What’s Your Preference?

KenRC51 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-12-2010, 11:46 PM

Hi member, I would like some of your opinions on my business card. I have not printed them yet.

Does the card catches your interest?
Are my information clear? (color of the text)
Text too big or small?
Or any other suggestion would be appreciated, thanks

LeeR · #2 (**permalink**) 09-13-2010, 12:07 AM

I assume you are going to be doing weddings? It has that train wreck effect where you can't help but look even though you know you shouldn't. It will certainly get you attention, though much of it may not be very positive.

KenRC51 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-13-2010, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by LeeR

I assume you are going to be doing weddings? It has that train wreck effect where you can't help but look even though you know you shouldn't. It will certainly get you attention, though much of it may not be very positive.

I do not do weddings, I shoot dogs. What do you mean train wreck effect? What wrong with it? I appreciated your comment but I like to know what should I change.

Ensleygirl · #4 (**permalink**) 09-13-2010, 12:54 AM

I don't post much here, but I do have an opinion on this. The text is clear, but I honestly don't know what that is in the first picture. It really looks like a dog's rectum. Is that what it is? Please know I am not at all trying to be cruel, but it is not attractive at all. As far as the other photo, I mean it's a cute dog, but I think a business card should really showcase one of your very best images.

KenRC51 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-13-2010, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Ensleygirl

I don't post much here, but I do have an opinion on this. The text is clear, but I honestly don't know what that is in the first picture. It really looks like a dog's rectum. Is that what it is? Please know I am not at all trying to be cruel, but it is not attractive at all. As far as the other photo, I mean it's a cute dog, but I think a business card should really showcase one of your very best images.

The first pic is the back of the card. It's a picture of my bulldogs butt. I was skeptical of putting that on the business card, that why I posted on here before I make an order.

Thanks for your opinion Ensleygirl, I will make some changes and update the card and repost.

OsmosisStudios · #6 (**permalink**) 09-13-2010, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by KenRC51

I have not printed them yet.

Oh good. Though I would love to see the look on the poor guy's face when he prints one off and he sees a dog's rear end as the main image.

Seriously, these are not business cards. They're boring photos with text on them.

Photologyst · #7 (**permalink**) 09-13-2010, 01:04 AM

If you shoot dogs then you might want to place a “cute” photo on your business card instead of the backside of a dog? What is that first photo—a dog’s rump??? No idea!

People always think that their dog is the “cutest, best, smartest” etc. You need to convey that you can capture this “dog essence” on your business card.

There is a dog photographer name “Jim Poor” on this site. He might have some suggestions.

LeeR · #8 (**permalink**) 09-13-2010, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by KenRC51

What do you mean train wreck effect? What wrong with it? I appreciated your comment but I like to know what should I change.

You the train wreck effect, you see it happening and know you should look away but you just can't help yourself. Same with your image, I saw what looked the the north end of a southbound dog and looked away...but I had to look back to make sure I was seeing what I thought. Sometime artists intentionally take this approach, but it has to be done very, very carefully lest you get the wrong reaction. I honestly like the way you are thinking, but again, this is something that has to be done with great sensitivity. Could I suggest you try it a bit differently. Suppose you shot the dog from the front on the front of the card and from the back, in exactly the same pose, on the back of the card. Sort of a visual joke; I mean what do people expect to see on the back of the card? It's still a bit edgy, but a bit less, ummm, canine pornographic.

ilcavallo · #9 (**permalink**) 09-13-2010, 03:37 AM

I think they are funny. That being said, I would hire you to photograph my dog because I think it's funny. But then again, it depends on the type of client you want to attract. You probably aren't going to attract a client who put bows in their dogs hair and dresses them up and stuff. You will probably attract people who have great senses of humor and like to do "stuff" with their dogs.

I heard a photographer say once that it's all about the type of client you want to attract. You want to represent yourself in a way that attracts those who you want to work with and repel those who you wouldn't want to work with. So I would just think about that before you print these.