radio gold
by akyros

Comment by stupidcat:
Very nice. Good subject and I like the rough texture. Cool pic.

cigarettes advertisment
by akyros

Comment by Margot Tenenbaum:
He looks like he's having a hard time...

cigarettes advertisment
by akyros

Comment by peete:
wow, this just makes me want to smoke!

cigarettes advertisment
by akyros

Comment by foxycoxy2au:
Anti smoking campaigns would love this. well done.

chairs
by akyros

Comment by wwwavenger:
Robbed!

cigarettes advertisment
by akyros

Comment by melismatica:
This doesn't really say 'advertisement' to me unless it is an anti-smoking public service announcement. Since your heading suggests otherwise, I have to evaluate it as an actual ad for cigarettes. It doesn't work as an ad because the guy is squinty and unappealing. He doesn't appear to be enjoying himself. In other words, he does not make smoking look appealing.

Photographically, it is a kind of random looking snap shot with nothing of real interest to absorb the viewer. The background is messy and distracting. The focus isn't too sharp. It is very high contrast.

cigarettes advertisment
by akyros

Comment by magnus:
I thought the idea was to *promote* the product?

cigarettes advertisment
by akyros

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Seems more like an anti-cigareet advertisement. Does a good job of creating a negative image around smoking.

It's pretty contrasty ... lights very light, and darks very dark. However if it were less, you'd lose the negative emotion. So I'm not sure I'd change it.

If your camera will support it, I would suggest a larger image. Use the whole 640 pixels. Larger photos are more impactful, their details are easier to see, and the thumbnails seem to work better.

cigarettes advertisment
by akyros

Comment by bongo:
Too contrasty.

cigarettes advertisment
by akyros

Comment by sailracer_98:
It doesn't look like he is enjoying it! That may not be the best way to advertise your product...