I finally got a large print made for myself, of the frozen lake from my trip to New Hampshire. You really need to see the original from the entry (on black) to get an idea of what the picture looks like, because the shot I took above doesn’t do it justice as I was exposing for the general area in my living room, losing much of the detail of the picture. At over 48″ wide and 32″ tall, it cost me a pretty penny, but it was oh so worth it.
After some extra tweaking on my end to bring out the contrast, my awesome printer brought out the trunks of the white birch trees in the left forest using Photoshop, adding a touch of contrast and detail. The picture was laminated with a matte finish, so there’s no glass to reflect (and hence distract), from he windows. Then my framer used one of her new framing techniques where she takes textured fabric and stretches it over an inside border (instead of a mat board), then adds a frame that’s smooth but not flat1. The colours fit right in with the walls, while the border and frame matches the couch.
It’s the first picture I’ve used to decorate the main floor of my house, because I’m really picky about the stuff I put up on my walls. This one was chosen because the sky, the sunset, the ice and the patterns in it, all speak emotion to me, which is what I try to achieve in my pictures, and something I enjoy looking at.
- This means I sign, stamp, and number the picture on the picture itself, since there’s no mat board to write on. [↑]
it looks awsome man !!!! ur so talented
Thanks man!
Ooooooooh. I like. Can you post it larger? It looks wonderfully peaceful and wistful too.
I like the COUCH!!! ooh. Can I steal the whole room? What kind of couch is that?
I’ll try to get a larger version up at some point.
The couch is from EQ3 (also available in the States), but I don’t think they make it anymore. It’s called a Scotch, and I don’t see it on their website. Which is too bad, because I really like it; it has these great boxy lines and a low bottom that make it nice and clean.
gorgeous, jeff!
my family is in the process of building a house and like you, i’m quite particular about what i want on the walls. in my current room i don’t have anything because the decision is too hard and also because there isn’t much of a feature space in my tiny room that i have.
so now i’m faced with the dilemma of what i want on the new bedroom’s wall and how to frame it. decisions, decisions, decisions..
keep up the great photography though, i’m a big fan.
It’s definitely harder to make a decision about what to put up when there’s limited space available. At the same time, those difficult decisions are what make life so fun as well!