Hate it or Love it?

DanielFotografie · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

My LOGO.
Hate it or love it?

Key points:
Designed to look like a picture frame.
I'm a photographer in TO (Toronto) hence the FO TO aka FOTO.
Plus my alias is Daniel FOTOgrafie.

I hardly use my logo anymore, and while I love it... I'm just growing tired of branding my images with the logo as opposed to a link to my website (what better branding than a call-to-action?)

MJPhotos24 · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

What's with all the logos lately, popping up everywhere in the last week for critiques.

Not a huge fan, very boring honestly and not an eye catcher.

There's a company named FOTO out there already and you're using very similar font that they use, you may be causing confusion (i.e. they can sue you for doing that). With that alone I'd ditch it.

josh5k · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

Not love or hate, but certainly ignorable !!!

scorpio_e · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

It doe not speak to me.. I do not think it would speak for you either.

If you have to explain the design to us then would you have to explain it to your clients too? A good logo need no explanation. IMO

Designed to look like a picture frame.
I'm a photographer in TO (Toronto) hence the FO TO aka FOTO.
Plus my alias is Daniel FOTOgrafie.

MP4/8 · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

Don't like it.

Looks like a generic symbol, and not that of a specific brand.

It reminds me of the international symbol for "Diver Down".

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golfecho · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

Put me in the love it pile. Nice, simple, catchy. Dispite it's stark b vs w contrast, it is not pigeonholed into "modern", "trendy" or some such artificial category. Just classic clean . . .

gonzogolf · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

Not in love with the graphic, but more importantly do you think you are the only photographer using foto. I've seen in on at least 2 license plates here in town this week. Make it yours and yours alone by adding something to it.

tim · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

Boring.

mikekelley · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

crop it to about half of it's height and it's workable

i dont know what that little triangle is doing hanging out in the lower corner though?

ChuckingFluff · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

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mikekelley · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

show us more than a logo. if you built a brand around this idea, it might work. you just need to brand yourself right.

Hikin Mike · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

I hate to use the word 'hate', but I strongly don't like it....LOL!

Beau1k · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

DanielFotografie · 2nd of December 2010 (Thu)

Thanks guys! You all bluntly confirmed the main reason I was starting to stray away from using it in my images as a watermark.

Cheers for your honesty.

DanielFotografie · 3rd of December 2010 (Fri)

I instead chose the text in the following image to represent my brand, which is light years better than the logo. In fact, it's rather nice.

2nd of December 2010 (Thu)	#1
DanielFotografie Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 82 IMAGE EDITING OK	Hate it or Love it? My LOGO. Hate it or love it? Key points: Designed to look like a picture frame. I'm a photographer in TO (Toronto) hence the FO TO aka FOTO. Plus my alias is Daniel FOTOgrafie. I hardly use my logo anymore, and while I love it... I'm just growing tired of branding my images with the logo as opposed to a link to my website (what better branding than a call-to-action?) __________________ DANIELCAMER.COM

2nd of December 2010 (Thu)	#2
MJPhotos24 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Attica, NY/Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,618 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hate it or Love it? What's with all the logos lately, popping up everywhere in the last week for critiques. Not a huge fan, very boring honestly and not an eye catcher. There's a company named FOTO out there already and you're using very similar font that they use, you may be causing confusion (i.e. they can sue you for doing that). With that alone I'd ditch it. __________________ Gear: here - Websites: Mike Janes Photography Sports Shooter Profile - Four Seam Images LLC MaxPreps - MLB Blog - Let's see if I have time for this!

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josh5k Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 277	Re: Hate it or Love it? Not love or hate, but certainly ignorable !!! __________________ Website MMayhem Twitter GEAR G+ My Facebook Page !!

2nd of December 2010 (Thu)	#4
scorpio_e Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pa Posts: 5,415 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hate it or Love it? It doe not speak to me.. I do not think it would speak for you either. If you have to explain the design to us then would you have to explain it to your clients too? A good logo need no explanation. IMO Designed to look like a picture frame. I'm a photographer in TO (Toronto) hence the FO TO aka FOTO. Plus my alias is Daniel FOTOgrafie. __________________ www.steelcityphotography.com

2nd of December 2010 (Thu)	#5
MP4/8 User is banned from forums Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Mississauga ON, Canada Posts: 689 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hate it or Love it? Don't like it. Looks like a generic symbol, and not that of a specific brand. It reminds me of the international symbol for "Diver Down". .

2nd of December 2010 (Thu)	#6
golfecho Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Perry, Georgia Posts: 1,192	Re: Hate it or Love it? Put me in the love it pile. Nice, simple, catchy. Dispite it's stark b vs w contrast, it is not pigeonholed into "modern", "trendy" or some such artificial category. Just classic clean . . . __________________ Facebook or Website

2nd of December 2010 (Thu)	#7
gonzogolf Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,494	Re: Hate it or Love it? Not in love with the graphic, but more importantly do you think you are the only photographer using foto. I've seen in on at least 2 license plates here in town this week. Make it yours and yours alone by adding something to it.

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tim Light Bringer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 47,913 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hate it or Love it? Boring. __________________ NZIPP Qualified Professional wedding photographer. Camera and Lens Reviews ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer Wellington Wedding Photographer (site2) ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer (site3) Read all my FAQs (wedding, printing, lighting, books, etc)

2nd of December 2010 (Thu)	#9
mikekelley "Meow! Bark! Honk! Hiss! Grrr! Tweet!" Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 7,210 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hate it or Love it? crop it to about half of it's height and it's workable i dont know what that little triangle is doing hanging out in the lower corner though? __________________ Los Angeles-Based Architectural, Interior, And Luxury Real Estate Photography Watch me work! Check me out on STROBIST My articles at Fstoppers.com

2nd of December 2010 (Thu)	#10
ChuckingFluff Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Canada Eh! Posts: 1,352	Re: Hate it or Love it? ZZZZzzzZZ zzzzzZZZZzz zzZZzzZZ zzZzzz __________________ Had images published worldwide in Time, Rolling Stone, People, Vanity Fair, Mademoiselle, The Wall Street Journal, Majesty magazine, TMZ, ABC News; all with a crop camera and third party lenses. For images taken with my L lenses please refer to my nature and dog pictures.

2nd of December 2010 (Thu)	#11
mikekelley "Meow! Bark! Honk! Hiss! Grrr! Tweet!" Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 7,210 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hate it or Love it? show us more than a logo. if you built a brand around this idea, it might work. you just need to brand yourself right. __________________ Los Angeles-Based Architectural, Interior, And Luxury Real Estate Photography Watch me work! Check me out on STROBIST My articles at Fstoppers.com

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2nd of December 2010 (Thu)	#14
DanielFotografie Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 82 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hate it or Love it? Thanks guys! You all bluntly confirmed the main reason I was starting to stray away from using it in my images as a watermark. Cheers for your honesty. __________________ DANIELCAMER.COM

3rd of December 2010 (Fri)	#15
DanielFotografie Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 82 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hate it or Love it? I instead chose the text in the following image to represent my brand, which is light years better than the logo. In fact, it's rather nice. __________________ DANIELCAMER.COM

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