Adrian Schaub
October 2026 - Can't wait til November 12th
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I havent been in the cinemas for ages. Two weeks I however felt that viewing the documentary about Oasis might deserve the big screen. After the show I saw this little girl watching the advertizing. I had to act pretty fast with my manual focusing as she was ready to leave (see her left hand moving). As I will use the picture for exhibitions it had to be 24x65. I did initially a version in which also the advertizments were not cut above, however I felt this version more balanced because of the size of the space at the bottom of the kid. I metered on the commercials and then in LR created a mask with everything but the commercials and lightened it up. I further also added a radial ingredient around the kid and lighted it up. Your thoughts?
Hasselblad X2d 100C, XCD 65 f2.8, 1/125 sec ISO 400
12 comments posted
Adrian,
Top marks for getting the shot in the first place and secondly your processing of your movie goer and the Ads she is watching.
My thought is the two openings on either side of the screen are distracting from the mood you have created. I think cropping affects the format you desire so I would blacken them down to the carpet.
Regards
Emil
Posted: 10/02/2026 16:24:54
Top marks for getting the shot in the first place and secondly your processing of your movie goer and the Ads she is watching.
My thought is the two openings on either side of the screen are distracting from the mood you have created. I think cropping affects the format you desire so I would blacken them down to the carpet.
Regards
Emil
Posted: 10/02/2026 16:24:54
many thanks Emil. Your thoughts reflect my first instinct and I did darken them in my first approach to the picture. Then I found that panoramas work different than 1:1 or 3:2 pictures. Due to the format the viewer cant grap the picture in one bite and has to let his eyes flow around. Finally I decieded that the two horizontal additional items at the border create a nice close to the picture. The initial version without them didnt deserve the panorama format but the 3:2. Thanks for the feedback. BR, A Posted: 10/02/2026 18:10:47
I think it's a really sweet picture, children are wonderfully curious and I'm drawn to her, the textures in her jacket and hair, and what she's looking at. Very nice. I would want to have left and right sides cropped. To me they are distracting and don't add anything to the image. If you don't crop them, you could just darken them but I don't know if the sides are really needed . I do enjoy this image, your conversion works really well here. Posted: 10/06/2026 16:24:44
many thanks Donna for your kind words. I had several versions with the borders completely dark or light darkened. I however found that in the panorama format the picture deserves clear endings on both sides. But degustibum non est disputandum ;-) Posted: 10/12/2026 18:11:56
In matters of taste, there can be no dispute -- LOL that's new to me. I agree, everyone has different points of view and there's nothing "wrong" with what people like or don't like.
That said, I do like your image quite a lot. Posted: 10/12/2026 18:15:08
That said, I do like your image quite a lot. Posted: 10/12/2026 18:15:08
Adrian - I am interested in the discussion regarding cropping : whether the crop factor should be adapted to the image or the image be adapted to the crop factor. Since the crop factor has a great influence on composition I am of the opinion that the crop factor should be chosen to suit the image ( of course artistic freedom could still prevail ).
I generally look for the story the image wants to convey. In this case you did a wonderful job conveying anticipation ( from the title, to the body language of the little girl, to the wording on the posters ). Clearly something is going to happen with great anticipation. ( although I did wonder why a little girl is looking in anticipation at the release of an R rated film).
Cheers
Mike
Posted: 10/08/2026 10:56:36
I generally look for the story the image wants to convey. In this case you did a wonderful job conveying anticipation ( from the title, to the body language of the little girl, to the wording on the posters ). Clearly something is going to happen with great anticipation. ( although I did wonder why a little girl is looking in anticipation at the release of an R rated film).
Cheers
Mike
Posted: 10/08/2026 10:56:36
Hi Mike, many thanks for your thoughts. As I do regular exhibitions it is important to me that I can mix the pictures and hence all must have the same crop, which is in my case either 1:1 or 24:65. I think the kid had to sit there and wait while his mother was on the toilet, hence she watched all ads. I had also an another one with a children movie. But I preferred her arm position on the chosen one (and the contrast with the R movie) Posted: 10/12/2026 18:21:27
Adrian - sometimes photography counts on being at the right place at the right time. You certainly took advantage of the moment here.
Cheers Mike Posted: 10/13/2026 13:44:35
Cheers Mike Posted: 10/13/2026 13:44:35
Adrian,
I like how you positioned the child in this image and the post processing work. The three panels and the child make a nice triangle and really draws my eyes from the panels to the child. I like how you processed the image especially the radial around the child. Make it look like there is a spotlight on the child. Nicely done and great capture. Posted: 10/15/2026 11:50:15
I like how you positioned the child in this image and the post processing work. The three panels and the child make a nice triangle and really draws my eyes from the panels to the child. I like how you processed the image especially the radial around the child. Make it look like there is a spotlight on the child. Nicely done and great capture. Posted: 10/15/2026 11:50:15
Adrian, I struggled with your image this month. I like it a lot, but I don't know what appeals to me so much. I tried darkening the two sides significantly, but that didn't work. I even blackened them out. Still not great. After visiting multiple times, it became clear... nothing in particular appealed to me, but the image as a whole feels wonderful. You, my friend, are an artist. Posted: 10/15/2026 17:35:17
Dear Pete - many thanks for your very kind words. I am blushing. Take care and all the best Posted: 10/16/2026 09:01:10
Adrian,
Greetings my friend.
Apologies for this late feedback.
I love the edition that you have shared this month. The conversion from the original, the panoroma effect, the tight crops directly bring the viewers attention to the little kid of the frame.
I love the way you have keep the frame clean of other noises and keep the attention to the viewers on the primary subjects.
Nothing to add.
Cheers.
Kamal. Posted: 10/25/2026 11:47:24
Greetings my friend.
Apologies for this late feedback.
I love the edition that you have shared this month. The conversion from the original, the panoroma effect, the tight crops directly bring the viewers attention to the little kid of the frame.
I love the way you have keep the frame clean of other noises and keep the attention to the viewers on the primary subjects.
Nothing to add.
Cheers.
Kamal. Posted: 10/25/2026 11:47:24