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Adding a brand logo to your own shots
I have to say I think it's pretty unethical when photographers PhotoShop in brand logos into their own pictures as if they actually shot an Abercrombie and Fitch, Bebe ad, etc. To me, it's like lying to anyone looking at your portfolio..potential clients and the models they work with, etc. I have shots in my port that I did to resemble an AF ad, but I wouldn't dare add their logo to mislead people into thinking I've reached that level of success. I also think it's disrespectful to the photogaphers who have worked so hard to get those ad campaigns and can finally put those tear sheets into their portfolio. I get it that they've composed a shot to look like a brand ad, and they're adding the logo to complete the look and feel, to show that their work could be used in an ad like that...but I think that's something for your portfolio that is earned. Just my 2 cents, put it in a bank with a high interest rate :-P Oct 20 06 05:20 pm Link Patrick Shipstad wrote: It's an amateur move. There's been some discussion about this very topic on here. Oct 20 06 05:22 pm Link A bogus ad is just that...BOGUS. Oct 20 06 05:27 pm Link Agreed. I actually think they're amateurs, and they do it just because it looks cool. But to everyone else, it's obvious, and makes them look bad... Kinda like photoshop's lens flare, it's cool when you first figure it out, but it's old and stupid to everyone else. Oct 20 06 05:46 pm Link They're not fooling anybody. Oct 20 06 05:47 pm Link We do not permit such images on MM. They are disingenuous and typically violate trademark laws. Plus, they're almost exclusively terribly executed. Yeah. They suck. Oct 20 06 05:52 pm Link Brian Diaz wrote: You don"t Oct 20 06 07:14 pm Link |
