Images for next weeks meeting

Start and Finish

I have spent an interesting day putting together a series of images for next weeks meeting.  I have been interested in the question of what makes a good photograph (I know that is an almost impossible question to answer as it is always very subjective but it is one I have been thinking about for a while now).   Anyway, what I have been working on is the difference between an image at the start of the process compared to what it end up like.   

To examine this I made a series of prints based on the RPS submission.   They are diptychs comparing the image at the start and end.   I find the result very revealing about how I work as photographer.  I clearly like images that are fully saturated or with strong blacks and contrasts if they are black and white images.  They also benefit from extensive work in Photoshop.  I am going to keep them in a folder of other images that I printed off over two years ago.  This too is a fascinating comparison of how my photography has changed over time.  In short and enjoyable days work.

As this progressed I decide to produce two images based on composite images.  Again looking at the images now after a few months it is interesting to see how I constructed the images for a particular effect.  I think you can define me as a photographer when you compare the raw images with the final product.

To end the day I printed off a couple of images that just took my fancy.  I have to say the printer appears to be working much better compared to with the previous computer.