Poster re-make

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The older picture is much more balanced with respect to composition, colors and charisma of the model. It really gives a strong impression to the viewer. It is that kind of photography one would like to see as a fullsize newspaper advertisement...

Regards,
Lars
 
I will re-shoot the image to make it look like the original -- but the original was too small for me to print.
 
leave moms hand where it is...the message is "I'll shoot to protect my child and family"......subtle just doesnt get it.....make it in your face.
 
Just reinforcing with a brief extra post ....... the more I think on it .. #2 is not working properly .. and every ''scenario'' I think up gets the ''too complex'' label!

So .. for sure .. #1 is I think unbeatable, really. The effect and gun subtlety is just superb.

(Head gettin bigger yet Oleg?? haha! Good stuff ) :) Oh BTW . that Q I asked earlier re lighting ... can you answer?? Interested as an ex freelance.
 
The second is kind of a contradiction. Things seem very at ease and yet the mom looks like she's about to draw. If she's really feeling the need to have her hand on the gun, there should be more tension in the picture. Having the kid behind her would be more natural.

The first one is very good. I like the subtlety.

In the second, the attention is drawn immediately to the gun. In the first, you focus on the happy child with the gun as a backdrop.
 
Lighting: one flash at full power just to the right of the camera, pointed up at the ceiling. One flash at 1/3 power bounced off a wall to the left of the subjects.
 
Thx Oleg .... not too far off what I almost surmized but good to hear from horse's mouth!!

Nice balance tho .. made good i think by the partial bounce element in your main source and then nicely achieved fill - in by the 1/3 power .. good results sir!
 
I prefer the composition of the original picture. Subtle, low key, less threatening to antis... Just the point it seems we are trying to get across.

FWIW
 
For someone who does not share our view of firearms as tools of protection, they may take the posters to mean:

"Kids trust parents to keep them safe. Honor their trust, " and don't carry a gun.
 
I'm voting for Pic #1 and here's my reasoning: I like the fact that the parent has both hands on the child. It shows me that the parent is more concerned with "protecting" the child BUT has a weapon to help in that process(does that make sense?). The 2nd pic looks like the parent is about to draw her weapon while holding her child in front of her. Other people may see it differently but thats how I see it(I know thats not the real case though). Maybe if the child was standing behind Mom peeking around her right hip while Mom's hand was holding her firmly against the back of her right leg,(?) and Mom preparing to draw weapon.
 
I still think the original is as close to perfect as any I have seen.

While it could be changed to something on the order of;

Kids trust parents to do everything within their power to keep them safe.
Honor their trust.

But then it wouldn't be as simple.

As it is I think the simplicity is one of the strong points. For anyone to misrepresent any of the intended meaning takes a fair bit of convoluted thinking.

The only think I can think of to change might be the tag line to something like;

"Reinforce that trust."

The handgun of course is that reinforcement.


Just my tuppence.
 
Shoot the 2nd one in the style of the first. Also, the green-on-black text at the bottom looks wonky.
 
Very very good. The first is definitely the best. I like Oleg's suggested text change a lot. My only complaint w/ the first is that the gun was hard for me to see. But that may be solved by making it larger.
 
Oleg:

I suspect the adult model in the second photo is Tamara...

Do I get a prize!!!

Did anyone else notice the bandaid on her right hand index finger?

:D

stellarpod
 
I agree with RayJay. To myself, though, the second one looks like the parents already lost and the BG is holding the child hostage. :uhoh:

Good message behind both.

One reason the first works well is that the background color for the text is also the most frequent color in the picture. This allows for a more balancd feel. Also, as far as colors go, the child's bright pink shirt draws attention to the child, inspiring an "Oh look, isn't she cuuute?" reaction from the viewer, and only later is the sidearm noticed. The pink works with the black and khaki; and the reddish leather holter, while it draws the viewer's eyes to the firearm, is not too far off from the pink and as such isn't a problem.

The second picture has a light-blue background, not a color that the mind associates with a dangerous situation, which is implied by the parent's hand resting on the gun. Light blue might've worked as a background for the first, but some subtlety would be lost. The text and text background are high-contrast, using colors not found in the image. The stripes on the child's shirt are a bit loud, and distract attention from everything else, including the text and the firearm. The pink also clashes with the sky-blue and the tan overalls, which (combined with the green) creates a confusing, unattractive picture.

Plus, the first one features a 1911 and the second has a Glock. :barf: ;) :D
 
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