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To OP -- The images you're speaking of is the result of your collaboration with the photographer. It goes both ways. Gabby Jun 13 12 07:18 pm Link Jun 13 12 07:23 pm Link To Kelly Y -- You're welcome. Taking responsiblity for a collaborative project goes with the territory. Gabby Jun 13 12 07:29 pm Link Well...I haven't read the whole thread...but assuming the problems are colored lines due to lensflare? badcamera? and bad lighting....it's POSSIBLE...MAYBE...there's a really talented retoucher that can work some magic...basically making the poor photo into more of a digital painting. But...you'd have to find a really talented person to do that. But if stuff is out of focus...meh...live and learn...sometimes the bar bites you... Jun 13 12 07:34 pm Link I guess all you can do is not work with photographers whos work you don't like. Giveing a guy a few chances to make good is generous, but some where between two and twelve shoots you have to realize that he ain't gettin any better. As far as the lines in the images maybe there is something wrong with his camera or cd burner. Have you shown him what the files look like? Jun 13 12 07:36 pm Link Jun 13 12 07:37 pm Link Jun 13 12 07:40 pm Link To Kelly Y -- The part where you agreed to collaborate with him. That makes sense. Gabby Jun 13 12 07:41 pm Link Jun 13 12 07:45 pm Link Jun 13 12 07:46 pm Link 12 times!! are you nuts? come on, you are reinforcing the poor performance... really? 12 times... Jun 13 12 07:49 pm Link Kelly Y wrote: The TEN shoots after he failed to deliver a first and a second time. Jun 13 12 07:56 pm Link Jun 13 12 07:57 pm Link Jun 13 12 07:59 pm Link Kelly Y wrote: I guess I'm the one who is misunderstanding. You said he was bad to start and got worse and worse. I assumed the first shoot with him was unacceptable. I assumed incorrectly. Jun 13 12 08:02 pm Link Kelly Y wrote: well , 13 is a lucky number for some folks ,,,,, Jun 13 12 08:05 pm Link Jun 13 12 08:07 pm Link Kelly Y wrote: Ask for a reshoot.... Jun 13 12 08:10 pm Link Jun 13 12 08:10 pm Link Jun 13 12 08:11 pm Link
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Reason: other Comments: Quotes hidden post. Jun 13 12 08:23 pm Link 12 times is crazy. Just go work with other people. You aren't obligated to make him suck less. Jun 13 12 08:26 pm Link Jun 13 12 08:30 pm Link
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Reason: other Comments: Quotes hidden post. Jun 13 12 08:40 pm Link Jun 13 12 08:45 pm Link Ya know we can find his portfolio with the info you gave us.... Jun 13 12 08:52 pm Link Jun 13 12 08:59 pm Link RacerXPhoto wrote: lol Jun 13 12 09:12 pm Link Sue him, it's the 'in' thing to do these days Jun 13 12 09:23 pm Link I'm a little surprised that no one hasn't mentioned this yet. If you have at least a few images that have good color and focus, try cropping out part of the image to get a smaller close up. You might be amazed at what you can come up with using only part of the original photograph. I do that frequently and many times have come up with images that are far better then the overall ones. Jun 13 12 09:24 pm Link Azimuth Arts wrote: I like the retouching idea. I have done this before. Jun 13 12 09:46 pm Link Jun 13 12 09:59 pm Link Yes, retouching can sometimes "save" an image. Which I've done myself (big fan of shooting RAW just in case). But quite frankly if none of the other images in a shoot came out well than the "saved" image will most likely not be much better. Perhaps in web form but almost certainly not in print. My advice going forward: If the second attempt doesn't yield substantially better results than its time to cut your losses and move on. Better yet, be more proactive during a TFP shoot. Periodically check the results. It's best to see them on a monitor rather than the back of the camera. If you're not happy then speak up. The compensation in a trade shoot is the final image...so if you're not getting anything usable you are not getting "paid". Jun 13 12 10:00 pm Link Jun 13 12 10:01 pm Link Jun 13 12 10:02 pm Link You might consider CAMing the guy if it's possible that the images in his portfolio are not his own work. The Mods could have had other complaints about the guy that might add up to something work looking into. The Mods might also be able to spot stylistic and technical differences between his portfolio pics that could indicate they weren't taken by the same person. Jun 13 12 10:09 pm Link lol Neil Snape wrote: Jun 13 12 10:11 pm Link I'm sorry, but 12 times is just way too much. If I messed up twice in a row, I would at least stop until I took some classes. I'm sure someone would be able to show me what I was doing wrong and how to fix it. If that didn't help, I'd just hand the camera over to my wife and let her do whatever with it. I'm a beginner in this industry still, but I enjoy trying new styles and techniques. If I find something's not working, I move on to something different. I believe it's not the camera or lens that makes a great photograph, but the vision and heart of the artist(s). Jun 13 12 10:27 pm Link |
