I finally took some pictures over the weekend. Weather wasnt too great. however I tried my best. Here are the pictures... http://www.regeti.com/gallery/webdoyle After I took the pictures I realised that I could have done much better especially with the shadows in his eyes. I did not use any filters and the pictures are not modified either. Based on your feedback may be I can try again. By the way my skill level is only at a medium level much lesser than most of the members here. thanks, -regeti- --- shy_mel_photo@xxxxxxxx wrote: > 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/ > > > > > > > >
