Bold in Color and Statement
Maybe someday I might be in a position to offer up a lecture series on the right way and the wrong way to make protest signs. It just might make a good Power Point presentation.
This is an example of the right way to create a proper hand crafted protest sign. The creator used a bright, bold color as their backdrop. White is awful from a photographic point of view. Also, the backdrop should be on the opposite end of the color spectrum. This sign could probably be seen clearly under a black light, judging from the shade of yellow-green. The lettering is done in black, probably a felt tip marker, bolder and bigger than a Sharpie. Sure, the letter size varies in each word, and in each letter in each word, but they made their point clearly, literally and figuratively speaking.
It also helped that I used the sun as a key light, so the sign would really kick out in the photo. And with everyone's backs to me I had no problem getting this photo without any "who's the guy with the camera?" looks, even though there were many other people with cameras. (Most people used their phones to take photos, so there weren't as many people with more professional grade cameras (like mine) as I had hoped to see. The local news channels showed up, but that is a different matter entirely.
Bold in Color and Statement
Maybe someday I might be in a position to offer up a lecture series on the right way and the wrong way to make protest signs. It just might make a good Power Point presentation.
This is an example of the right way to create a proper hand crafted protest sign. The creator used a bright, bold color as their backdrop. White is awful from a photographic point of view. Also, the backdrop should be on the opposite end of the color spectrum. This sign could probably be seen clearly under a black light, judging from the shade of yellow-green. The lettering is done in black, probably a felt tip marker, bolder and bigger than a Sharpie. Sure, the letter size varies in each word, and in each letter in each word, but they made their point clearly, literally and figuratively speaking.
It also helped that I used the sun as a key light, so the sign would really kick out in the photo. And with everyone's backs to me I had no problem getting this photo without any "who's the guy with the camera?" looks, even though there were many other people with cameras. (Most people used their phones to take photos, so there weren't as many people with more professional grade cameras (like mine) as I had hoped to see. The local news channels showed up, but that is a different matter entirely.