some photos for crit (its been a while!)

[jamesw]

so yeah its been a while...

some shots i've been doing for this fella's sponsors for an advertising campaign.

[colin_12]

Hey james,
1 & 2 are great. #3 is too busy. You loose him into the background.
Regards Colin

[jamesw]

Hey james,
1 & 2 are great. #3 is too busy. You loose him into the background.
Regards Colin

i wasn't sure if 3 was too busy, i thought it might have been usable since (most of) the trees were underexposed... but i was wrong!

[Viz]

I think that #1 is kind of 'perfect' - it all the action going on, he is interacting with the bike, and it is simple and beautiful frame. It really rocks.

I like #2 less for a promo shot because it is kind of inconguous and a bit static, like it is a montage of the BG and the rider and the bike. This might work as an 'arty' kind of shot somehow, or if you display the two in close proximity.

I totally love the textures on the bowl vs the sky.

I dont think the third is of the same standard. Please feel free to regard my criticisms with a grain of salt.

[mickeyjuice]

Yeah, #1 & #2 for me. Question: given they're for a sponsorship thing, would you be better off getting his face in so that he can be identified? Otherwise it could be anyone. (Sorry, PR training coming to the fore...)

[jamesw]

Hmm.

I could imagine these shots being accompanied by a 'lifestyle' shot, negating the need for a face to be visable in the shot.

[wazonthehill2]

I really like one, seems to show movement and the variable sky adds to the shot

No. 2 some how seems stationary. Shows the technique great, and height etc but has no ompft (good technical word) or feel of movement

N0.3 just is a blob (with the guy twisted tight) on a background of part trees, part sky and part pole. How does just a close crop on the guy look?

But all still better than what I achieve!

Cheers
Waz

[jamesw]

thanks guys