Suby and Sinem
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Posted by Suby and Sinem (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom) on 12 December 2006 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
Suby In The House
Another stab of me using text on my images. Let me know what you think.
Words and photography by Suby
Anyone looking for the services of Suby as a Photographer, you know what to do..... (email me in case some are wondering what. LOL)
"Ars longa, vita brevis"
Paul Ricciardi from Lexington, United States
Photo is wonderful, not a fan of the text though, just seems amateur-ish and your photography is anything but.
12 Dec 2006 5:10am
MnX from PARIS, France
This one is really nice! I like it much more than the last one (I don't like the texturing effect :p). The lighting is nice too. And.... what a lucky guy :p
12 Dec 2006 11:07am
micki from United States
The shot is great, that goes without saying. The text is well placed and effective for a promotional shot. There seems to be a difference in text style between the title and "The Video." I'd rather see those two in the same style for more uniformity. Of course the "coming soon" should remain as is.
12 Dec 2006 12:24pm
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
I like the shot better than yesterday - less processed and a better all around photo.
Another thing I was thinking from yesterday (which Paul and Micki echo) is about fonts and text style. Again I think looking at other similar posters would give you a better idea of ways to place the text and different font options. I've never been a huge fan of cursive fonts like the "Coming Soon" - maybe a personal preference but it seems more do it yourself PC created to me and less commercial, media. If you are going for a home grown look it might be OK but if you are going for commercial chic I'd look at other examples as references.
Try searching on "Concert Posters" or "Concert Poster Font" to see if anything turns up.
12 Dec 2006 2:29pm
Addey from London, United Kingdom
Hi Subs, usually I sit back and let the experts do all the advising as I don't feel I'm an authority on photos etc. But I've worked with fonts for a while and I guess I can get by with giving back what little I can, esp.as I've learnt so much since joining this community... so here goes, I hope it goes down well:
IMO, I wouldn't use your choice of fonts for my shots/posters if they were half as good as the stuff you cook up. I know you like the staccato, TNR, Edwardian...etc, but these Serif fonts usually don't work well with stuff going onscreen and hardly work well with any image; but then, I guess it depends on the feel of what you're trying to portray e.g. your choice of fonts would probably work with poetic/romantic shots.
I would work alot more with the San serif fonts (Arial, verdana...etc.) which I find smoother and may work alot better with the contemporary stuff. Why not try and work with the smoother, neater type fonts for a change and keep the effects simple, so as not to put a downer on your fantastic photo work.
Besides, I feel your work is good enough to hold it's own and advertise itself without be overshadowed by too much text.
That's my 2 cents...Keep up the good work, dude. I can't believe it! You got me writing paragraphs..!
12 Dec 2006 3:20pm
Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan
Great shot Suby. Very nice lighting and processing mate. I do tend to agree about the text however.
12 Dec 2006 3:30pm
Darren from Japan
Great shot there Suby. Lighting is also very good. I think the position of your text in this image is quite good but the coming soon maybe a little too bright maybe try to use the same tone as the womens arn in the foreground. Also I feel cursive text only really works with signatures.
12 Dec 2006 11:24pm
