Photography

jimholio · #1 27-03-2008, 04:07

Been working on some magazine layout's for my portfolio, naturally the originals are in much better quality but this is what i can show you with 100kb limit.

Right now my portfolio consists of mostly illustrations, large scale designs, motion graphics and advertisements, so this is something brand new to me which is why some feedback would be great..

You photographers have a keen eye for details, help me out please.

Indesign was used for the layout and Photoshop for the montage.

edje123 · #2 27-03-2008, 05:46

i'm not a pro at all, but it all looks very nice. Especially the 2nd one : nice picture and the use colors and fonts gives the whole a professional look.
Nice job!

steve@thaib · #3 27-03-2008, 06:10

They look great to me from what I can see. Is this for publication or or a project of some sort?

jimholio · #4 27-03-2008, 18:28

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Originally Posted by steve@thaib

They look great to me from what I can see. Is this for publication or or a project of some sort?

Thanks. And no this is only a fictional magazine that i did to expand my portfolio a bit.. The company i work for now is great, but the money is not very competative, hence i need to start looking elsewhere or perhaps go freelance, and for that i need to prepare a solid portfolio.

marc26 · #5 27-03-2008, 19:48

first, pictures look great

as a photographer, have you ever thought of doing photo journalism, that seems so exciting

jimholio · #6 27-03-2008, 20:29

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Originally Posted by marc26

first, pictures look great

as a photographer, have you ever thought of doing photo journalism, that seems so exciting

Thats really funny, since that's not a real photo, makes me feel proud thanks

Ill show you what i mean.

1# Some random photo of a magazine i found..
2# My magazine layout before montage.
3# My magazine layout after montage.

marc26 · #7 27-03-2008, 21:42

so you are not a photgrapher?
what would you be considered?

jimholio · #8 27-03-2008, 23:43

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Originally Posted by marc26

so you are not a photgrapher?
what would you be considered?

I suppose in international terms my current position would be somewhere between junior and senior graphic designer.

However, it's quite hard to define, i know people who do the same thing as me and call themselves Art director, which i would never consider myself at this stage.

marc26 · #9 28-03-2008, 00:09

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Originally Posted by jimholio

I suppose in international terms my current position would be somewhere between junior and senior graphic designer.

However, it's quite hard to define, i know people who do the same thing as me and call themselves Art director, which i would never consider myself at this stage.

wow, sounds pretty interesting and creative

now, how would you get work as a FL?

jimholio · #10 28-03-2008, 01:27

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Originally Posted by marc26

wow, sounds pretty interesting and creative

now, how would you get work as a FL?

Yes i love my job.. but it can be frustrating at times too. Hard to stay creative all the time, its very much tied to emotions and surroundings for me, so sometimes i can sit at the office for a whole day and just think about a concept, while other days i do a weeks work in a day, but i havent missed a dead line yet, *I probably shouldnt have said that*

About freelance jobs.. I really have no clue, i do have some contacts in the area but not enough to secure my bills every month.

marc26 · #11 28-03-2008, 01:41

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Originally Posted by jimholio

Yes i love my job.. but it can be frustrating at times too. Hard to stay creative all the time, its very much tied to emotions and surroundings for me, so sometimes i can sit at the office for a whole day and just think about a concept, while other days i do a weeks work in a day, but i havent missed a dead line yet, *I probably shouldnt have said that*

About freelance jobs.. I really have no clue, i do have some contacts in the area but not enough to secure my bills every month.

cool, keep us posted
i am always fascinated in other people's careers and jobs
especially if it something i would never have done, like anything creative!!

WTF · #12 28-03-2008, 09:39

Great work. Can't critique it professionally. It just looks right - which often means a lot. Thanks for the 3-step breakdown. I'd say that you have a gift for design.

ub2yoo · #13 28-03-2008, 17:05

Jim, didn't you post a few month ago about a shop to rent in Phuket having a unique idea....what happened to that...is this a puzzle to the piece?

jimholio · #14 28-03-2008, 17:23

Thanks everyone for the feed back i really appreciate it.

As for the shop i was looking to rent is something totally different. I would try to do both but its not exactly easy, and to go to expensive lawyers in Thailand now is not an option.

I actually entered a business idea competition with the idea, and i got some usefull and positive feed back on the idea, however they all had the same concern as me and thats the legal part in Thailand. Besides this shop would most likely not make alot of profit in the beginning. A lot of focus would be necessary on marketing, and right now i dont have capital enough for a bad year and without that i might aswell throw the money in the lake.

ub2yoo · #15 28-03-2008, 17:25

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Originally Posted by jimholio

Thanks everyone for the feed back i really appreciate it.

As for the shop i was looking to rent is something totally different. I would try to do both but its not exactly easy, and to go to expensive lawyers in Thailand now is not an option.

I actually entered a business idea competition with the idea, and i got some usefull and positive feed back on the idea, however they all had the same concern as me and thats the legal part in Thailand. Besides this shop would most likely not make alot of profit in the beginning. A lot of focus would be necessary on marketing, and right now i dont have capital enough for a bad year and without that i might aswell throw the money in the lake.

That's a bummer for now, but very good to keep a clear mind around it. One idea could lead to another with persistence and motivation!

sundancekid · #16 28-03-2008, 21:29

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Originally Posted by jimholio

Thanks everyone for the feed back i really appreciate it.

As for the shop i was looking to rent is something totally different. I would try to do both but its not exactly easy, and to go to expensive lawyers in Thailand now is not an option.

I actually entered a business idea competition with the idea, and i got some usefull and positive feed back on the idea, however they all had the same concern as me and thats the legal part in Thailand. Besides this shop would most likely not make alot of profit in the beginning. A lot of focus would be necessary on marketing, and right now i dont have capital enough for a bad year and without that i might aswell throw the money in the lake.

Yup. I guess many decent business-plans have been killed here due to the start-up costs and whatnot. And if you are even somewhat successful, you then get the Thai copy-cat business opening next door. You could’ve done a great marketing job (creating a “need”) and just have someone else feed off of that. Or even being physically threatened --- or worse --- by the competition.

Not really related but I just had a long chat with a good (TG) friend who works as a manager at a “spa” on Nanai. She had the audacity to criticize the work of the cleaning / gardening staff awhile back, and now she has been physically threatened by them. The other day this (out of province) guy came up to her with a machete in hand and said that if she reported more negatives to the boss… well… “I know where you live.” Poor girl. She then called some of her local friends (great guys to drink with, but sort of on the “shady” side) and had them flash their guns at the guy. I mean, I’ve had my share of uncomfortable office experiences, but this is in a whole-nother league. Things seem to be dealt with in a rather different way here than back home. To say the least.

marc26 · #17 28-03-2008, 22:12

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Originally Posted by sundancekid

Yup. I guess many decent business-plans have been killed here due to the start-up costs and whatnot. And if you are even somewhat successful, you then get the Thai copy-cat business opening next door. You could’ve done a great marketing job (creating a “need”) and just have someone else feed off of that. Or even being physically threatened --- or worse --- by the competition.

Not really related but I just had a long chat with a good (TG) friend who works as a manager at a “spa” on Nanai. She had the audacity to criticize the work of the cleaning / gardening staff awhile back, and now she has been physically threatened by them. The other day this (out of province) guy came up to her with a machete in hand and said that if she reported more negatives to the boss… well… “I know where you live.” Poor girl. She then called some of her local friends (great guys to drink with, but sort of on the “shady” side) and had them flash their guns at the guy. I mean, I’ve had my share of uncomfortable office experiences, but this is in a whole-nother league. Things seem to be dealt with in a rather different way here than back home. To say the least.

and stuff like that makes it a 3rd world country

Dupree00 · #18 28-03-2008, 22:37

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Originally Posted by marc26

and stuff like that makes it a 3rd world country

or New Jersey.

marc26 · #19 28-03-2008, 22:45

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Originally Posted by Dupree00

or New Jersey.

funny how Jersey gets a bad rap
has some of the nicest towns i have seen in US

plus one of the favorite places i ever lived, Hoboken!!

Dupree00 · #20 28-03-2008, 22:49

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Originally Posted by marc26

funny how Jersey gets a bad rap
has some of the nicest towns i have seen in US

plus one of the favorite places i ever lived, Hoboken!!

It was more a Soprano's reference.

My brother lives in Jersey and Hoboken is a fun little scene. He used to take the ferry from Manhattan to Hoboken, tie one on and catch the train home.

marc26 · #21 28-03-2008, 23:07

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Originally Posted by Dupree00

It was more a Soprano's reference.

My brother lives in Jersey and Hoboken is a fun little scene. He used to take the ferry from Manhattan to Hoboken, tie one on and catch the train home.

yeah, i couldnt do the Path train after drinking all night
cabbed it back, 10 minutes from Manhattan
man, i miss Hoboekn, loved it there

jimholio · #22 30-03-2008, 03:43

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Originally Posted by sundancekid

Yup. I guess many decent business-plans have been killed here due to the start-up costs and whatnot. And if you are even somewhat successful, you then get the Thai copy-cat business opening next door. You could’ve done a great marketing job (creating a “need”) and just have someone else feed off of that. Or even being physically threatened --- or worse --- by the competition.

Not really related but I just had a long chat with a good (TG) friend who works as a manager at a “spa” on Nanai. She had the audacity to criticize the work of the cleaning / gardening staff awhile back, and now she has been physically threatened by them. The other day this (out of province) guy came up to her with a machete in hand and said that if she reported more negatives to the boss… well… “I know where you live.” Poor girl. She then called some of her local friends (great guys to drink with, but sort of on the “shady” side) and had them flash their guns at the guy. I mean, I’ve had my share of uncomfortable office experiences, but this is in a whole-nother league. Things seem to be dealt with in a rather different way here than back home. To say the least.

Cant worry about success untill you get it

But yes i agree with you and i have heard similiar stories before.