Comments on: A Question for Designers: Is Variety Good? http://nicolesyblog.com/2010/02/04/a-question-for-designers-is-variety-good/ Photography & Blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:28:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Felder http://nicolesyblog.com/2010/02/04/a-question-for-designers-is-variety-good/#comment-2513 Jim Felder Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:38:10 +0000 http://nicolesyblog.com/?p=2537#comment-2513 I totally agree with the designers. I am a newb photographer to iStockphoto. I have a few images there. But the frustrating thing is the fact that I know as a graphic artist myself that I would like to see variations of a photo for the right design. But when I have uploaded several of the same subject at different angles, iStock rejects them because they were too similar. How do we get past that or convince them to accept the various images? I totally agree with the designers. I am a newb photographer to iStockphoto. I have a few images there. But the frustrating thing is the fact that I know as a graphic artist myself that I would like to see variations of a photo for the right design. But when I have uploaded several of the same subject at different angles, iStock rejects them because they were too similar. How do we get past that or convince them to accept the various images?

]]> By: Kristi @ Life at the Chateau Whitman http://nicolesyblog.com/2010/02/04/a-question-for-designers-is-variety-good/#comment-1961 Kristi @ Life at the Chateau Whitman Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:20:55 +0000 http://nicolesyblog.com/?p=2537#comment-1961 I use stock photos as a web designer, and honestly - the more variety, the better. Sometimes I have a graphic in mind with text in a certain area, and I love finding the right photo to accommodate the design. It's nice to sort through shots from the same shoot to find the perfect shot. It never annoys me when shots are too similar. I use stock photos as a web designer, and honestly – the more variety, the better. Sometimes I have a graphic in mind with text in a certain area, and I love finding the right photo to accommodate the design. It’s nice to sort through shots from the same shoot to find the perfect shot. It never annoys me when shots are too similar.

]]> By: Jeremy Hall http://nicolesyblog.com/2010/02/04/a-question-for-designers-is-variety-good/#comment-1957 Jeremy Hall Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:36:16 +0000 http://nicolesyblog.com/?p=2537#comment-1957 What you bring up is a great point to consider from the designers perspective. In the example you show above, the change of focus can be considered to have changed the subject of the photo, and in many cases that matters. Sometimes the change in expression can be a determining factor of the usability of a photo; think of the obvious example of someone holding a fan of cash in front him with various expressions. Those variances often will play directly into whether an image is usable because it immediately tells the story of the marketing piece, site page, banner, etc. Taking that money holder example further, if you were to have composed an image with the hand holding it out and a shallow DOF, then having two choices with the person and money alternately in focus would again be desirable because depending on my specific use, it may be the hand with the money that is the subject or the person's expression may be key. What you bring up is a great point to consider from the designers perspective. In the example you show above, the change of focus can be considered to have changed the subject of the photo, and in many cases that matters. Sometimes the change in expression can be a determining factor of the usability of a photo; think of the obvious example of someone holding a fan of cash in front him with various expressions. Those variances often will play directly into whether an image is usable because it immediately tells the story of the marketing piece, site page, banner, etc.

Taking that money holder example further, if you were to have composed an image with the hand holding it out and a shallow DOF, then having two choices with the person and money alternately in focus would again be desirable because depending on my specific use, it may be the hand with the money that is the subject or the person’s expression may be key.

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