from my rap promo shoot..

[floydianslip6]

I did my first "pro" shoot the other day for a rap record label. They are getting ready to release an album for this guy Diev (sp?). I have a lot of photos to go through but these are the two I have so far that I like. What do you guys think?

[floydianslip6]

one more:

[Built B16A]

the lighting in the last pic was the best.

and the 1st pic would of looked alot better with him in focus and in a 1.8F.

i dunno about the 2nd pic. the shade in his face kills it.

[Screamer]

Nice job! I prefer the last two. The first one looks just a tad OOF compared to the other two. Did you consider cropping off the left side by about 15% on the first image? I like the composition, but the left side gets a little busy with the fire escape maze and the blow-out of the sky washes out the contrast compared to the richness of the other two...Just personal preference on my part. :)

Good job!

[tim]

None are cover shots, cover shots need to feature the artist with nothing too distracting around them. In every case the background overwhelms the artist, and the first one is out of focus, or at least DOF isn't big enough. Apart from that I like the photos :)

[PhotosGuy]

None of them look sharp enough to me, but #2 is pretty close. PS will probably be able to fix that. Aren't you going to need a square crop for the CD?

[DwightMcCann]

Yup, for a cover, even if you want that getto look, the bg shouldn't be so loud. Other than that and the soft #1 I like 'em!

[earplugsrequired]

First thing to note, nowhere does the person say this is for the cd. Yes the cd is coming out soon but many times artists are looking for promo stuff as well. If shots are for a cd cover or booklet then their graphics people will also work with whatever the artist has chosen.

I have to agree though that the background is very distracting. The artist doesn't stand out enough.

[verT]

I think the second one shows the artist the best, with his monochromatic atire up against the bright colours of the grafitti, would have been a better look if he was in black jeans and boots though.

[elTwitcho]

I like the second one the best, but I think it badly needs a recrop to get rid of some of the bottom part under his feet. As it is, the ledge blends in with the background too well and he looks like he's floating on thin air in the middle of the frame which is a bit silly looking.

First one could be the best if it was in focus. Still, good shots

[Vega$50]

Just a little critique...the backgrounds on all of those draw your eyes all over the place...While I understand the need to have a certain vibe as a whole in the picture...It doesn't happen here...

The stairs in the first one. (Upper left)

The orange wall in the second one...

The stand pipe to the right in the third one...

If you want those elements...try a soft focus applied to your bg in photoshop....just enough to focus attention on the star of the show...

good luck...

[Tlee05]

I like the compositing in the 1st one but shame its out of focus,
2nd is the best to me maybe its because of the sharpness, but I would crop it abit tighter my self,
image 3 the pipe distracts me like vega said,
But overall I think some one just looking at these pictures in a booklet/front cover etc they wont really tell the photography mistakes.

Did you get payed for doing this Tyler? Thats your name right :D

[René Damkot]

First one would have been nice if in focus (or is it motion blurr?) and cropped a bit at the top and left.
Second one you might try to desaturate the BG and lift the exposure under the cap.
Third one is quite nice, apart from the pipe at the right & the strangely shaped cap.
All in all, quite nice, but not perfect. I think we might be more critical then the artist though . . .
I'ld choose the second one and work on that a bit in post....

[floydianslip6]

Thanks for all the critiques guys. This was my first photoshoot with a person other than my work with my gf. It's definately a learning experience. I'm gunna work on the rest of them in PS and I'll post a gallery after. THanks guys!

[cwescapexlt4x4]

For promo work, I like 1 & 3 best, 2 not as much and looks too "pearched" up on that edge.

[Nidz]

I like the pose in the first one best however it's not as sharp as I would have liked. Almost looks 50 centish.