Took these of Catherine on the weekend, still processing them and will post more when I have them available. She's very lovely girl with great personality and a pleasure to shoot with. Here are 2 for preview:
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Thank you for viewing and all comments are welcome : )
I've looked at a number of your shots and really think you do fantastic work. One thing that has always popped into my head though is your logo. I'm by no means very knowledgeable about branding or graphic design or anything, but some how I just get kinda a cheesy feeling from that logo. I don't mean that as insulting or anything, but I just hadn't seen anybody else bring it up and was curious what others might think. I would think a better logo would really help your already fantastic pictures.
neighbourboy wrote:
I've looked at a number of your shots and really think you do fantastic work. One thing that has always popped into my head though is your logo. I'm by no means very knowledgeable about branding or graphic design or anything, but some how I just get kinda a cheesy feeling from that logo. I don't mean that as insulting or anything, but I just hadn't seen anybody else bring it up and was curious what others might think. I would think a better logo would really help your already fantastic pictures.
--David
David,
Thank you for your comment and I appreciate your feed back about the logo, it was something that I put together very quickly about 8 years ago. Maybe it's time to have a rework or have someone design a new one : )
David-D wrote:
Thank you for your comment and I appreciate your feed back about the logo, it was something that I put together very quickly about 8 years ago. Maybe it's time to have a rework or have someone design a new one : )
No problem, I was kinda hoping others would chime in though, because I wouldn't necessarily put a lot of weight on my opinion in these matters. Other folks that have more experience might say I'm an idiot and could very well be right. Or maybe they'd say I'm totally right and am a genius.
David; Was the blowing hair intentional?? I ask as I am not a fan of beautiful women's faces being obstructed.. You did a good job, just one of my "pet-peeves"..
oldrattler wrote:
David; Was the blowing hair intentional?? I ask as I am not a fan of beautiful women's faces being obstructed.. You did a good job, just one of my "pet-peeves"..
Hi, good question and glad you've asked. Yes the blowing of the hair is definately intentional. I did it because (1) I've seen people who have done this beautifully (maybe I tend to look too deep into the subject's eyes and hence the focus have gone passed all the hair) and (2) I've often seen people making suggestion on photos where there were hair across the subject's face and believe how the image may look better if only we can 'remove' the hair. I just want to try this to see if the beauty of this lady can overpowering the hair that is cross her face or on her face : )
It's like an experience to me as I am interested to see the viewer's feedback regarding the obtruction of the hair on these shots.
Here are a few more with hair on her face:
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I am not saying it's right or wrong to have hair blow across the subjet's face but I am just interest to see other's view : ) Thanks again for asking the question : )
I'm a fan of 2 and 3. In addition, David is right... you do far better work than your logo as well as company name. You owe yourself a bit of thought into your approach on these two topics. Thanks for sharing these.
neighbourboy wrote:
I've looked at a number of your shots and really think you do fantastic work. One thing that has always popped into my head though is your logo. I'm by no means very knowledgeable about branding or graphic design or anything, but some how I just get kinda a cheesy feeling from that logo. I don't mean that as insulting or anything, but I just hadn't seen anybody else bring it up and was curious what others might think. I would think a better logo would really help your already fantastic pictures.
--David
I would have to agree and believe I have actually mentioned this in a thread before.
The photography is exceptional and I really enjoy looking at your work when you post however always felt the watermark was distracting.
These are no different, exceptional. Thanks for sharing!
Like most here, I like 2 and 3 the most. I like #1, but I think what it's missing is the spark in your model's eyes. A little catch light would make the whole photo come alive a lot more, I think.
I'm with the anti-watermark crowd too, for what it's worth. It definitely feels dated.
I am impressed with your explanation of model composition (hair in face), and the creativity and these great shots. I own this combination (5D + 135L) and I never got my shots to look this beautiful. Very clean, and very emotional pics.
I really like the work, great energy and beautiful model.
Silly name and logo your work is waaaayyy beyond that name. it sounds like storefront mall studio that shoots kids birthday parties.
Micky Bill wrote:
I really like the work, great energy and beautiful model.
Silly name and logo your work is waaaayyy beyond that name. it sounds like storefront mall studio that shoots kids birthday parties. so true, I did started only shooting kids portraits about 8 years ago. Didn't really think I would shoot this kind of photography then hehe.
was trying to achieve a Vogue Italia cover look that the 1st one hehe.
