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Your Own Store - What's Your Take on Similars
Elenathewise:
I consider it my job to supply customers with enough variations of compositions on the subject (I've had many direct emails from people asking me if I had the same subject shot at different angles, with more space to the side/top/bottom, different orientations) but at the same time not offering images that are too similar. For me, it's just common sense. So, with my own store (www.elenaphoto.com) I don't see a problem - if I have 10 images of the subject showing up in a row, I know they are different enough and there is no need to mix them up.
With agencies though it's a different story - sometimes reviewers don't have a good understanding of what is too similar and what's not (Dreamstime often drives me nuts - for example, images of the same model, one smiling, one totally serious were considered "similars", one approved, one rejected). So I do mix up for agencies, but not because I supply images that are too similar...
cthoman:
--- Quote from: Elenathewise on March 25, 2011, 11:38 ---I consider it my job to supply customers with enough variations of compositions on the subject (I've had many direct emails from people asking me if I had the same subject shot at different angles, with more space to the side/top/bottom, different orientations) but at the same time not offering images that are too similar. For me, it's just common sense. So, with my own store (www.elenaphoto.com) I don't see a problem - if I have 10 images of the subject showing up in a row, I know they are different enough and there is no need to mix them up.
With agencies though it's a different story - sometimes reviewers don't have a good understanding of what is too similar and what's not (Dreamstime often drives me nuts - for example, images of the same model, one smiling, one totally serious were considered "similars", one approved, one rejected). So I do mix up for agencies, but not because I supply images that are too similar...
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Nice post. I agree. I often sell 3 or more images of the same subject. Sometimes 10 or more, so I think it is definitely something you want to have prepared for customers that want a series.
lisafx:
--- Quote from: madelaide on March 24, 2011, 20:18 ---Lisa,
It depends a lot on the variations. I have seen many that are too similar - even mirrored images and images with a slight different crop (not a second shot, but the same image cropped). Ok, that litte detail may be just water a buyer will prefer, but when you see all those repetitions together on the screen, it looks boring.
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Absolutely, yes. When they are THAT similar it is pretty boring.
I agree with Elena's comment about using common sense.
madelaide:
--- Quote from: lisafx on March 25, 2011, 16:40 ---I agree with Elena's comment about using common sense.
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And do you know anyone who says he/she doesn't have common sense? ;D
djpadavona:
We do have our own store, and I agree with Cory and Elena. Similars provide designers with more options. The problem the agencies have is there are so many similar themes which are poorly executed. Because we are only collecting images from contributors with strong portfolios, it is not a problem we have to deal with. 8)
If I were running an agency I would rather have 10 similars from Steve Cukrov, than 2 from Steve and 8 poorly lit photos from 4 other artists.
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