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  • Randi Lorber September 21, 2015 at 11:37am
    Brad, thank you! I did end up reshooting this this weekend. My finished shot was shot further out and I eneded up torn for exactly the reasons you stated. This shot is more appealing to me ( it's warmer and imo the floor brings up some of the color) but I went with the new one. It shows less of the art but the grass is less distracting than the flooring and overall the new shot looks cleaner and has better proportions. I read a lot about this and went with the more subtle shot that simply shows I have a nice clean professional display. :) I'll post it later when I'm home, and you all can tell me what you think!
  • Brad Cornelius September 21, 2015 at 11:25am

    I'll make one photography suggestion - may help... or may not. Your photos are beautiful, so this may be something you're already quite familiar with.

    Perspective will drastically change how the booth looks, to both positive and negative effects.

    In your examples, it looks like you stood pretty close to the front edge and zoomed all the way out to keep everything included. This stretches the side walls out, which is good because we see the art on those walls really well..... but the front corners are twice the height of the back wall, so you're stuck with more of the ceiling and floor.

    On the other hand, you could move way back from the booth and zoom in. That would yield the same composition (not cutting anything off), but the perceived heights of the three walls would be closer to one another. That would let you crop the photo as a rectangle and have less ceiling and floor showing - the downside is we'd see less of the artwork on the sidewalls.

    Something in between may strike the balance between your art showing well... and keep the booth itself looking clean and tidy. Test a few distances and focal lengths, and you'll find the right balance.

  • Randi Lorber September 17, 2015 at 12:54pm

    301669982?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024Better Height wise?

    • Randi Lorber > Randi Lorber September 17, 2015 at 5:50pm
      Thank you both for the feedback. I'm going to reshoot in the grass this weekend ( I just can't move this set up again today). Sandra I wasnt sure really how to hang it, I tried to hang everything as close to the same on top as possible but the various sizes make it tricky.
      • Sandra Schultz > Randi Lorber September 17, 2015 at 6:21pm

        Yes, it is very tricky. Hopefully someone will respond with some good advice on hanging!!!

        • Larry Berman > Sandra Schultz September 17, 2015 at 6:47pm

          There isn't much in the way of options given the sizes. The only thing I can suggest is the framing treatment would look better if it were the same on every picture.

          Larry Berman

    • Larry Berman > Randi Lorber September 17, 2015 at 1:57pm

      Yes but the floor is a distraction. It draws your eye.

      Larry Berman

      • Sandra Schultz > Larry Berman September 17, 2015 at 5:39pm

        Hi Randi,

        Thank you for posting this. I am new to this as well, and I am learning by reading this. Would someone comment on the picture placement please? In this shot, pictures are of varying sizes  and hung in a staggered manner. That is how my booth usually looks too. I'm just wondering if we should try to go for level top hanging - or if it matters. Interesting about the flooring. Yes, I agree with Larry, it distracts the eye from the lovely art.

  • Randi Lorber September 17, 2015 at 12:22pm

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  • Randi Lorber September 17, 2015 at 12:13pm

    Larry thanks, this is actually at eye level for me ( I'm really short) so I will raise it up.  This was shot outdoors with a canopy top on. but i will take another and work on the lighting. Questions. Would it be better without the bin at all? would it be better without the flooring?

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