Backgrounds and composition (Rainy day project)

[Paul Iddon]

Of course one of the secrets to getting a good image in macro photography is getting the lens (or crops) where you want them to make the viewer look in the right place - and it's also important to have a background that doesn't ruin the image but hopefully enhances it.

So in the short 7 image series, I have tried to show what I mean. (just to add, I handheld the camera and swapped the background between shots).

The first photo is the dandelion clock taken (in the studio if you will, i.e. it's in the kitchen) placed close to a nondescript background, in this instance, the tiled wall behind the cooker.

Once there, it was time to find a part of the seed head and concentrate on that to try and get a pleasing result. But the background doesn't really do much for the photo, so I introduced one of six different printed backgrounds to try and get a more aesthetic final image - the results of which are below.

So the first image looked very "ordinary" which is when I went for the options, posted below.

Enjoy, and feel free to choose your preferred photo.

Paul.

 

[Antonio Correia]

Very interesting...
A very curious perspective of rain drops on a dandelion. I like them all !
Cheers !

 

[Paul Iddon]

Very interesting...
A very curious perspective of rain drops on a dandelion. I like them all !
Cheers !

Thank you Antonio.

Paul.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Paul,

You are so original. I like it as art as a triptych! I hope you might explore this further with the ladybugs and spiders!

Asher

 

[Paul Iddon]

Triptychs eh? The backgrounds, or the ladybugs and spiders?

 

[Asher Kelman]

Triptychs eh? The backgrounds, or the ladybugs and spiders?

Any, all, together or separately as you are inspired. The new b.g. variants could work in all your pictures a degrade the over presence of uniform detail and clarity. Dreams are not always so precise.

Your images of the dandelion are ethereal. That,.......

.......and uncertainty are the characters that can sometimes move a merely good photograph towards work that transcends what it really was.

Amongst such creations are images worth collecting!

Asher

 

[Paul Iddon]

Any, all, together or separately as you are inspired. The new b.g. variants could work in all your pictures a degrade the over presence of uniform detail and clarity. Dreams are not always so precise.

Your images of the dandelion are ethereal. That,.......

.......and uncertainty are the characters that can sometimes move a merely good photograph towards work that transcends what it really was.

Amongst such creations are images worth collecting!

Asher

So how about this then Asher?

Paul.

 

[Asher Kelman]

It’s all up to you but some suggestions, not “Rules”

1. Don’t repeat the color unless it adds,

2. Use a minimum of items to create the special complete impression.

3. No frame, in modern work unless it actually needs it for some reason. That needs can come inside you. I would be parsimonious in spending on frames. Gaps work too!

Frames work on some pieces very well in a series. Look in galleries.

On aluminum or enclosed totally in plastic it may not be needed!

Asher