Thursday, November 15, 2018: Open Studios (Part Two: Stairwells)
by ag
The following images were taken at two open studio events in western Massachusetts this month: one at Eastworks in Easthampton, the other at Indian Orchard Mills in Springfield. The main attraction, of course, was the chance to see lots of art, talk with its creators, and check out their work spaces. Photography-wise though, what drew my attention was the old industrial mill buildings themselves, repurposed now to serve artists, craftsmen, and small businesses, but still showing signs of age in their details and public spaces. Yesterday, windows; today, stairwells. (Please click on images to enlarge.)
Pixetera 
I have to ask – the Down with you-know-who sign looks genuine. Is it, or did you put it there? All of the chair photos are great, what terrific light on some of them. And the 3rd photo – that was a good gift for a gifted eye to find!
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Thanks Lynn.
In that third photo, I confess to adding a white rectangle in the lower left-hand pane because I felt it needed something. As for the anti-Trump graffiti in the bottom picture, I’m afraid you’ll have to guess — wink, wink :)
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That rectangle looks perfect there, and seems to be the back of a piece of paper….that’s skill!
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Either that or the Multiply option in Photoshop Layers :)
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I can’t believe you added that rectangle! Even knowing you did, I can’t see it as anything other than what it looks like—not a manipulation.
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Thanks Linda. Usually — whenever I add a geometric shape to a photo, I make no pretense that it’s part of the scene. For some reason I don’t understand though, I had trouble doing that this time. Fortunately, another solution (see above reply to Lynn) offered an equally satisfying alternative.
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Right – I’ve seen many instances where you’ve added a rectangle and it’s clearly added by you, but this one doesn’t look as much like that. For me, Photoshop is like a can of worms – since I never learned it (I get confused with layers even!) I avoid opening it. You use it in subtle ways, which sometimes surprise me.
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Belated thanks :)
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