hyphen, 2007-

System · December 18, 2007

I am just overflowing with joy and pride for my -!-

System · December 18, 2007

I feel so... so.... connected to everyone here, thanks to -!-

System · December 18, 2007

8x10 prints for sale for $75 each-

color prints for $100-

signed, $150-

System · December 18, 2007

should I center it, or put it into the thirds?-

Andy · December 18, 2007

gefillmore wrote:

should I center it, or put it into the thirds?-

:rutt :rutt :rutt

gus · December 18, 2007

System · December 18, 2007

gus wrote:

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heavy baby-

Elaine · December 18, 2007

gefillmore wrote:

heavy baby-

pyrtek · December 19, 2007

gefillmore wrote:

I have returned to my former user title in anticipation of my photo title change-

:cry

NeilL · December 19, 2007

George, it's so, well... iconic! Can you post the exif, please?

urbanaries · December 19, 2007

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(the artist formerly known as george)

schmoo · December 19, 2007

urbanaries wrote:

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(the artist formerly known as george)

Andy · December 19, 2007

pyrtek wrote:

It has the potential, but the moderators will ruin it. They've already started.
Too bad.

I think that your comment is ruining it

Lighten up, pyrtek, it's the Holidays

Flyinggina · December 19, 2007

gefillmore wrote:

should I center it, or put it into the thirds?-

Well, since you asked, George, I do have some suggestions that might make your hypen a stronger image.

Don't get me wrong, I think it is a wonderful conceptual piece and I am so glad you posted it. Somehow, though, I'm not sure why, it doesn't elicit an emotional reponse in me (unless you count uncontrolled giggling and occasional laughing out loud). Without that - well, I'm not sure I can fully appreciate your work.

So here is my -2 cents worth.

First, for this work, I recommend a ramblin' hypen. I don't think that the placement of the hypen on the canvas is too important. Obviously you want to be sure it contrasts adequately with the background color and you don't want it hidden in the corners, but otherwise, it seems to me that you can move it around at will without ruining the impact.

The black and white conversion seems a bit flat to me. I'm wondering if the hypen doesn't need a little pop. You can get some great suggestions on how to do that in this tutorial.

You might also want to experiment with hypen-heavy a la Gus. If the hypen gets big enough, you can add noise to give the work a true gf signature feel. (Of course, if gf has now become a hypen, that would be redundant.)

Have you tried oversharpening and oversaturating a color version of the hypen? Just a thought, but it might be interesting and give the hypen more of an emotional impact for the viewer.

Finally, consider reshooting with your fisheye lens. This would change the hypen to a grin.

Thanks for the post, George. It made my week.

Happy Holidays!

Virginia

System · December 19, 2007

for those of you that would try to create your own hyphen, just use a dash of this and a dash of that-

System · December 19, 2007

pyrtek wrote:

:cry

sorry bernard-

all good things must end-

System · December 19, 2007

NeilL wrote:

George, it's so, well... iconic! Can you post the exif, please?

thanks neil-

I really don't want to reveal all the secrets to the hyphen-

System · December 19, 2007

urbanaries wrote:

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(the artist formerly known as george)

yeah-

prince's lawyer has already contacted my lawyer about copyright and trademark infringement-

urbanaries · December 19, 2007

gefillmore wrote:

for those of you that would try to create your own hyphen, just use a dash of this and a dash of that-

I just snorted my coffee, thanks -

System · December 19, 2007

Flyinggina wrote:

Well, since you asked, George, I do have some suggestions that might make your hypen a stronger image.

Don't get me wrong, I think it is a wonderful conceptual piece and I am so glad you posted it. Somehow, though, I'm not sure why, it doesn't elicit an emotional reponse in me (unless you count uncontrolled giggling and occasional laughing out loud). Without that - well, I'm not sure I can fully appreciate your work.

So here is my -2 cents worth.

First, for this work, I recommend a ramblin' hypen. I don't think that the placement of the hypen on the canvas is too important. Obviously you want to be sure it contrasts adequately with the background color and you don't want it hidden in the corners, but otherwise, it seems to me that you can move it around at will without ruining the impact.

The black and white conversion seems a bit flat to me. I'm wondering if the hypen doesn't need a little pop. You can get some great suggestions on how to do that in this tutorial.

You might also want to experiment with hypen-heavy a la Gus. If the hypen gets big enough, you can add noise to give the work a true gf signature feel. (Of course, if gf has now become a hypen, that would be redundant.)

Have you tried oversharpening and oversaturating a color version of the hypen? Just a thought, but it might be interesting and give the hypen more of an emotional impact for the viewer.

Finally, consider reshooting with your fisheye lens. This would change the hypen to a grin.

Thanks for the post, George. It made my week.

Happy Holidays!

Virginia

gee gina, after all the work I already put into it?-

I dunno-

but thanks; something to ponder on-

System · December 19, 2007

Andy wrote:

I think that your comment is ruining it Lighten up, pyrtek, it's the Holidays

hah!-

bernard's ok; he keeps me grounded-

System · December 19, 2007

Merry Christmas everyone (and Happy Hanukkah, too) (and peace and good-will to all others)-

please be careful this season as you go 'dashing through the snow'-

jeffreaux2 · December 19, 2007

I think it is underexposed.....have you tried posting thius in the " finishing school" or

" whipping post"? Just a thought. You might get a better response there.

Oh.....and....

Merry Christmas!:jose

hyphen, 2007-

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