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05/30/2005 08:58:08 PM · #1 |
I know there was a thread with someone elses card asking for feedback but then the discussion stated getting a little sidetracked and I just wanted a couple opinions as soon as possible. I made this card recently (along with the website on the card thats still under construction).
I'd love some feedback! I went with simple...nothing too fancy.
Chris
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05/30/2005 09:00:25 PM · #2 |
It looks pretty good, but I don't love the layout of the three services. Also, you could probably change the Fine Digital Photography to Fine Photography.
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05/30/2005 09:04:09 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by BikeRacer:
It looks pretty good, but I don't love the layout of the three services. Also, you could probably change the Fine Digital Photography to Fine Photography. |
Or Fine Art Photography, the medium doesn't matter that much these days, scanners and negative scanners give a film photographer nearly the same advantages as a digital photographer(i.e. no need to specify Digital or Film).
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05/30/2005 11:11:36 PM · #4 |
Made a couple changes....changed the Fine Digital Photography. I also staggered my services.
Chris
EDIT: Made her eyes more blue in this one.
Message edited by author 2005-05-30 23:16:28. |
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05/31/2005 12:35:40 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Montereykiddo:
Made a couple changes....changed the Fine Digital Photography. I also staggered my services.
Chris
EDIT: Made her eyes more blue in this one.
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I think I prefer the first one... the eyes look a little more natural. However... the whites of her eyes are so white that her teeth look gray. I'd suggest whitening the teeth just a tiny bit.
Other than that ... I think you have a beautiful business card there. Congratulations!
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05/31/2005 12:56:15 AM · #6 |
Looks better. may want to have a small light black or dark colored glow around the white text so that the fine details aren't lost when printed at smaller than screen size. But thats only going from having a problem with curvy font before. Dunno how this looks printed.
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05/31/2005 03:05:13 AM · #7 |
"Photography at its Finest" is, IMO, a ridiculously inflated statement to make about one's own work. Another observation I have is that since one of the services you are offering is "digital retouching", it stands to reason that the image itself should be perfectly presented. I find the portrait on the card to be somewhat sallow, with s sort of waxy yellowish tonality and blotchy skin tones. Additionally, the many highlights on the lips seem random/arbitrary.
I've seen several shots of your GF that struck me as much more appealing than this one, and suspect you chose this only for how the pose works within the card design. I don't mean to be negative, but in my experience if you're going to put an image on your business card it danged well better be perfect.
The overal design, the dynamics of it, is pleasing.
Robt.
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05/31/2005 03:19:42 AM · #8 |
Wow, thats a great response. I appreciate your honesty. The reason I said "Photography at its finest" is because I wanted to make sure the word "photography" was somewhere on the card. Looking at it again, I can see how it sounds a bit inflated (though I didn't mean for that).
The reason I chose this picture instead of one of the shots of my girlfriend (Molly), is because I got a great response to this picture when I first introduced it to people on DPC a while back. I agree there is a bit of a yellowish cast that I can indeed fix. The highlights on her lip were because I didn't exactly shoot this in a studio. In fact, I had rigged up 3 desklamps with ductape and a jerryrigged sheet behind her. I agree, I love one particular shot of Molly with a strand of hair blowing across her face, but it didn't seem to work as well on the card.
I'll make some changes and throw another prototype out there.
Thanks again for your enciteful feedback. I really appreciate it.
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05/31/2005 04:36:11 AM · #9 |
I understand about the lip highlights, BUT... You are promoting photo retouching, and in THAT business it's exactly such "imperfections" you'll be asked to eliminate by your clients. To leave them in your own image is to suggest you aren't meticulous in your own work. I'm not, of course, arguning the merits of "reality" versus "perfection" from an artistic standpoint, merely being practical from a business-promotion perspective.
Robt.
Consider "Portraiture ΓΆ€” Event Photography ΓΆ€” Digital Retouching" for your laundry list, sounds a little more dignified. The tag line for lower left is a bit more problematical. What exactly are you after, that isn't said elsewhere on the card, especially if you use the revised laundry list I have proposed? If it in fact fits with what you do, you might consider "Studio & Location Photograhy", which at least adds content to the perception of your business.
R.
Message edited by author 2005-05-31 04:41:50.
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