tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post2068250397763483666..comments2024-03-28T13:44:09.103-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: A slanted storynight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-57277655599218297262010-08-18T13:11:42.760-04:002010-08-18T13:11:42.760-04:00I'm a filmmaker with a degree that's techn...I'm a filmmaker with a degree that's technically in "Cinema and Photography" so I'll pretend I'm qualified to weigh in.<br /><br />It's almost definitely in the crop. The photographer wants the image as close to level as possible so that's how s/he takes it. The non-photographer designer and/or creative director and/or bigwig wants the subject to appear perfectly vertical in the final image, so when centering the image within the frame of the card and its graphics, straightens the player out. In Johnstone's case, the designer screwed up because the subject and the stands are both crooked in the same direction. In all of the modern cards, you're looking at images of players in action whose poses aren't conducive to being straight up and down (running fast, swing followup, etc.) so straightening them jacks up the orientation. Pop one of these in Photoshop (or GiMP- it's free!) and rotate the whole card until the stands are straight and you'll see what I mean.<br /><br />There's no lens or in-camera technique that I know of that somehow cants the foreground and the background at opposite angles to one another. Only in ViewMasters and one make that happen.<br /><br />Someone with more printing experience feel free to chime in! -AndyCommunity Gumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296365794796762616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-2091125439266210182010-08-18T03:25:48.918-04:002010-08-18T03:25:48.918-04:00I've noticed the slanted background more in th...I've noticed the slanted background more in the older cards rather than the newer ones, but maybe that's because I haven't bought a lot of 2010 baseball. The newer ones that you uploaded are really obviously slanted. I don't think it's because of any editing. If you unslanted them, the player woudl look like they are about to fall on their face. Most photo or video editors that I've met or have read always tell people to keep the horizon line straight. I've noticed that random people who use my camera and wedding/portrait photographers have no interest in keeping the background straight. Maybe the photographers who do the photos in the cards don't have a PJ background? I'm not sure, maybe they're just starting out and this is before they hone their craft? That sounds a little condescending and I don't mean it that way, I just can't come up with a reason for it.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458498962240003860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-58822294053699392392010-08-18T01:40:24.484-04:002010-08-18T01:40:24.484-04:00I did notice it on the Teagarden card. I was hopi...I did notice it on the Teagarden card. I was hoping Joe Girardi would slide down the dugout into Arod's leg, but then Lance Berkman came along and took care of that for me (I jest of course...or do I?)Play at the Platehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231140141558021698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-7218827068679607022010-08-17T23:12:40.645-04:002010-08-17T23:12:40.645-04:00Not necessarily laying blame here. In fact, I'...Not necessarily laying blame here. In fact, I'd love to have a photographer weigh in on this.<br /><br />My question is why did this happen so often in the '70s and then why did it disappear and then all of a sudden pop up again in Topps Series 2.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-43149129654955408102010-08-17T22:53:17.548-04:002010-08-17T22:53:17.548-04:00Most of the 2010 ones look like they were slanted ...Most of the 2010 ones look like they were slanted on purpose to work better in the card design.<br /><br />Knowing Topps, we'll see them again sometime - maybe then we'll have a better idea if it was the photographer's fault. :)Paul Hadsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16886355050567035004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-5769468492476694152010-08-17T22:05:17.699-04:002010-08-17T22:05:17.699-04:00I'm going to have to disagree with you a bit h...I'm going to have to disagree with you a bit here: don't blame the photographers for the slanted photos. I'm going to guess that the lion's share were taken just fine, and were later cropped at a slant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com