Phil Redo

If it works out that I receive advice on this blog about how to improve a particular photo, AND if I think that the advice has merit, AND if I actually have time to make the change, then I do like to try and make the change and post the revision. In my mind this serves two purposes: 1) it demonstrates that I do indeed pay attention to the feedback I receive and 2) it lets other followers of the blog see how relatively minor changes can have a large impact on a photo.

I originally posted this photo of Phil on Thursday, July 2 and received a lot of positive feedback related to it. One suggestion I had, offered by Larry Patrick (fellow Bay Area Photo Club member), was to remove some of the negative space between Phil and the photo on the wall in order to strengthen the relationship between the two. Larry's change to the photo, which I really liked, went even further than I did here by actually putting a portion of Phil's head in front of the wall photo. I tried various different spacing options and settled on this one that leaves a little more of the original negative space in place. I think this small change does improve the impact of the photo and would be interested to hear if you agree (scroll down three postings to see the original image).

Title: "Phil Redo"