The House

dlplumer

jeffmeyers

Cool house and good shot, Dan. You know, I'm looking at the rows of cacti in the front yard and I can't help but think that a closer, low-to-the-ground-looking-up-at-the-house, wide-angle shot would be even cooler. Get those cacti in the foreground. What do you think?

dlplumer

jeffmeyers wrote:

Cool house and good shot, Dan. You know, I'm looking at the rows of cacti in the front yard and I can't help but think that a closer, low-to-the-ground-looking-up-at-the-house, wide-angle shot would be even cooler. Get those cacti in the foreground. What do you think?

Too close? Thanks for commenting Jeff. That is an excellent suggestion

dlplumer

jeffmeyers wrote:

Cool house and good shot, Dan. You know, I'm looking at the rows of cacti in the front yard and I can't help but think that a closer, low-to-the-ground-looking-up-at-the-house, wide-angle shot would be even cooler. Get those cacti in the foreground. What do you think?

I'm going to go back and see if I can do what you suggest.

jeffmeyers

dlplumer wrote:

I'm going to go back and see if I can do what you suggest.

Well, don't get arrested or beat over the head with a broom for lying down in someone's front yard!

Is it laying or lying?

anwmn1

jeffmeyers wrote:

Well, don't get arrested or beat over the head with a broom for lying down in someone's front yard!

Is it laying or lying?

I think it would be lying as it would be a verb but


I agree about a lower perspective as well. I think if you shoot from one of the corners of the yard so the cactus will create a diagonal path leading to the house. Shoot with the camera just an inch or two from the ground and slightly angled up.

Tango

its a nice shot as it is but i can offer some c&c....
so i will give some

one perspective i really like with this type of shot is dead-on.
if your going back to shoot, line up perfectly with the walk leading up to the home...
and keep your eye on getting the lines of the home level so you dont have to crop and rotate later...
and lower is better imo

jeffmeyers

AaronNelson wrote:

its a nice shot as it is but i can offer some c&c....
so i will give some

one perspective i really like with this type of shot is dead-on.
if your going back to shoot, line up perfectly with the walk leading up to the home...
and keep your eye on getting the lines of the home level so you dont have to crop and rotate later...
and lower is better imo

That's also great advice!

wfeller

I shoot a lot of homes, so maybe I could contribute something here.

I'd think to isolate the subject by eliminating the home on the right. Move in closer and to the right. This may also get rid of the powerpole on the left by putting it behind the tree on the left. Also by moving to the right it may bring the door into the scene. Right now the door is not apparent and the house looks as if it has no way in. Moving to the right, closer and lower with a wide angle and vertical format may provide for using the row patterns of the cacti in the composition and eliminate the block wall. I'd keep the camera at as much of a right angle to ground level to keep distortion to a minimum and frame loose to accommodate the distortion in PP.

dlplumer

Thanks guys for all the good ideas