Comments and Suggestions?

jandrewnelsonjandrewnelson Registered Users Posts: 300 Major grins
edited November 11, 2009 in Finishing School
Just shot a duet for their first CD.

The cover shot is:

706025689_LiTFr-L-2.jpg


The back cover shot is:

707155910_42CCU-XL-1.jpg

What do you think?

Thanks and blessings
Jerry Nelson
www.meesoon.smugmug.com

Comments

  • rteest42rteest42 Registered Users Posts: 540 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2009
    Honestly, they don't feel comfortable being around each other!

    jandrewnelson wrote:
    Just shot a duet for their first CD.

    The cover shot is:

    706025689_LiTFr-L-2.jpg


    The back cover shot is:

    707155910_42CCU-XL-1.jpg

    What do you think?

    Thanks and blessings
    Jerry Nelson
    www.meesoon.smugmug.com
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  • dbddbd Registered Users Posts: 216 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2009
    rteest42 wrote:
    Honestly, they don't feel comfortable being around each other!
    Maybe it's the photographer that makes them nervous. :)

    I think that I would clone over the burned out white between their arms and at the right above her shoulder in the cover image. They distract from the people.

    The posing site at the edge of deep shade makes it difficult to get consistent whites on opposite sides of her blouse. Fill light could allow easier color adjustment.

    In the back shot, a longer focal length would let you step back and screen the sun from hitting the lens front. It would also straighten the building a little.

    The 'sun spots' on this image could also be toned down in post-processing.

    You may not get to have a choice, but shooting when the sun is high and shooting into the sun create a challenge for any photographer.

    Dale B. Dalrymple
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    "Give me a lens long enough and a place to stand and I can image the earth."
    ...with apology to Archimedies
  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2009
    Jerry,

    Your not gona like this, but you asked.

    Your cover image is way out of focus, (looks like camera shake, slow shutter speed to me), the white balance is off, and if this is going to be a CD cover you need basically a square image with white space for title, text, etc.

    While the back cover can be cropped to a square image it isn't real sharp and I don't find the location composition to be interesting.

    Neither image draws the viewer in, or pops out.

    As a photographer I think you need to work the musicians and get some emotion to show on their faces.

    I would put more thought into this and re-shoot.

    You asked. :D

    Sam
    www.samlinvillephotography.com
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited November 9, 2009
    Sam wrote:
    the white balance is off
    That's putting it politely.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2009
    kdog wrote:
    That's putting it politely.

    Makes you feel blue! :cry
  • malchmalch Registered Users Posts: 104 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2009
    jandrewnelson wrote:
    Just shot a duet for their first CD.
    www.meesoon.smugmug.com

    Start again. Sorry to be harsh but these are basically dreadful. Here are a few of the specifics that scream out for attention next time:

    1. Poor focus.
    2. Horrible colors. Radioactive jeans, green skin, (badly) photoshopped sky.
    3. Bad crop. All kinds of body and instrument parts amputated.
    4. If you're going to shoot architecture (bus shelter) you need to straighten the verticals and fix the perspective.
    5. Poor poses -- the subjects don't connect with each other let alone the viewer.
  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited November 11, 2009
    I am a music person, not a photographer, so take these comments as you see fit. (I am not saying I could do better but sharing what I see)

    The color on the hair is very disconcerting.
    The fact that the bus shelter is off kilter does not make much sense to me
    The bus shelter having a lens flair in it is odd

    The thing that is missing in these photos is any way to understand the people and the type of music they make. Perhaps some action shots of making music would be better.
    -=Bradford

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