Ayodele Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Can Somebody help critique my Portfolio, I have been too chicken-hearted to speak up, but I realize it will definitely make me better. Ayodele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve UK Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Hi Ayodele Generally nice interesting pictures, just keep at it, you do have a couple of what look like repeats with the Ebola testing. You could also try and get more images from the same scene, for example the funeral looked interesting worth more than one shot, it's a fine balance don't over do it 5 is usually a good maximum for any set of pictures from a scene. The aircraft parts look interesting, think about trying to tell a story within one picture, for example engine part in the foreground and another aircraft in the background. Also the funeral over the shoulders of the mourners in the foreground coffin in the background. But as I said you have an eye for a picture so keep at it. All the best Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I'd need to see more than 73 pix to give an opinion. I'd just say that you may want to think about what pix of Nigeria will sell internationally. Sadly, that story seems to be Ebola. I'd be trying to tell the story 'in the round': how people (authorities and individuals) are coping with the reality of the pandemic. So I'd carry on shooting, with an eye to creating pix that might fit the news agenda of the foreign media... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Hi Ayodele! Some saleable images here, but remember, if your images are not seen they wont sell - keywording is very important; for examples: image E97KE3 is a great image of a health officer pointing a thermometer at the forehead of a traveller but you dont seem to have the following words in your keyword set: Infection, temperature, fever, thermometer, officer official job, worker, taking temperature also try and get into the habit of being more specific re. actual location - where in Lagos was this - was it at the airport? if so, say so. Another example of a saleable image is BWKK9J, A girl selling plantains, but in the keywords you should have the following: africa african nigeria nigerian children work working selling fruit bananas plantains as well as the village name, and the village name , state and country should appear in the caption. Hope those examples help - Nigeria for various reasons is in the world news these days so get your images seen! Good luck! Kumar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 The editorial work, whilst you have obvious access to some interesting people, won't bring in many sales outside of the topical news. The model images have some potential but a few issues. They are not models, don't caption as such....woman, businesswoman etc is more apt. Don't get them to pose too much like models, no real money in that. There's money in images that can represent business in W. Africa and further afield but you need to think a little more before you shoot. Makeup in EAFC07 is ideal, a nice neutral 'day makeup', bright fussy makeup is not attractive to international clients...keep it simple. Also have the woman doing something - phone is good but more and more natural. Backgrounds, be careful when using a borrowed one like the airport that it's either part of the image or more blurred, especially the 'busy' bits. Also space for copy is important as is space to crop in to. if you make the model work more international, you can sell in many commercial markets. This image has been used in Nigeria as well as in a number of markets inc USA, simple image about pride in the 'business', self confidence etc that companies still want to use. HTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 What they said, plus some of your images look rather dark to me, for example BWNARG and BWKNDN while you also have a couple night shots of Lagos airport that don't have sufficient visible detail. "Night" shots are often best taken at dusk when there is still some light about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 You might not be aware that the "Essential Keywords" are the most important, with "Main Keywords" the next most important. The captions are important to help someone see right away what the image is but in terms of where your images will come up in a search the caption has a very low weight. I have to add that I love Africa. I go for the animals like a lot of us non-Africans but I have had a wonderful time and the people have been delightful. Good luck with your images. Paulette Edit: I just noticed your caption for reading glasses on a book. You say "glass". That might be right for a magnifying glass but these are glasses. So that word should be in your keywords. Specs is a good idea but you also need spectacles. The Essential Keywords should include Glasses, Spectacles, Eyewear, Book, Reading -- something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy deWitt Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Hi Ayodele: Interesting photos but be careful you include all relevant keywords or, like Kumar said, they won't be found. For instance: E97KE5 - you need to add the words person, washing, Ebola, Nigeria I found these two uses which may have been reported: E97KE3 - http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=cs&u=http://reportermagazin.cz/&prev=search D7KD0B - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2370364/Gunmen-kidnap-Briton-hijacking-4x4-shooting-driver-left-Lagos-airport.html Good Luck! Kathy deWitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Congrats on the sales with such a small port, and welcome to the world of being ripped off from the Mail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 E97KE3 - http://translate.goo...cz/&prev=search Well spotted Kathy - I thought that was a good image - well done Ayodele and congratulations on the sales! Kumar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arletta Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Why do you upload the same images? Be aware of that: E97KE1 E97M23 E97KEBE97M28E97KE9E97M25E97KDWE97M2E If you want to have huge portfolio with many images to sell, forget about similarities, it just doesn't help. Variety is the key of the success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayodele Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Well, I am happy to receive such a varied critique. Will take time to go through each comment. It shows that two heads are better than one anyway! Thanks @ Steve UK, John Morrison, am definitely looking for new angles to Ebola. Hey Doc, am going to re-edit those pix. Geoff Kidd, its been great reading your comment. @ Kathy deWitt, I did included those wordings in the caption, but I have re-included them in the caption. Arletta, I am shocked that I goofed that much, I have removed the extra images. I will definitely be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayodele Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Katty, the image was never reported as part of my sales, thanks for the notification. I wrote complaining to the Alamy Member Service. hoping to hear from them soon. Thanks a lot. Ayodele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayodele Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 What more can I do concerning the unreported sales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayodele Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 @ arterra, I also noticed the photograph wasn't credited to me. Could that be a case of plagiarism or outright test? Happy New Year everyone!!! Ayodele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Credit isn't something you can really insist on. Has the Mail sale from July not reported yet? I have had them take 8 months but it's usually only a couple. The Czech one was only used on the 27th. so it may not report for some weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayodele Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 @ arterra and spacecadet, Well the credit didn't go to Alamy either, as for the Mail usage, it has been reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Are you in the distribution scheme? Maybe it was via that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayodele Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Hi Everybody!!!, Alamy has replied that they are aware of the sales yesterday, they acknowledged that the sales is from one of their distributors. I never knew I have such a great family out here, I appreciate your concerns and will stay close to this forum. Stay blessed, Ayodele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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