Ad for our media department

fullofpaint

Shoot for my final in a photo class, as well as part of a new ad campaign by our media communications department. Our backdrop in the studio is only big enough to fit about three people at a time so I had to digital composite everyone together. Not in love with it, one of the head's and the cameras doesn't look quite right to me still. C&C welcome!



Shot with a 5dMk2 and 24-105 f/4L, lit by two softboxes on each side and a third light to the side as a kicker.

D3Sshooter

Nice, it looks as it should . A fun dynamic chaotic group (I mend this positive). No nonsense, emphasized by the torn jeans.

Although it has photographic content and value, I am not sure if it will do well as a commercial add. Those tend to be more strickt then lose. But why not changing it.

novicesnapper

The only thing I see, sorry, tunnel vision lol, is the redhead in the center and her smile lol. I would think, I see a future shoot in you're future?? Good looking crew and some nice equipment, but I'm not experienced enough on shopping, to have an opinion on the composition. But paying attention to learn more.

zoomer

Where people often go wrong with composites, the dead giveaway, is the light coming from different directions within the same shot....like you have here.
It actually came out pretty good.
Minor nits... clone the line out of the bottom right at the wall, cause it is not there in the rest of the photo.
The guy in front photo right holding the camera, burn around the outline of his head, looks like he was pasted in.
The three people in the back look very slightly proportionally too small in relation to the people in the front.
As I said this is major nit picking....which may or may not even be valid points.
Real world...if I was just a guy looking at this photo I would think it looked great, and "as is" should work great for your intended purpose.

fullofpaint

zoomer, how would you fix that head? That's the one I've had the hardest time blending in, just can't get it quite right.

zoomer

Brighten the guy behind him just a bit and darken the face of the guy in the front, that should blend him in well enough, can probably just dodge and burn them a bit.
See the size difference between that guy and the one behind him also, the guy in front holding the camera looks like a giant comparatively to the guy behind him.