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We all have heard of unwritten rules that are written in stone and prosecute anyone who bends them without any mercy. These rules are know and accepted but again, are not written anywhere, only passed on by word of mouth. Like showing up as a guest with a bottle of wine and a baguette or two, like having a formal date and the boys take care of the check.
The list goes on and on and on. In our photography context, there are some of these rules applied to the editorial style and of course, these are not written anywhere. Yet they do exist and sound like "there should be extra real estate for copy titles, some plane must be out of focus and must be also very thought provoking. The picture should be able to tell a story right from the start and that's exactly how you achieve success in editorial photography.
Our second guest is a great example of editorial photography. Lets start by the background which complies with all there is to be checked and more. It is well chosen the color and the shades. This is a satin burgundy, with a vertical oval centered highlight not too pronounced yet enough for proper contrast. Two more details, on the right top corner and on the lower left one, the shadows are increased from added texture to the overall background.
Once the BG is ready, the subject is a good one as it strikes an overkill pose, comic in essence and the little flair added by the disconfidence gesture of matching the thumbs, as opposed to the I don't give a damn look of the model.
Finally The outfit is perfectly trimmed, just a little too long an inseam and or too tight a slack. Regardless, that is not my department and Thar's why we have designers to take care of those complex details.
Just when we thought the previous picture could not be topped off, we are wrong onthis one. The BG obbeys to a different code (a very pale shade of pink with no shadow enhancement on the outer frame) and the killer pose; it brings seriousness to the picture. Needless to mention the grat way the colors blend in and maintains contrast very adecuately.
Until the next issue, all the best.
Miguel Perez
Orlando, FL
www.miguelperezphoto.com
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We all have heard of unwritten rules that are written in stone and prosecute anyone who bends them without any mercy. These rules are know and accepted but again, are not written anywhere, only passed on by word of mouth. Like showing up as a guest with a bottle of wine and a baguette or two, like having a formal date and the boys take care of the check.
The list goes on and on and on. In our photography context, there are some of these rules applied to the editorial style and of course, these are not written anywhere. Yet they do exist and sound like "there should be extra real estate for copy titles, some plane must be out of focus and must be also very thought provoking. The picture should be able to tell a story right from the start and that's exactly how you achieve success in editorial photography.
Take this shot as a matrix for determining whether it does the cut by sing the editorial checklist. The landscape is located somewhere in Portugal during summertime and the composition gives us an easy approach to judging. Plenty of real estate on top for copy text and probably the front page of a travel magazine so ti ticks off the first requirement.
The second box refers to the amount of story-telling cues that are so required for success. It does the trick. There are plenty of element that tell you something about traveling, going places, beautiful ones.
I would say that an exception takes place here regarding the out of focus but it is well accepted as the sky area replaces that function with it saturation increase towards the top.
Our second guest is a great example of editorial photography. Lets start by the background which complies with all there is to be checked and more. It is well chosen the color and the shades. This is a satin burgundy, with a vertical oval centered highlight not too pronounced yet enough for proper contrast. Two more details, on the right top corner and on the lower left one, the shadows are increased from added texture to the overall background.
Once the BG is ready, the subject is a good one as it strikes an overkill pose, comic in essence and the little flair added by the disconfidence gesture of matching the thumbs, as opposed to the I don't give a damn look of the model.
Finally The outfit is perfectly trimmed, just a little too long an inseam and or too tight a slack. Regardless, that is not my department and Thar's why we have designers to take care of those complex details.
Just when we thought the previous picture could not be topped off, we are wrong onthis one. The BG obbeys to a different code (a very pale shade of pink with no shadow enhancement on the outer frame) and the killer pose; it brings seriousness to the picture. Needless to mention the grat way the colors blend in and maintains contrast very adecuately.
Until the next issue, all the best.
Miguel Perez
Orlando, FL
www.miguelperezphoto.com
Originalwww.miguelperezphoto.blogspot.com
Architecture www.architecturephotographyflorida.blogspot.com
Aviation www.aviationphotographyfl.blogspot.com
Product www.productphotographyflorida.blogspot.com
The pictures linked to on this blog are presented as en element of critique and to convey an opinion or point of view. The blog's author presents pictures of his property and others, without claiming or suggesting ownership of any copyrighted images other than his.
http://miguelperezphoto.com/sitemap.html
