[seanmcfoto]

August 10, 2009 at 4:20 am

And that’s why this is the business forum.

Those images get used on posters and promo material that will net the band money. The better the photo, the more likely random strangers are going to be inclined to see a band they’ve never heard.

Let’s say a band is playing upstairs in Whelans. First they need to pay the venue, then posters, then someone on the door etc. So before the band play a single note, they have to pay around €300. 60 people at €5, before they break even. Good poster that helps bring in people, say 200 people.. that’s €1000. A gig is more likely to be €10 though, so even if half balk, the band still make money.

Should the photographer get paid? Bloody right they should. Especially as the poster will get used again and again, and the photo used for press and PR in national magazines and papers.

If you don’t want to charge, that’s fine by me, just don’t assume that’s how everyone feels. If you undervalue you work, there’s plenty of people out there that won’t and will make the most of the free ride.

[seanmcfoto]

August 10, 2009 at 4:10 am

Don’t Zenfolio use Photobox for their European printing? The imagefile also do, but from the ‘pro’ section of the printers.

[seanmcfoto]

June 16, 2009 at 1:48 am

Hi Ross,
I saw these appear elsewhere. Really like them. Nice work.

[seanmcfoto]

May 5, 2009 at 12:40 am

Looks good Richie.

Quick question.. it looks like you used ND grads here. Can you use these with the TSE?

[seanmcfoto]

May 4, 2009 at 11:51 pm

Definitely a fabulous impressionist version of bluebells.

[seanmcfoto]

May 4, 2009 at 11:40 pm

Thanks fig.

For the first time in my life, I’m wondering if a 2X1 vertical panorama might be the best crop!

[seanmcfoto]

May 4, 2009 at 7:21 pm

Excellent shot AJ, love the use of space and the image tones.

[seanmcfoto]

May 4, 2009 at 6:41 pm

Pete, single shot. minor amounts of fill light in Lightroom. I’d actually prefer to crop it that rock on the left out altogether.

Robt. I think it looks a little like an alligator from the tail end.

[seanmcfoto]

April 25, 2009 at 2:19 am

I know the model in the last shot..

How come I never hear about fashion shows?

The exposures are bang on, but the crops are a little off.

[seanmcfoto]

April 21, 2009 at 6:32 pm

I’ve used the trial version of PTlens and liked it. Should have bought it when it was $15 though!
I’m not sure how it can be used in conjunction with Mogrify though.

[seanmcfoto]

April 21, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Wow.. that is some difference. It makes you wonder about the changes that will happen in photos we’ve taken.
Landscapes feel a little more permanent than people images, but this shows changes on a larger scale.

[seanmcfoto]

April 21, 2009 at 3:01 pm

I completely understood where you were coming from Andy. And I took it in that spirit. And you’re not wrong either, I was just glad to come away with something. When things are right, it can be amazing. Other times it sucks. This time I was trying to reduce the suckage :)

[seanmcfoto]

April 21, 2009 at 2:58 pm

And here’s a final one without the 4 stop grad, and a little earlier on. The mix of the ND and the grad makes the image go pinker in the grad area.

[seanmcfoto]

April 21, 2009 at 2:54 pm

Forgot to mention the curve.. Yep. hate that. Both the 17-40 and the 24-70 barrel ridiculously on full frame. I couldn’t get over how bad it is.
As these are just exports from Lightroom which has no lens distortion correction, I have to live with it until I’m creating final exports for Photoshop.

[seanmcfoto]

April 21, 2009 at 2:49 pm

Thanks for your comments Andy. I appreciate you taking time to critique.

The bay is so busy in terms of features that it’s hard to get clean composition. Being the backseat passenger meant that I had less choice over locations, and in all truth had given up hope of getting anything.

I have lightened the rock, but obviously not enough. The aim was to keep it simple. I use lines and form to lead in all the time, but here there was little to use. As to formulaic, isn’t all good landscape photography to an extent? Even the process of using leading lines and curves is a forumla. Rules of thirds, golden mean, golden spiral? All formula.

Your points are both well made and well taken. I’m still happy with the image seeing as I actually had walked almost a mile after going back to the jeep to offload my wellies! Bearing in mind that I didn’t think there would be anything, I could’ve gotten much worse.

I’ll add one or 2 more shots to the post.