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Your Display Opinions Desired - David Bowie! 1976

Hello folks, looking for opinions. I've been fiddling with this for some time now. I think I have it. I could go about who took which photo when and all the stuff I love to talk about, but it really comes down to these images below. All I will say is the b/w photo is a 2010 RCA reprint (Nov. 1975 originals hard to find) and the color still is original. Also, with the color variation I tried to tie everything together with the colors inside the ship and for the thin mat I sampled his hair and the ink combined. Thank you!

PS - These were to be in scale, to themselves anyway, but I think I got it a bit wrong...

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Permalink Reply by J.Seah on September 14, 2018 at 5:10pm

I would go with the B&W. Mat the photo & autograph.

Permalink Reply by just some dude on September 14, 2018 at 5:16pm

+1

Permalink Reply by Joe W. on September 14, 2018 at 5:33pm

I agree. The b/w photo for this one.

Permalink Reply by goodcat on September 14, 2018 at 6:06pm

To me it's an immediate reaction. 

That red sig belongs with a color photo... No question 

Color paper and color ink is hard on the eyes when in contrast with B&W anything 

You know I love that Bowie sig and it deserves a great match

Good luck

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 14, 2018 at 6:42pm

Thank you J.Seah, just some dude and GC!

Goodcat put it into words very well. I was thinking the b/w to bold, too confrontational, so I used that hair/ink color. But it is the color, or lack of in this case, that was disturbing my eye. I think the color more subtle and perhaps more successful. Even if I put in thin black mat edges in the b/w version I think the "problem" remains - lifeless, stark and sterile. I'd not know what color to introduce or where. More opinions welcome! Thank you! This one means a lot to me.

Permalink Reply by goodcat on September 14, 2018 at 6:57pm

Thanks buddy

I know you have a good eye for this stuff

I like the blueish mat as it goes well with the photo. 

Now must blend the color paper .... Maybe play with a lighter frame color?

Are you playing with all this digitally on your photo program? 

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 14, 2018 at 7:06pm

You are welcome Shawn, and yes, digital. The blueish mat is sampled directly from the ship interior and adjusted for "weight". Frame color/finish - good! Lighter - very good! Must think...1970's aluminum? It would be ther most inert...Something that you'd see in T.J. Newton's house...can you frame a painting in gin and tonic? He loved that in the film! ;)

Permalink Reply by goodcat on September 14, 2018 at 7:24pm

As much as I love gin & tonic... Hehe

I was thinking more whiskey & ginger ale color ;) 

Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on September 14, 2018 at 7:48pm

I am the last person anyone wants to ask for advice about anything artistic since plaid is my favorite color.  Having said that to me I really like the color photograph and mat.  The black and white with the red autograph to my eyes seems a bit stark. I am a big fan of black and white photography but in this instance I think I would vote for the color.

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 14, 2018 at 8:32pm

Thank you Scott! Great observations and advice, as always. ;)

PS - post that Kolchak secretarial? 

Permalink Reply by goodcat on September 14, 2018 at 8:36pm

Scott

Plaid is not a color haha

Just messn wit ya ;) 

Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on September 15, 2018 at 9:51am

Well, seems 3 for the b/w and 2 for the color. I think I know which one would sell fastest, but it's not the one that, to me, has the most delicate qualities and subtle thought. More work needed :) Thanks everyone!

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