[LRflex] Re: Billboards - Take Two and a half...
- From: David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:18:07 -0700
G'Mornin' Ted!
I cannot agree more, with your comments on committees. As the old joke goes...
"A camel is a horse, designed by a committee." !!!
Unfortunately, it is the committee that holds the purse strings, and "he who
pays the piper... calls the tune."
Derek, a young chap working for the town, is my liaison with the committee.
He's both quite keen and very bright. It is for his sake, that I've tried to
give him alternatives.
It's interesting. This all started with an image he pilfered from Flickr, not
to use on a billboard, but as an idea to show the committee. (It is a very nice
shot!) However, when he asked me to take some images, he has admitted he
thought he could get a half dozen images, for $50. I suggested that instead of
hiring me, he contact the photographer of his sample shot. He did, to find out
that he was talking to Getty Images, and billboard rights, for 5 years, would
cost $15,000! Suddenly my rates seemed a lot more practical!
He, and his committee, are learning!
They've now asked me for some winter scene's, which means combing the archives,
as it's tough to take snow scenes now!
I've come up with two. Bear in mind that the town is aiming to attract young
families... with the hope that some will move here.
From previous comments you've made, Ted, I think you'll like the second one. I
think it's the best one for the purpose, but who knows what a committee might
think!
http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/BB1a.html
Thanks for taking the time to look, and for your encouragement.
Cheers!
David.
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> David Young SHOWED:
> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Billboards - Take Two
>
> All right yer knocking yer brains out in over thinking this situation.
> Particularly when you have a very fine...... "some tourist operators
> would die to have a shot as well done as the two guys in the boat!" And
> sunset!
>
> 1/ The two guys in the boat on the first take really wasn't any problem
> at all. It "FELT VERY VERY COMFY!"
> Nice warm light! And it's highly unlikely your town council would know
> whether they were making a good, bad or ugly decision and wouldn't
> honestly know whether it was a "good, bad or ugly photograph?"
>
> Town council committees..... "read committees of any kind" are generally
> a bloody waste of time! Simply because most? If not all, don't have one
> ounce of design art sense and crowd drawing ability in liking it or not!
> ERGO: A disaster decision at best regardless of how many of us with our
> photographic sense of design and composition thought it a smashing good
> photograph!"
>
> 2/ BENCH PHOTO!
> My God it's a smashing good photograph with all the goodies! This
> should, without question, sell Logan Lake as a destination location for
> comfort, fishing, nice times. More importantly! Nice quiet times away
> from the maddening world while sitting quietly on a bench, lake side!"
>
> Like how much better can it get? Leave it be! Partly because I bet a
> million no matter what photo you show them, some guy isn't going to like
> it! OR? Someone wont be all that hot about it and make an unskilled pain
> in the ass comment about your abilities as a very talented sharp eyed
> photographer!
>
> Then make some kind of stupid suggestion, "the picture should be taken
> at high-noon!" Which of course is the worst possible light one could
> imagine!"
>
> Make a 13X19 print of the bench shot, walk in like you own the place and
> say....... "Gentlemen here it is! The Logan Lake Magical Moment!" Don't
> bat an eye, stand tall and stare down the first stupid inept council
> person who opens their mouth with a negative comment! AND DON'T BAT AN
> EYE! :-)
>
> Stand tall David!!!! The bench shot is a beauty and give not a second
> thought about shooting anything else! :-)
>
> I mean you could shoot a different scene 365 days and not satisfy the
> council! Therefore walk in with an absolute winner and cold clock them
> where they sit without batting an eye!
>
> OK me son! GET ON WITH IT!
>
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
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