jadashley
19 posts
Feb 12, 2010
11:43 AM
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Hello everyone, just wondered what everyone else does. I have before and after pics only to be disappointed after spending to get brochures printed. The pictures did not come out of course as well as they do on my home printer. Ghastly in fact, off colour, too much red, NASTY!
Now, what do we do to get professional standard brochures? Are you purchasing stock pictures for demonstration purposes?
What to do?
Regards
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frostellie
427 posts
Feb 12, 2010
5:31 PM
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My brochure pictures look great. It depends on the file you give them and the printers themselves. You should get a proof before you let them print brochures that you don't like. Also, if you take a full face photo, then later crop it just to show the brows, eyes or lips, you have reduced the quality of the photo some. I wouldn't use stock photos. People are always asking me if the pictures in the brochure are my work. I think it would undermine my credibility to have to say "no."
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Brandy
760 posts
Feb 12, 2010
10:18 PM
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Stock pictures, absolutely not.
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OKTat2Makeup
422 posts
Feb 19, 2010
8:00 PM
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Credibility is lost with stock pictures. It is not your work.
Throw your current pics and brochures out, and keep trying. Learn about taking macro pics of your clients close up, or send the client to a photographer if all else fails.
I took gobs of client pics before I actually felt confident about presenting my client pictures to the public. I had to learn how to take the best client pictures. Even still, the photographer (me) does not do the best job when taking pictures. I feel my work is better than my pics. I sort through and keep the best pics.
My brochures are all built and uploaded to an online site and I get to review a proof of them before printing.
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Lizzy
1048 posts
Feb 20, 2010
5:31 PM
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I was looking at local websites and saw one where the photo's not only looked familiar but were obviously touched up and more stock looking. Come to find out the pigment company that the tech uses, offers a service where there photos can be used.
I loose total respect for something like this.Not one of the photo's on this tech's website represented her work.
I'm not saying this reflects on you in any way what-so-ever just that I wanted to use it as an example.
So I would personally "say no" to stock photo's.
Lizzy
http://www.CosmeticInk.net
Last Edited on 28-Jun-2010 10:14 AM
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jadashley
20 posts
Mar 03, 2010
6:05 PM
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Thank you guys! Hated the very idea of using stock pictures but wondered if anyone else found themselves in a similar predicament.
Thank you very much. I will persevere.
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Eyeloveit
211 posts
Mar 06, 2010
3:41 AM
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It is hard to get a good, nice pic quality if you don't know what you are doing with a camera, which is me...lol. I have some stock along with my own work. I always, always tell them for example "here are pics of my work" And I always, always tell them if I show them a stock photo that it is strictly for detail/close up purposes and I always, always tell them which ones are not my work but examples. This works for me and seeing pics of my work validates my credibility and I would never hide the fact that a stock photo is just that-stock. Some people aren't honest about the stock photos and that is the trouble.
Edit-haha, first sentence reference to "not knowing what you are doing"-I am talking about picture taking, not tattooing. haha when i read it over I thought, that sounds terrible the way it is worded. Again, i am talking about me not knowing about photography. :) I will add "with a camera" to the sentence to clear this up.
Last Edited on 6-Mar-2010 3:47 AM
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Lizzy
1059 posts
Mar 06, 2010
3:59 PM
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Understood.:)
Just some stock photos (not saying your are) are obviously "stock" or models or touched up -looking. So when I see those, I cringe.
but, it would be very helpfull for you to practice with your camera. I have not had much experience but with good lighting a decent little digital, a patient client, it's amazing the good pics you can get.
Look at some photos of work you admire and study the angles they use. I like to use Macro alot and zoom in with regular for both eyes.Some Macro angles look warped or give you a huge nose.
I have a Canon sureshot 750. It has a huge screen on the back so you can see the quality and the clients like to see them also.(Just dont show them the bad ones.) Or let them look in the mirror too long!
I am making a portfolio with an online photobook website. It's time consuming but It's going to look really good sitting it the waiting rooms of the doctors and salons.
Inkubook.com
Lizzy
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LiZa
3544 posts
Mar 10, 2010
5:18 PM
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making your own brochures with before and after photos is pretty expensive .. the quality of print is much more demanding than if you go the less expensive route with your brochure and leave your before/afters to your website.
the spcp brochures are good. so are face/body's
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Brandy
781 posts
Mar 29, 2010
5:09 PM
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When people have to use stock photos in their ads, just goes to show what their own work is like.
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LiZa
3599 posts
Mar 30, 2010
2:18 PM
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stock photos are fine for setting the 'feel' of your message but NEVER as a representation of actual work.
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Permanent Makeup MythBuster Blog
Cosmetic Tattoo Home
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jadashley
21 posts
Apr 20, 2010
10:54 AM
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Thanks Liza, thats what I was trying to get at.
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