Bernie Sanders

Trevor Kiddy · Mar 25, 2016

Hello! As most have surely noticed, I'm new! Since I'm also treating this as my introduction, My name is Trevor. I am 18 and have been photographing off and on my entire life.

Onwards to the photos! In January, I got the privilege of standing in the front row of a Bernie rally. Being the person I am, I took it as an opportunity to snag a few pics. Regardless of political opinion, hopefully everyone can enjoy these two shots. Critiques are welcome.

Granddad · Mar 26, 2016

Welcome Trevor!
IMHO both these are better than most I've seen on the news sites.
Normally I'd complain about the size of your logo but given the newsworthiness of the subject I'm guessing you don't want these to be easily stolen.
Good job!

Trevor Kiddy · Mar 26, 2016

Granddad said:
Welcome Trevor!
IMHO both these are better than most I've seen on the news sites.
Normally I'd complain about the size of your logo but given the newsworthiness of the subject I'm guessing you don't want these to be easily stolen.
Good job!

Thank you. Normally I wouldn't even be concerned with them being stolen, but with the subject matter... I would rather them not end up on a conspiracy site.

budget cruncher · Mar 26, 2016

Trevor Kiddy said:
I would rather them not end up on a conspiracy site.

I don't know what that means, but for me, your name is way too HUGE and spoils the photo. Having a watermark on there is no guarantee that your photo will not be stolen, so you can not relax about that.

If you think you still want to watermark your photos, you can place a much smaller version of your name in an otherwise blank corner and it will not spoil the photo.

Didereaux · Mar 26, 2016

TAKE OFF THE WATERMARKS! No way the pictures can compete with something that grotesque!

robbins.photo · Mar 26, 2016

Ok, so overall as event shooting goes these are great. I just really wish I knew who took the photos. Just seems like something is missing without that little tidbit...

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Granddad · Mar 26, 2016

I don't agree with the above - I think that given the subject matter and the political circumstances - the big watermarks are justified. OK, so no one is going to give them a prize "as is" but you do what you need to do. Most people on this forum are polite to newcomers who have decent images so don't judge us all by those who shout.

PhotoriousMe · Mar 26, 2016

Well said Granddad. Welcome Trevor.

Dave

unpopular · Mar 26, 2016

I agree. These images are way too valuable to not be overly cautious. On the other hand, if you have no intention of selling them then they aren't actually worth anything. If that's the case, take off the watermark!

If you're going to contact a news agency or the sanders campaign about selling them though, by all means, keep them on!

jl1975 · Mar 26, 2016

Trevor Kiddy said:
Granddad said:

Welcome Trevor!
IMHO both these are better than most I've seen on the news sites.
Normally I'd complain about the size of your logo but given the newsworthiness of the subject I'm guessing you don't want these to be easily stolen.
Good job!

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Thank you. Normally I wouldn't even be concerned with them being stolen, but with the subject matter... I would rather them not end up on a conspiracy site.

That's just what THEY want you to think. Just kidding, good job on the photo and welcome to the forum

JacaRanda · Mar 26, 2016

I have no problem ignoring the watermark - just a tiny bit of imagination works for me. Nice shots.

Trevor Kiddy · Mar 26, 2016

Thank you everyone! I'll be a bit less protective in the future!

Donde · Mar 26, 2016

These are very nice photos and yes the watermark is a horrendous intrusion. Maybe you could have just put something small across his forehead ha ha. These may be important photos because of the subject matter... maybe...but nine point nine times out of ten people smear these stupid watermarks across photos that nobody in their right mind would think of "stealing" and expect viewers on sites like this to "pretend they're not there" so the photo can be enjoyed as a graphic image with "artistic" merit. Har de har har!