Permalink15 March 2007 at 16:13 by Alexandra Bortkiewicz
Posted under Picture needs, Advice and tips
© Stockbyte PlatinumWe are pleased to introduce our eagerly awaited new version of picture needs, researched and compiled by our picture research department. Instead of focusing on broad chunks of subject matter, the idea is to target specific areas, provide more detail and indicate the mood required for different situations. Lightboxes showing example images further complete the picture.
Our first topic, Single life, reflects the trend of more people living on their own due to lifestyle choices and longevity. This subject provides lots of opportunities to be creative about individual lifestyles and encourages the development of narrative in these type of situations. Realistic senarios are important, so consider using actors for certain situations where more gritty realism is required. As always, obtaining a signed model release will greatly increase the sales potential of your shoot and appeal to more markets.
There is more advice on shooting different subject matter in Photographer tips.
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Loss of partner
- Contemporary mourning images: funeral, home alone and practical difficulties.
- Devastation: Sorrow, sadness, tears of lose. All generations, genders and cultures.
- Memories: photographs, clothes, special places, past experiences.
- Coping alone: paying bills, maintaining car, learning to cook, washing.
- Concepts: Isolation, loneliness, helplessness, ‘living in the past’.
- Example images of loss
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Renewal
- Rediscovering yourself: life, self image and the opposite sex.
- Awakening: Seeing, smelling and touching again: nature, food, relationships.
- Hobbies: singles holidays, lunch with friends, yoga.
- New possibilities: flirting, dating, sexual encounters.
- Concepts: Discovery, growth, renewal, ‘it’s never too late’.
- Example images of renewal
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Single lifestyle
- Modern day: work, home and social activities.
- Career: Work late/weekends, laptop culture, office flirt.
- No sharing: personal playroom, plants in bath, champaign bath-times.
- Leisure: friends and alone: partying, city breaks, cultural: theatre, galleries, gigs.
- Concepts: Freedom, individuality, personal choices, ‘no compromise’.
- Example images of single lifestyle
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