Perfectly said, Emily! Shyrell On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:06:19 -0400 "Emily L. Ferguson" <elf@xxxxxxxx> writes: > Well, I'd start by thinking about what's important in the picture. > > Him - his face primarily and especially his eyes > His professionalism - as a realtor primarily > His approachability - sympathetic persona > His aura of successfulness - antique car and big dollar house > > Now he wants to be real careful about how he parades his competence, > > since he's making money off every sale and if he looks too rich > he'll > drive away the lower end sellers and buyers, and if he looks too > common the high end sellers won't give him a second look. > > But first and foremost he's selling real estate, not antique cars. > > So, if all his clients are high end, I'd get the car in front of a > recently sold high end house and figure out how to make his face the > > most important part of the picture. > > As for filters - get the essentials - his face, his trade. Worry > about filters some other day unless his skin is some awful color > (like green) and you need to correct for it. Polarized clouds are > not going to sell houses, he is. Fancy cars are not going to sell > houses, he is. All the print output is going to be digital anyway, > > so he's going to need digital files for his printer. If something > awful happens with the color you can fix it in Photoshop, but the > worst thing that could happen is that you'd forget to use the fill > flash, or to dial it down far enough to not blow out the > highlights. > > And in advance, get someone to sit for you and shoot their face from > > a bunch of different angles. Look over the take and notice the > psychological effect on the viewer of the angles. > > Pick one that's right for a friendly realtor. > -- > Emily L. Ferguson > mailto:elf@xxxxxxxx > 508-563-6822 > New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press photography > http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf/ > > >
