Contest #29: Advertising (CLOSED)

The latest contest is now under way and the title is:
"Advertising".

• Pick any object and sell it with your photo. Make it look sexy, sassy, sweet, or scrumptious.
  
• Perhaps a can of beer or a bar of chocolate. Be as creative as you like!
  
• Thanks to RigRider for providing the title
  

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The winner will be recorded in the Hall of Fame

• You can comment on any photo in this competition, provided it does not have an asterix (*) next to the title.
  
• I'll assume that everyone is happy for people to comment on their photos.
  
• If you do not wish to have your photo commented on, just drop me an email/pm and I'll add an asterix to the title of your photo.
  

The first photo is online.

For anyone who isn't aware, the title of the photo is the tag line for a popular mobile phone advert in the UK.

"The future's bright, the future's orange" is (or was?) the tagline for a german mobile phone company called Orange.

6 more photos online

Another photos online. Isn't it interesting the way that different people are interpreting the subject?


Some people are interpreting it as product photography, while others seem on the verge of running their own ad campaign!

Of the former type, my favourite so far is "Form meets function". It's beautifully done! Of the latter type, "The future's bright, the future's orange" is my fav. It's quite unusual, and I didn't think I'd like it, but it is slowly growing on me. I think I could really see that image on billboards or in a cinema.

That's not to discount the others though. Bright brew is also beautifully done. Having the pine trees in the distance is a great touch!

What do others think?

Good work everyone, keep them coming

Big_B
In this contest how much photoshop work is allowed?
Until now I would only do some cropping. A photo like "future is orange" was over the limits of postprocessing in my opinion.

Rense, good to hear from you again. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to that question as it is ultimately a subjective judgement.



In my opinion, selective desaturation does not materially affect the composition of the photo (rule 3), so I allowed it. However, more importantly, the competitions are designed as a fun exercise so, as far as possible, I try to allow all the photos that are submitted.



I have turned down about 4 photos since I started running the competitions and perhaps it helps to know what these were. I have turned down some photos were a person from one photo was imposed on the background of another. I have also turned down photos that were multiple exposures PS-d together.



Ultimately I would like everyone to be able to share their photos and I try to allow this as far as possible.



On a more cheerful note, which photo was your favourite?

Big_B,
Thanks for making this clear. I now understand more fully the meaning of rule 3.
My favourite is form meets function, but I hope to see more photo's soon.

Maserati is very cool. It's obvious the photographer put an effort in the composition and lighting. Good work (insert a thumb up here).

"Form meets Function" that's a beauty!
Note: please drop the name on the photo.

Ok Sam, let's open up things here

Why don't we know who the photographers are.

Of course, subject to their approval.

I was also concerned about too much post processing. I intentionally shot the Maserati photo with the reflection of the lights on the hood, which is what I submitted. Later I removed all the lighting reflections from the phot and I think it looked better with no reflections, but in the spirit of the rules I didn't want to have it rejected , so I went ahead and submitted the original..

p.s. thanks for the kind words on the photo. The customer was picking the car up soon after it came in, so I only had a few minutes to work with it..

p.s.s. I agree with dropping the name on the photos.

Oooh, I want to be in this contest!

Fotopic adds them all on their own accord. I've fiddled with the options and I think they are now turned off, but it says that it may take 24 hrs for them to take effect.

The reason is because we don't want this to become a popularity contest. There are many new members to this board who submit photos and I think they would be in danger of being overlooked if they were faced with some of the more well-known figures.

The competition is about the photo, not the photographer so I don't see the need to know who they are - in the first instance anyway. That said, we could relax the rules, so that the photographers could make themselves know by posting additional comments about the photo. In particular, they might want to respond to comments made about their photos. e.g. If I said I didn't like photo x because of y, the photographer could come back and say, well y was done because....

If you are ever unsure, you are welcome to send me both copies and ask for an opinion. Personally I think the reflections make the picture, but then I haven't seen the alternative version. However, I think it would have worked better if it had been taken from a slightly wider angle. Tight is good, but this photo is so tight in that it makes me feel slighly claustrophobic!