Comments on: Photography for Musicians – Published in Forte Magazine http://site.rockportrait.com.au/2009/02/12/photography-for-musicians-published-in-forte-magazine/ At Night We Rock, but you want more don't you? Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: driven to design http://site.rockportrait.com.au/2009/02/12/photography-for-musicians-published-in-forte-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-5070 driven to design Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:59 +0000 http://site.rockportrait.com.au/?p=716#comment-5070 Thanks very much for the article... I'd just like to comment that I think the second ad is much better than the first. It has better flow. The first layout is blocky and gives the energy of start-stop-start-stop. In the second one, the eye is led down the page, the important pieces of info are highlighted (Rock Portrait Photography! Packages from $250!) and the viewer eventually ends up at the contact info. It's like a well-told story. Thanks very much for the article… I’d just like to comment that I think the second ad is much better than the first. It has better flow. The first layout is blocky and gives the energy of start-stop-start-stop. In the second one, the eye is led down the page, the important pieces of info are highlighted (Rock Portrait Photography! Packages from $250!) and the viewer eventually ends up at the contact info. It’s like a well-told story.

]]> By: rockportrait http://site.rockportrait.com.au/2009/02/12/photography-for-musicians-published-in-forte-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-128 rockportrait Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:09:54 +0000 http://site.rockportrait.com.au/?p=716#comment-128 There was a part of me that wondered what they were thinking when they published that. Especially seeing they asked me to submit a couple of shots they could use. The only explanation I have is that their staff photographer insisted on being represented. I should also note that I rejected their proof three times. Twice due to lazy typos, and a third because it just looked awful. I even asked them twice why they couldn't simply publish mine as it was submitted. I gave it to them in high enough resolution. The response hasn't been overwhelming, and you can see yourself how bad their editing is, so I won't bother with that publication again. There was a part of me that wondered what they were thinking when they published that. Especially seeing they asked me to submit a couple of shots they could use. The only explanation I have is that their staff photographer insisted on being represented.

I should also note that I rejected their proof three times. Twice due to lazy typos, and a third because it just looked awful. I even asked them twice why they couldn’t simply publish mine as it was submitted. I gave it to them in high enough resolution. The response hasn’t been overwhelming, and you can see yourself how bad their editing is, so I won’t bother with that publication again.

]]> By: Plankman http://site.rockportrait.com.au/2009/02/12/photography-for-musicians-published-in-forte-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Plankman Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:14:35 +0000 http://site.rockportrait.com.au/?p=716#comment-127 Nice article. Shame it's accompanied by what I consider a very poor photo of Tim Rogers. I prefer your original ad and agree with Joepi about the font on the second. Maybe they decided they needed a lighter ad next to the darker one on the left? Nice article. Shame it’s accompanied by what I consider a very poor photo of Tim Rogers.
I prefer your original ad and agree with Joepi about the font on the second. Maybe they decided they needed a lighter ad next to the darker one on the left?

]]> By: Joepi http://site.rockportrait.com.au/2009/02/12/photography-for-musicians-published-in-forte-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Joepi Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:04:34 +0000 http://site.rockportrait.com.au/?p=716#comment-126 I liked your advice and I think a lot of start up groups will benefit from it - especially the FAQ's for the photographer. Actually - the article is beneficial for both musicians and photographers who want to start walking down I-Mean-Business Road. In terms of the ads, I like your initial lay out better for the darker background which brought out the photograph and the more-readable font. The fonts on the second mock up make the contact details not so easily readable at first glance. The only thing that needed to be tweaked in our first ad is to probably make your trademark Blue Guitar logo stand out more. Other than that, there should be no other changes and it should be the ad to publish. I liked your advice and I think a lot of start up groups will benefit from it – especially the FAQ’s for the photographer. Actually – the article is beneficial for both musicians and photographers who want to start walking down I-Mean-Business Road.
In terms of the ads, I like your initial lay out better for the darker background which brought out the photograph and the more-readable font. The fonts on the second mock up make the contact details not so easily readable at first glance. The only thing that needed to be tweaked in our first ad is to probably make your trademark Blue Guitar logo stand out more. Other than that, there should be no other changes and it should be the ad to publish.

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