Professional Photography
The public are now much more discerning when it comes to your online presence. EVERY website should now have photos of the key people in your business, and there is a big difference between a quick "happy-snappy" photograph off a cheap digital camera and a good professional photograph.Dark shadows from eyebrows, nose or chin; squinting eyes from sunlight; gastly shadows on the wall behind from a flash; unnatural colour balance; crooked ties; folded collars and many other problems are common.
Compare the above photographs (the subject is founder of Go Kiwi Intenet, Dennis A. Smith) and what at first glance looks like a couple of reasonable web photos. Look more closely however and you will notice in the photo on the left:
- shadows on the face,
- squinting in the sunlight,
- over-exposure (excessive brightness) and
- a "busy" background that takes away the focus of attention from the smile or eyes of the subject.
- flatness and darkness around the eyes
- ruddy (reddish) complexion
- under-exposure (from a single flash source)
- bad shadowing on the background (from a single flash source)and
- a "difficult" background.
- natural colour tones
- correct-exposure
- a brightness in the subject's eyes
- even, natural-looking lighting with no obvious shadows (from multiple flash sources) and
- a professional background
Go Kiwi Internet still photography costs $90.00 per hour, minimum charge, 1 hour, which will normally include setup, digital proofs, a CDRom (or memory stick copy) of the orginal images, royalty-free, plus one image processed for your website.
Videography
With the growth in usage of video on the web, businesses are encouraged to explore the use of quick Talking Heads and video clips of products, services.Videography is charged on an hourly basis with most video shoots between two to four hours in duration, and (at least) an equivalent period of post-production.