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I was asked to provide new images for an hotel here in Donegal. Not something i’m extremely familiar with but i had a go..
Inspired by the great work i’ve seen on this site from Ashley Morrison, and trying to understand from his work how to mix a combination of ambient and flash light.. still mainly guessing what i’m doing but here few that i got so far.
thanks for looking
claudioI might have tidied the scene in image 2.
I think the two bottles should have been removed from the table & the
jacket or jumper on the chair in the extreme right shouldn’t really be there.
Only small things but they can make a difference.Nice images overall though!
thanks Peter and John.
I agree with the bottles on the table, was struggling on where to put them.. i should have take them away :)
of that picture i have 2 versions, one with the scarf and one without, i actually like it there.. but i can see where you come from.thanks for the feedback guys!
Nicely taken shots with nice lighting. Personally, I would exclude the “props”. I think they make the images look untidy. I’d also try to avoid having people included, especially if they could be recognised. The movement of the bar man’s arm is also a bit eye catching.
thanks for your thoughts miki.
this hotel had called 2 other pros to take pics before me in the last couple of years and were not happy at all with what they had. in the brief i got, both owners said to me that their current pictures lacked life and colours, they asked me to use models in the pictures to try and add life to it.
i didn’t like the idea of having people in the rooms so i opted for props with the idea of trying and convey the idea of what it could look like if you where there staying at the hotel.
The first room is the honeymoon suite, and that what i thought i should have show it as. hence the dress and all..An empty bar didn’t sound inviting to me, but i’m not happy about the blurred hand either. I had no external light anymore and i had to use a long shutter speed.
The other room, i’m adding a picture that is currently on their site. i rather mine but i accept that we don’t all like the same things.
thanks again for your feedback
Hi Claudio.
I’m not saying that your shots are bad. Actually I think they are very good & I understand your use of the props to give a “lived in” look, I just feel that for me personally, they would distract photographically, but wouldn’t put me off staying there.clami79 wrote:
this hotel had called 2 other pros to take pics before me in the last couple of years and were not happy at all with what they had.
Known as the Period of use – which is one of the 3 keys things that will ultimately determine the true value to them, of what any image is worth.
So if you produce an image that they want to use a lot, then you can charge them more for that, than one they don’t want to use very much – and that’s how you will know how good a job you really did here.
Standard use is either 1 years use in 2 media or 2 years use in 1 media, in 1 country – so that’s normally one’s starting point when it comes to negotiating the fee for the use of one’s images – and it’s probably what the other Pros went by, when determining how good the images needed to be, for the amount they where charging.
thanks Miki, i see what you are saying.
Ashley i agree with your point and thats the way i’m going. i know the period of usage is not an issue here but the budget could certainly be.
I hope posting a current image taken by someone else didn’t come across as me pretending to have done a better job of any one else,
i worry about my work and what i’m asked to provide, what was done before has nothing to do with me.clami79 wrote:
i know the period of usage is not an issue here but the budget could certainly be.
So the way around that is to produce images that they will want to use for 10 years plus – but let them know that they only need to pay for say 1 years use or even 3 years use right now – rather than the full amount for 10+ years use.
In other other words, you offer them a ‘Pay as you Go’ type deal, to help them spread the cost over the years that they want to use your images.
Which would then be a real incentive for you to go the extra mile – and a win-win situation if you succeed – as they would get more and you would get more too :)
Ashley wrote:
clami79 wrote:
i know the period of usage is not an issue here but the budget could certainly be.
So the way around that is to produce images that they will want to use for 10 years plus – but let them know that they only need to pay for say 1 years use or even 3 years use right now – rather than the full amount for 10+ years use.
In other other words, you offer them a ‘Pay as you Go’ type deal, to help them spread the cost over the years that they want to use your images.
Which would then be a real incentive for you to go the extra mile – and a win-win situation if you succeed – as they would get more and you would get more too :)
Great thinking Ashley. thanks for the tip!!
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