[LRflex] Re: Billboards - Take Two and a half...
- From: <tedgrant@xxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:58:25 -0700
A quick note! :-) You know that's hard for me! ;-)
Both are fantastic. Both have everything one needs to draw families and new
folks.
The hockey picture is perfect as we can see the puck! A must in this kind of
sport.
And obviously the motor bikes on the lake is incredible as I've said before.
Well my friend I can only wish you the best with these also. Nice to have a
keen young guy working with you. The committee? Well that's anybodies
hopeful answer to a prayer that they listen to the young guy and the geat
photog of Logan Lake! :-)
cheers,
ted
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From: "David Young" <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 8:18 AM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Billboards - Take Two and a half...
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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