Best idea for a post in a LOOOOOOOG time.
Wonderful work everyone! Seriously, world class!
It would be nice if some of you would elaborate on the mission that the photos were made for.
My background is more that of the client than the photographer. My career was in Art Direction for ad agencies … eventually culminating in an Executive Creative Director position.
It was folks like you that infected me with a love of photography … so more than most, I know what you have to go through to do work at the level displayed here … after all, I'm one of the pricks that makes it harder than it has to be :ROTFL:
In my own meager way, I have done some commercial work for various clients over the years … mostly to have fun, develop some visual ideas, or explore some alternative creative avenues for clients … oh, and pay for all the expensive toys.
Making a full time living at it, like many here, is a daunting prospect, and my hat is off to those who not only manage, but prosper. (Besides, Executive Creative Director pay was too hard to give up
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My photo trek has been eclectic … Consumer/Retail, Business-to-Business/industrial, table-top … all the way to Portraits and Weddings. Rest assured, I never did a commercial photo job myself, if I had the budget to hire a full time pro that specialized in what I needed … which I did 95% of the time.
Here is one example. A TV producer friend started a company with her husband based on their western style horse-riding hobby. Muddy Creek was launched with an innovative take on the traditional rain slicker … one that had an extended back that would cover the saddle.
They asked me to produce the photography for all their materials, from website, to print, to large trade-show booth images. They didn't just want product shots, but also wanted images that captured the atmospheric idealism riders experience … you would be shocked how big this sub-culture really is. 4AM call, out to the location to get golden hour.
Mostly used a Hasselblad H3D/31 for these shots and some with the H3D/39 … I tried the HC300/4.5 but couldn't focus fast enough on the moving subjects. I resorted to the HC150/3.2 with the 1.7X which did the job. Also used the HC100/2.2 and HC50/3.5
Just click on the first image to enlarge
-Marc