Need help with postcard image selection

[csista]

Hey everybody. This board has been really helpful every time I needed assistance, so I figured I would ask you all for some more advice. I'm about 90% done with my website, and I wanted to have postcards ready to hand out as soon as it was up. I wanted to go with a general purpose, fine art portrait for the postcard, and I feel that these are my best three examples. Any advice on which one to go with?







Thanks for any help.
--

• Chris

http://www.chrissistaphoto.com

 

[angstrom]

if it has to be one of these, i'd vote for number 3 - but having seen your gallery i think you have others that are much stronger.
--
http://www.thedrunkenboat.net

 

[Mario Carlo]

Of these photos , I'd also say #3.
--
Mario

 

[csista]

Any suggestions? I didn't want to go with any of my edgier pictures because I didn't want to limit shelf space for displaying the cards. Also, believe it or not, my last name has frequently caused confusion, due to it being a popular slang term for african-american women. Funny but true, it's why I can't ever use just my last name as a business title. So a lot of good shots are out because of that. What are your thoughts?

--

• Chris

http://www.chrissistaphoto.com

 

[angstrom]

2 that stand out for me are the purple woman holding her knees, bottom left on a reddish bg and woman with wet hair, sleeveless vest holding a cigarette - both very atmospheric and just edgy enough to catch the eye without scaring off the faint-hearted.

between these 2, i'd go for the former: simple, graphic and it works small ... but that's just me.

--
http://www.thedrunkenboat.net

 

[JReynolds]

While by no means a professional, I would tend to agree that having some degree of 'edginess' would be desired - you want people to remember the card, and therefore remember your business

Hmm.. what about 'splitting' the postcard - half being a traditional photo, the other half being an edgier composition, with your name in between - might show that you can do a variety of works

Just a thought.

 

[csista]

Thanks for all of the help everybody. I went with the third one. The plan is to get more printed up when I have some more cash, so that I'll have a variety out there. I decided to go with a "safe" pic for the first round, and then I can mix in some others later on. The smoking pic has proven to be very popular, so that will probably be next, And then the second pic I showed for a third card, and possibly the plastic wrap shot, which people get a kick out of. The blue and maroon shot is a favorite of mine, but has proven very difficult o get a good print from. Thanks again everyone.
--

• Chris

http://www.chrissistaphoto.com

 

[Mi_Ri]

Last one

I would lower the position on her and crop out the cut hand =0
--
My blog http://stock-photo.blogspot.com

 

[Steven Major]

: No.1 is scarry my vote No. 2 (nt)

 

[ImagesMagical]

Chris,

You are correct, your last name presents some unique challenges. If I were in your shoes, I would take advantage of your last name. Instead of calling your work Chris Sista Photo, I would use Sista Photo, or simply Sista. Nice work on your website.

Regards,

Steven Barrymore
http://www.stevenbarrymore.com
a visual journey to a non-ordinary reality
in a special place of images and imagination

 

[robin wong]

sorry, they are all scary....I would try # 4 if you have one....

http://www.robinwong.ca