Feedback on Kit Photo Composition and Style

[Tweaky]

Have you watched people shop on the internet via a phone ?
Most take a 'Hit & Run' approach....find a site, quick look, if they 'think' they SEE what they want, then they stop and read the details, otherwise they are off elsewhere within seconds.

I live very close to the Sydney CBD [within 2km ], I see this sort of thing happening on a packed bus twice every day.
Plus I have to hear every possible connotation of new marketing strategies at invited dinner parties my other half drags me to....thank God I have the ability to turn off

Your dealing with a generation with incredibly short attention spans, you need to grab their attention and keep it till they find out why you are better than somebody else....there is a lot of competition that will if Pitbull doesn't

Hence my suggestions

[zeromick]

Zeromick, please, tell us more about your silk sheets and sating throw pillow obsession... sounds intriguing. Is that called "Manchester-porn"?

haha, I can assure you as a member of the AIPP, everything I shoot is above board!

I might have to use some next time I finish a guitar build hehe

[dingobass]

Too funny, Zero

Back to the subject of the pics, A big well done to Mark.
Having taken the time to look at Marks web site I have to say his photography is right up there with some of the best.
When I was at Art School, I had the privilege of studying under one of the Yellow Houses protégés, Jon Lewis.
Marks photos are in the same league.

And when you consider that the average age of our customer base is the over 40's, all the relevent info is there.
So with the adjustments that our Woks suggested, I feel that the nail has been well and truly hit right on the head.

[zeromick]

Too funny, Zero
When I was at Art School, I had the privilege of studying under one of the Yellow Houses protégés, Jon Lewis.

wait... Jon Lewis, black and white master/ founder of GP aus Jon Lewis?

[Tweaky]

haha, I can assure you as a member of the AIPP, everything I shoot is above board!

I might have to use some next time I finish a guitar build hehe

Was this one of your shots ?

[dingobass]

wait... Jon Lewis, black and white master/ founder of GP aus Jon Lewis?

Thats the one.
Jons approach to photography is surreal, he is one of those naturally gifted photographers who can take shots without even looking down the view finder.
I was so fortunate to study under him when he was at Goulbourn TAFE in the '90s.
He gave so freely and was one of the most encouraging teachers I ever knew.
http://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2002.21/jon-lewis

[tonyw]

Its not what you see in the lense its what you capture in your head

[dingobass]

Jonny used to say something similar.

[adam]

But, in saying that, I don't think white background shows up exactly what you are getting with the lighter maple capped bodies though, the figuring on the tops isn't immediately visible.
When you say most people will most likely be viewing these photos via a phone, you want to make sure people know these bodies have figured tops ASAP, otherwise they will think Pitbull kits are the same as everybody else's, and just skip through the photos.

Hey Tweaky, couldn't agree more. That was my instruction to Mark, "you have to show the grain on the body".

I couldn't do it, because I'm not a skilled photographer. But Mark will be able to do this and maintain a consistent white background across all the kits.

I'll ask Mark to do the LP-1/LP-1M next so we can see how that looks. This one is very difficult, as it's not until you "pop" the flame maple that you can really see it.

FYI, he will use a Black square to photograph anything that is pure white, like our white pickguards and the Quick Start Guide and Welcome Letter that comes with the kits.

Thanks for the feedback.

[Maddogm]

And when you consider that the average age of our customer base is the over 40's, all the relevent info is there.

That makes me one of the youngsters. Bonus.