We were given a photograph from a magazine and challenged with creating a headline for the product we thought was being advertised. I was "lucky" enough to get an older man in a superman suit, hanging up his cape on a clothesline in the backyard of an older suburban home. It did not take long for me to come up with the phrase "Hang it up and Hang Out - purchase Retirement Annuities. I thought it was pretty clever - little did I know - the second step was to use that same headline and product in our own set. I was furious. How in the world did the instructor expect us - well - me to think through a scene, find a model, arrange a shooting date and print the photographs in a two week window - especially since I was still trying to create the images for the final. I that it was a poorly thought out assignment and told him so. But as it turned out - I was able to complete the assignment...
Cynthia: I really think the way you put this together was quite nicely done. The addition of the headline, and the product makes a huge difference in terms of putting this image into context. The light and setting is nice, and the subject is emoting well. I'm not sure the "Sizzle" factor is overwhelming however. The addition of the hats is the strongest contributor, while, the briefcase may be a bit more subtle. Consider removing the bar behind the back of the subject, it is a bit distracting. A few more oranges in the tree could be nice. Grade: B
I'm still struggling with the difference between capturing and image and creating an images. I never thought about actually changing the scene - I'll try to take that bar out and add oranges - Photoshop here I come :D.
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