Odyssey-Boy
Senior Member
Sad to hear this bro.
But I guess its a lesson learnt.
Good Thing Doesn't Come Cheap
Cheap Thing Doesn't Come Good
But I guess its a lesson learnt.
Good Thing Doesn't Come Cheap
Cheap Thing Doesn't Come Good
Yutaka Go
Senior Member
I think he already run away to another country by now
I think anyone of us newbie here with a cheap camera can take better photos than this guy
You should ask one of us for help, some of us may offer free services to get the experiences
I'm reading this thread with amusement & hey, I thought:-
At merely $1.65 K , let' s say a fair split among the 3 'Pros' + 1 Talent, and here we're talking about a super micro budget shoot. TS had initiated the hiring of people whose capabilities are limited & thought this was 'reasonable quote' for Professional. Should have smelled the rats !!
Yet many in CS thinks that 1.65K is a damn juicy budget that deserves more, some even suggested someone here is more than willing to shoot for free.
No wonder this place is notorious for cheap hiring.
Wonder what's next :embrass:
At merely $1.65 K , let' s say a fair split among the 3 'Pros' + 1 Talent, and here we're talking about a super micro budget shoot. TS had initiated the hiring of people whose capabilities are limited & thought this was 'reasonable quote' for Professional. Should have smelled the rats !!
Yet many in CS thinks that 1.65K is a damn juicy budget that deserves more, some even suggested someone here is more than willing to shoot for free.
No wonder this place is notorious for cheap hiring.
Wonder what's next :embrass:
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helping you to link the photos..
No stylist worth his/her 2 cents will accept/propose such pose/styling
No photographer worth his/her 2 cents will accept such shots
No editors worth his/her 2 cents will put their name on the line and recommend the above 2
Either there is a rat somewhere or TS have been taken for a ride :think:
So, we have a unanimous verdict, and now it stands 100 : 0.
I do understand the predicament of the TS, as I had experienced client showing me pictures which done by others during a job interview, as they will generally asked the same question... " Can you do somthing better than this ? "
From what I understand, it is one ripping away another, as I'd experienced some ads and graphic design company trying their cheap trick to rip me, hey we recommend you this assignment and you cover us 20% on your quote. ( but this doesn't mean this is the case, only quite possibly .)
For technique wise on the product shot, it is obvious that product photography is definitely not the forte of this photo studio... passport ID, or some portraiture, graduation ceremony....maybe.
Only thing puzzle me is...does a sensor of a digital camera becomes so degraded ? Due to ?
I do understand the predicament of the TS, as I had experienced client showing me pictures which done by others during a job interview, as they will generally asked the same question... " Can you do somthing better than this ? "
From what I understand, it is one ripping away another, as I'd experienced some ads and graphic design company trying their cheap trick to rip me, hey we recommend you this assignment and you cover us 20% on your quote. ( but this doesn't mean this is the case, only quite possibly .)
For technique wise on the product shot, it is obvious that product photography is definitely not the forte of this photo studio... passport ID, or some portraiture, graduation ceremony....maybe.
Only thing puzzle me is...does a sensor of a digital camera becomes so degraded ? Due to ?
Sion
Senior Member
Leaving the body cap of the camera open beside a busy village dust road for a few days? :bsmilie:
night86mare
Deregistered
what is that, the background is dirty, or his sensor is dusty?
anyways, my grandmother could have done better with a pns. period.
Sion
Senior Member
You should ask one of us for help, some of us may offer free services to get the experiences
Okay, I'll put you on top my my list of free photographers in my next catalogue shoot.
But please make sure you clean your camera sensor first. :bsmilie: :bsmilie:
No, that will not cause the sensor to be so dirty,
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the camrea will get stolen first. :bsmilie:
confirm is sensor dirty, all the spots appear on the exact same place of these three images.
Royale With Cheese
Senior Member
Joe Smith with a PNS shoots better 
Not every enterprises can pay the same amount of money to get a pro to shoot for them; There are also many small businesses that are budget conscious. I think for this kind of product shot, an amateur photographer can easily do it.
And if someone want to offer free service, why not? Afterall, companies that can afford to pay, will choose the pro with a good track record.
My attempt to savage:
Took me 30mins of post processing. A lot of things still cannot cure. Like the inherent posing and weird angles, compositional lapses for example. Digital files wise, it can at best be savaged to use as small sizes for web, forget about printing them. IMHO, getting a professional retoucher/photog/image specialist to savage these pics would not be cost effective either.
I feel sad for the lady :cry:
Reading the Exif, that photographer was rocking a Canon 30D shooting at f20, which explains the obvious dust bunnies.
Took me 30mins of post processing. A lot of things still cannot cure. Like the inherent posing and weird angles, compositional lapses for example. Digital files wise, it can at best be savaged to use as small sizes for web, forget about printing them. IMHO, getting a professional retoucher/photog/image specialist to savage these pics would not be cost effective either.
I feel sad for the lady :cry:
Reading the Exif, that photographer was rocking a Canon 30D shooting at f20, which explains the obvious dust bunnies.
night86mare
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why would he shoot at f/20 ANYWAYS?
ZerocoolAstra
Senior Member
he's a moron, that's why...
Not only does he not know how to do product shoots, he doesn't know how to shoot in a studio, for certain.
It's downright disgraceful to charge money for this kind of result.
Not only does he not know how to do product shoots, he doesn't know how to shoot in a studio, for certain.
It's downright disgraceful to charge money for this kind of result.
snowspeeder
Senior Member
Maybe someone should go down to DTE and shake the photographer's hand, and say: "wah....u power man...shoot at f20!" :bsmilie:
thinkhappy
Member
My attempt to savage:
Took me 30mins of post processing. A lot of things still cannot cure. Like the inherent posing and weird angles, compositional lapses for example. Digital files wise, it can at best be savaged to use as small sizes for web, forget about printing them. IMHO, getting a professional retoucher/photog/image specialist to savage these pics would not be cost effective either.
I feel sad for the lady :cry:
Reading the Exif, that photographer was rocking a Canon 30D shooting at f20, which explains the obvious dust bunnies.
Not bad
Not every enterprises can pay the same amount of money to get a pro to shoot for them; There are also many small businesses that are budget conscious. I think for this kind of product shot, an amateur photographer can easily do it.
And if someone want to offer free service, why not? Afterall, companies that can afford to pay, will choose the pro with a good track record.
If I am TS, I would shower the $1.65 to a Photogr with that good track record instead of spending on the other 2 to split the loot :think:
Free service is 'not' wrong but should be viewed with highest suspicious unless one doesn't believe in golden business equation of Quality Time = $
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