Had a very crazy weekend finishing some images, learning how to set up a trimline canopy and my propanels before the rains come in for the week so I can begin the art show application process for this year before it gets too late. Lots of learring curves and little sleep! Please review my booth shot and give me your honest assessment of it. I do have some reflection showing in a couple of the pieces but won't have a chance to reset it all up for at least another week and there are a couple of early May deadlines I am trying to meet. I am hoping it is good enough to get started and will reshoot with your suggestions when I have the opportunity. Also... Am I the only one having difficulties getting my 30" propanels to fit inside my 10 X 10 canopy using the basic 3 sided square pattern? Am I missing something? Thanks to all.
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Try shooting from waist-level rather than tall standing position. By doing this you will be able to keep your vertical lines from converging since you'll have your camera level with the ground. You must have been looking downward a bit pointing the camera toward the ground and that causes the biggest problem with vertical lines. You might also be able to eliminate showing some of the grass.
I see your point Barrie... I might try straightening it out with software.
Fundamentally it's a fine booth picture. Everything is laid out in a pleasing way.
A few suggestions. Pull back and straighten the right side where the wall looks like it's falling over. Try and arrange your pieces by color or theme. Most are Southwest but a few pictures do not relate to the others, like the one with the person and one with the yellow flower or the center picture on the top row of the back wall. The road with the trees also stands out because it's on the wrong side of the booth. It's a right hand side bookend type picture and it's on the left side of the back wall. Throws the viewer's eyes the wrong way. Try and arrange the pictures in the booth as if they were a photographic composition, not individual photographs. That way the viewer's eyes will flow around the booth.
The reflections aren't an issue. But if you want to get rid of them, take the glass out before photographing the booth.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100
Thanks Larry... I see your point about