Stock photos can be great - especially when you need a professional picture of the Eiffel Tower and you live in New York City. But what happens when you need pictures for your business and stock photos just won't do? Call Mikey Colon to shoot stock photo quality images!
The problem with stock photos is that it may not reflect your demographic. Have you ever seen a poster or a brochure and think to yourself there’s no way that person is a customer there? Or the location where the stock image was obviously not taken from that location.
For example - there’s a residential complex that went up in Revere Beach and the marketing images had to be taken somewhere tropical like Florida. Looking at the pictures it was abundantly clear that it wasn’t taken in Revere Beach.
The water at Revere Beach doesn’t look like this nor does the sand. I’ve walked my doggies a million times up and down the boardwalk and I’ve never seen someone like this sunbathing.
Nor have I ever seen someone surfing!
These image are clearly stock photos and the people in the images are models. There is a mismatch in the marketing images and it look unauthentic!
All that being said throughout this summer I’ve been commissioned to shoot stock quality images for the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. The goal was to shoot authentic images that reflect their patients / customers. So far we’ve shot every age from infants to seniors.
This particular set of images was from the optical department. Although the sequence of images may seem similar there are subtle differences between each shot.
I'll be sure to share more images from operation stock images in the near future (as soon as they are approved). But for now check these out and if you need a stock photographer in Boston or NYC - you know who to call!
🌍 www.colonphoto.com 🖥 [email protected] 📞 917-703-0346
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Nice job bringing some charm to what tend to be bland "generic" photos.
It is strange when major ads that are trying to sell a location aren't even photographed in that location. Considering what companies invest in these campaigns, shaving a few cents off with stock photography does not seem like the way to go.
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Thanks man.
And it's so obvious sometimes when people / companies use stock photos. Sometimes it's too sterile (for lack of a better word) and has no soul.
Couldn't agree more!
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Great job.. I need new glasses and if I lived there would check that place out. Do you feel a lot of pressure doing those jobs? I like how you showed us the submission proof.
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@winstonalden just asked me a similar question on my last post:
"That looks like a fun gig. But I don't think I'd want the pressure of knowing that recording such a special day was riding on my shoulders. Do you find it stressful?"
I responded by saying:
"Not really. There's nothing to be worried about as long as you have the experience and are prepared.
But truth be told - what I'm really paranoid is theft, making sure my gear gets to and from the gig and making sure the data / files come back safe.
Another agonizing thing about destination weddings is not being able to bring everything I want - lol. I always get stressed over that.
In this case there was a hurricane that hit the Caribbean and the bride had to downsize to a more expensive resort - which meant I couldn't bring my associate - which meant it was one less suite case / body to bring gear."
But to answer your question - not really (aside from keeping gear and data safe).
There's a bit of pressure for the first kiss as you can't recreate it. Shooting galas and award ceremonies sometimes where there are politicians and dignitaries can have pressure. Especially when you're competing with press and media.
I guess you can say I can get antsy when I only get "one shot" at something.
On a final note - you gave me an awesome topic to blog about! Thanks!
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A big part of why I don't shoot Events!
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No guts - no glory!
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