Boots

Another one from the archives.

This is onc of my very first studio shots. I have no idea why I decided to photograph an old pair of work boots, but somehow this image still works fairly well for me.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/892/4...10bc60e5_k.jpg

I think you need to remove the hair (or whatever it is) from the lace bottom right.

Great texture in the leather and laces.


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Originally Posted by FootLoose

I think you need to remove the hair (or whatever it is) from the lace bottom right.

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Thanks Greg - It's actually a frayed piece of the shoe lace. I thought so too and cloned it out, but I put it back in because I found I liked how it broke up the area in shadow between the sole and the heel as well as adding to the beat up boot look I was after.

I'll have another look at it.

Very crisp capture.

Nice shot.
Don't misunderstand me but I like this one more as your recent studio shots. Much more dynamic.

George

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I have no idea why I decided to photograph an old pair of work boots

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So you could have titled the thread "These Boots are made for Working" :D


I'd be interested to hear your reasoning on the framing?
IOW - What prompted the decision to go with this over something that lost some of the empty (negative) space over on the right hand side?

TIA,
Dave

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Originally Posted by Dave Humphries

So you could have titled the thread "These Boots are made for Working" :D


I'd be interested to hear your reasoning on the framing?
IOW - What prompted the decision to go with this over something that lost some of the empty (negative) space over on the right hand side?

TIA,
Dave

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Mostly because I was reframing the shot for printing. The image had not been cropped to fit onto a standard 8-1/2 x 11 sheet of paper with margins around for a mat. I am still searching around for a suitable baryta paper that is relatively easy to get so I picked up a box of Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta to try. So I ended up converting this shot to B&W and printed another in colour just to see the paper performance.

It's a nice paper, but I'm not sold on the surface finish so will likely keep on testing once I run this box out.