I was talking in the last post about using a photo to look at a piece in a new way, and see a problem with it. Cindy Holsclaw (beadorigami.blogspot.com) and I talked a bit more about it, and it got me thinking about another piece. This was one I recently finished that was based on the cage idea, but instead of repeating a single structure in a single cage, it was a looser version, with various seed bead shapes that are sometimes enclosed by and sometimes act as links between larger oxidized copper scaffolds. I made the piece pictured on the top, and I really liked it a lot. I worked hard to get a good picture of it, and have already used it as a jury shot once. But the more I looked at the picture, the more I thought that right in the center front, where you want maximum impact, I had a blue shape that was so dark it didn't contrast much with the dark cage. Also, it was completely encased by the cage. So this morning, I took the blue piece out and replaced it with a pale pink and red one that extends beyond the frame of the cage. I think it's a big improvement. The second picture isn't as good--I like the lighting and the camera angle better on the top one, but that's easily fixed.
Definitely an improvement, both in color and in the shape of the focal seed bead component. I like that it forms more of a V-shape to the whole piece.
ReplyDeleteThe photograph still looks great to me! I love those graduated backgrounds... I have to start using those myself!