Emily makes some very good points. I looked at the first images thinking this shoot was just playtime but the further I got into the images the easier it was to see that you were doing some promo photography work for this realtor. Then I became very confused as to what the car, the dog, the houses, the signs all had to say about this guy and of course I began wondering what the purpose of the photographs would be. The more I saw the more confused I became although I think several of the images are very good. I would be cautious, as Emily suggests, in not presenting this guy as too rich...I wouldn't care how many cars he has or what kind of dogs he has, I would care about how he's going to work for me to sell my house. These photos show off the fact that he is obviously well-to-do but they don't show me that he's a nice guy and easy to work with...that's what I'd want to know. I do think you need to open the shadows in the eyes a bit with some fill flash and I'd get closer. I'd also pay attention to where you place him in the frame in shots with houses...in some images he looks overly large compared to the house and in others there is so much roof showing that it's distracting. You might consider him posed as if welcoming someone into a home...take advantage of the opportunities presented by doorways. I would ditch every one of the images with his for sale sign in them...the sign looks garrish and cheap compared to his clothing, the car and the houses. Actually, I take that back...the image 663 would be very good if the background object were a a house and not a car. You could definitely work with this concept and get some good images with the right house in the right setting. I'm curious about how these images were shot as I'm noticing some color bleeding from his white shirt in several images...644 is one. There seems to be flare caused by the whiteness of his shirt. This tends to be a digital phenomenon as far as I know. All that being said, I really, really like image 669 and if this guy is trying/wishing to show off his well-to-do status this would be a great print to have framed in the office! Lea ----- Original Message ----- From: "Srinivasa" <photo@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 8:47 AM Subject: Re: Need some advice > 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/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
