Which way to hang portrait?

Spanker · 1 Jul 2007 at 14:48

A few weeks ago i took a portrait of my daughter. The photo is now framed but i'm unsure which way to hang it as it was taken with her lying down, but i kind of like it upright aswell. Any opinions ?

NorthstaNder · 1 Jul 2007 at 14:49

i'd hang it landscape, so it looks like she's laying down.

GeX · 1 Jul 2007 at 14:57

agreed.

aztechnology · 1 Jul 2007 at 16:19

Landscape it. Also, pictures of babys tend to look better in B+W.

I've take a liberty and played with the image a bit, (B+W'd it, softened it, added a border), hope you don't mind.

... Now if i could just work out how to post an image

...

Spanker · 1 Jul 2007 at 16:21

Thanks guys landscaped it is!

Not at all aztechnology

Jaaay · 1 Jul 2007 at 16:21

aztechnology said:
Landscape it. Also, pictures of babys tend to look better in B+W.

I've take a liberty and played with the image a bit, (B+W'd it, softened it, added a border), hope you don't mind.

... Now if i could just work out how to post an image ...

Lool, www.imageshack.us
Host it up, and then click the Mountain picture on here, and paste the direct picture link in the box.

aztechnology · 1 Jul 2007 at 16:23

(Hopefully that has it - IT is my kungfu

)

By the way, Nice kiddie.

Scam · 1 Jul 2007 at 16:50

That's nice but needs a little more contrast and uniform borders

aztechnology · 1 Jul 2007 at 16:54

Scam said:
That's nice but needs a little more contrast and uniform borders

He, he, I spent about 30 seconds on it

I'll take your point on the borders, i just added 10% all the way round. But, convention is to print baby shots low contrast, otherwise they look blotchy.

I had a quick play with contrast, and it can be improved a bit, I haven't bothered changing the image here though as the improvement is minor.

Dead Dog · 1 Jul 2007 at 20:03

Hi mate, I've been waiting for this

yup i'd go for landscape & b&w, b&w takes away all babies skin blotches & veins and makes them look perfect, a pic like aztechnology's will look blinding on your wall. she sure is something to be v. proud about

DR_D · 1 Jul 2007 at 21:36

Well seeing as 1 person has already had a go at a B+W conversion i thought i would give it a go. Hope ya don't mind Spanker

Spanker · 2 Jul 2007 at 06:08

The actual final print of the photo does not look as blotchy as this image here does, and B&W will be in the next project. Thanks for the input guys.

yer_averagejoe · 2 Jul 2007 at 15:47

haha definetly landscape.. portrait is a little creepy as babies pictured that way is not natural, it makes them look like they're standing! :eek: