These are the 19 promos I received before 3pm on Monday. Thanks to all who submitted and to those that were late I am sure this will be happening again. Gotta love the randomness of the internet.
We will pick our 5 to discuss further over the next couple days. Stay tuned!
These are the order in which they were received.
#1 Tony Foushe
Copyright Tony Fouhse
#2 Tait Simpson
Copyright Tait Simpson
Series of images and logo copyright Peter Schafrick
Series of images and logo copyright Michael Clinard.
Made of Stills – Identity from Made of Stills on Vimeo.
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Made of stills – Stencils from Made of Stills on Vimeo.
Made of empty bottles from Made of Stills on Vimeo.
#6 Raji Barbir
Copyright Raji Barbir
#7 Daryl Banks
Series of images copyright Daryl Banks
#8 Daniel Wood
Copyright Daniel Wood
#10 Jalani Morgan
Copyright Jalani Morgan
#11 Chris Casella
Copyright Chris Casella
Copyright Kinzie Riehm
#13 Steve Carty
Copyright Steve Carty
#14 Ryan Nicholson
Copyright Ryan Nicholson
#15 Erik Wåhlström
Copyright Erik Wåhlström
#16 Massimo
Copyright Massimo
#17 Tim Gruber.
Click for a bigger version.
Copyright Tim Gruber
#18 Robert Popkin
Series of images copyright Robert Popkin
#19 Will Lew. Click for a bigger version.
Copyright Will Lew
So as you can see we have a bit of work to do now. Some interesting ideas there for such a last minute request. Stay tuned.
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um my clock must have been wrong cause I sent something in before noon as far as I could tell………….
Just had a look through the sites associated with the promos. The personal work of Tony Fouhse really stands out to me. Terrific stuff!
Johann, double check the email addy as I received nothing from you yesterday. About 12 people were late and none were included all those who submitted before 3 were included above.
I clicked on Daryl Banks first as I thought his beauty had a nice pop of color much like Jamie Nelson is doing. I have to say that this series of photos are a one off in his book and don’t represent what his book really looks like.
Also the first story in the fashion section has one of my biggest pet peeves which is doing a whole series of photos in the same outfit, people who want to shoot fashion have to realize that the clothes are king, people want to see them and see a cohesive story.
Not trying to be negative but just looking at it from the view point of someone who has worked in fashion (not just photography) for the past 15 years.
Tony Foushe was my second click, great single image to pull you to his website, I like that it was personal work and that it looked like the rest of the work on his website.
His promo is one that doesn’t disappoint his book backs up the single image. Hats off….
Raji Barbir has a beautiful promo that failed to deliver on the website.
Look at the promo great light and setting but its just a one off!? if your there and able to shoot a story then do it! Look at this months US Harpers Bazaar and look at the Amelia Airhart story that is what Raji’s story could have done with that plane as a prop.
Kinzie Riehm, I went to their site just because I couldn’t tell what they shot! Talk about a promo not doing a photographer justice, this duo just needs a good promo, their work stands on it own and is a nice pulled together body of work. They need to go the Michael Ash way of self promo, less is more. Just pick one great photo and make them come looking for you..
I found this comment about my work interesting and almost the antithesis of my thoughts on fashion photography.
“…one of my biggest pet peeves which is doing a whole series of photos in the same outfit, people who want to shoot fashion have to realize that the clothes are king, people want to see them and see a cohesive story.”
I digress that clothes are king, Sarah Moon, Peter Lindbergh and Babar Khan all come to mind. I would also question why a story has to be cohesive. A great deal of excellent movies and books have had nothing akin to a cohesive story. I find it intriguing to explore concepts with fashion photography, to do something different, perhaps even challenging. The bulk of fashion is redundant, why not just shoot the same outfit over and over? Diesel does not need to show anyone a picture of their jeans, they are selling a brand. Their recent campaign was practically a silhouette on a black background.
I realize my thinking on this is a little divergent I would be curious what others think. Naturally I am cutting off 95% of my potential clients but I am willing, and have taken the risk.
Don’t really know what to say… Are these ‘all’ the promos you received? Or the best of?
I am hoping the former. With the exception of Robert Popkin, I see nothing original, at all – Just re-hashed copies of stuff done to death and then exhumed because agency award boards still digg it – Shame no one else does. And as far as Michael Clinard goes – I really won’t get started on that collection. Even the BJP has stopped publishing that kind of stuff. Creepy and been there for at least a damn decade.
Please tell me that this isn’t the real creme – just the froth on the cappuccino that has been sat in the sun too long that just happened to be passing at the time.
Stewart – I don’t think we ever said we were picking the top submissions, I believe we said we were picking 5 to discuss. Yes, these are all the promos I received though more came in after the cutoff but rules are rules and regardless of the fact it was just a random exercise I wasn’t about to turn this in to a free for all with people emailing their excuses as to why they didn’t submit.
Speaking of excuses what is yours?
Further to that, what is original to you? Do you really think a book is original? You are pretty quick to drop the BJP in your critique on ones work so I assume you are coming at this from an angle slightly above that of the regular working photographer.
Darly if you know you are cutting off 95% of your clients then more power to you!
As for diesel, having worked for 55 dsl wich is part of Diesel you should know they are some of the most fanatical about how thier clothing looks in their ads, it might be a conceptual piece and ment to shock but rest assured that they are very aware.
I think you are living in a fantasy land and are making excuses for how your work is coming across.
wtf is BJP?
According to Google, BJP = http://www.bjp.org/
I found you on Twitter, great work on the 19 promos. I could not
agree more. Keep up you great vision.
Found this on thephotoeditor blog.
http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=864044
Probably the BJP refered to above.
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