are, and I hope you don't take offense at this, unconventional in your work. Yet your images are often very captivating. This one in particular is puzzling.
ReplyDeleteNo offense taken! :)
ReplyDeleteI get what you mean though. The lighting is natural, the sun was very low in the sky and coming directly through the window onto the flower. Lowering the saturation and/or contrast caused an unacceptable loss of texture in the tablecloth, which in turn makes the image lose a lot of depth. I could have digitally manipulated it using layers to get a composite image with the best of all worlds of course, but I tend to avoid doing that unless it is absolutely necessary. And since this was just a shot for fun and not for a paying customer it was not at all necessary. :)
Unconventional is my middle name, btw. I am wholly self-taught, although I did take one intro photography class after I had been doing this for several years just because it gave me free access to a darkroom. So yes, my approaches and techniques are very much unconventional as a result. Glad you like the results though, and thanks for the comment!
I thought I would add one other thing about this photo that I always get asked:
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't I pull the creases out of the tablecloth?
The answer is that removing them would have made for a much less interesting photo, but leaving the creases there adds depth and texture, reinforcing the lines of the image, and are ultimately the only thing which makes this a worthwhile image.