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07/03/2005 09:29:30 PM · #1 |
Here are some photos I took for a guy yesterday. He had a really nice harley and I just wanted to get some pictures of it. Then he looked at my portfolio and said I had some pretty good photos, and he would like to buy some of the prints I took of his bike. I was not excpecting that at all. So I worked on some when I got home and I wanted to see what you guys and girls thought of the. Well here they are.
  
  
 
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07/03/2005 10:40:27 PM · #2 |
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Message edited by author 2005-07-03 22:41:27.
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07/03/2005 10:41:27 PM · #3 |
To be honest, I don't like the framing on the ones you added frames. They look a little tacky and so does the fonts you used.
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07/03/2005 10:50:36 PM · #4 |
Good Job! They look great! I'm sure your client will be very pleased with them!
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07/03/2005 10:53:05 PM · #5 |
| Way to go. Also vist car shows and shoot away there always some takers. Congratulations. |
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07/04/2005 07:25:30 AM · #6 |
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07/04/2005 07:45:21 AM · #7 |
In the main one of the client on his bike I'm not too keen on the background - whilst it's good to show him by his own house/ garage I don't think the position you've placed him in and viewpoint taken results in a good composition - I find the background distracting rather than supportive - the edge of the garage cuts through his head etc.
This one is also not as well exposed as the bike detail shots and leads to a lot of shadow in the interesting details of the bike.
Can you do some more shots or is he expecting results based on this shoot only?
I do like the one with all the chrome detail. Agree that the font used on the worked up one is a bit OTT.
Message edited by author 2005-07-04 07:46:51.
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07/04/2005 04:27:06 PM · #8 |
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07/04/2005 04:32:01 PM · #9 |
| Nice shots. I especially love the close of of the headlight and bars. I left some comments. |
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07/04/2005 04:36:31 PM · #10 |
| Congrats Travis! I think that your variety of shots and styles will make it very likely that your client will find some to his liking, and that's the bottom line, isn't it? Nice work, keep after it. |
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07/04/2005 04:42:22 PM · #11 |
As a person who takes many photos of cars and motorcycles, I wouldnt call myself a pro, but more of a seasoned amaeuter.
The hotspots in the chrome is a tricky thing to overcome. I do find that there are too many hotspots in the photos at hand. An easy way to solve this problem is to shoot in over cast skys against a tall enough background that the sky isnt in the shots.
This brings me to the second opinion, the backgrounds. They certainly don't work, if he is purchasing prints, I would have brought him to a park, or perhaps a more urban setting, such as an old worn down brick wall, or something of the likes. Perhaps bring it indoors into a garage setting, and shoot with that in the background.
My third opinion, and this is something that you would need help with. Get some riding shots. You need a pickup truck, a friend to drive, and a long stretch of open 2 lane highway. These shots always make for the best types. You have to sit in the back of the truck, and have the bike ride up alongside of you, speeding up past you and then slowing down again. It takes practice, but the results are well worth it.
Instead of putting the text, I'd put the harley logo on the print. If you are only making the print for the man, I don't believe you would run into any kind of legal problems. It's not like you are mass producing it, so I see no problems.
Good luck!
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07/06/2005 11:30:56 PM · #12 |
| I found the angles you chose to be unique and interesting, even if the background was lacking.I imagine you were doing it kind of on the spur of the moment. Alot of people would have shot them from the same old same old point of view. He liked them enough to buy them, and that's the big thing here cause there is no "one way of seeing" (quoting Chuck Delaney in his book titled, Photography Your Way) and the way he saw them, they were worth his money. Good for you. |
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07/07/2005 01:32:20 AM · #13 |
I like the 1st one with the black backround and the face. Pretty cool!
Nice work,
Mark |
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