A while back I had Grammy Award Winner, Sir Mix-A-lot on chasejarvisLIVE. The guy is smart – dropped some pretty serious knowledge on the show [here’s the re-watch if you missed it].
At the end of the show, I shot the cover for his upcoming album, live, online. Here are the results.
The lead one that shows his face is my fav, but there’s plenty of debate, because the other shot is tough and mysterious. I’ll resist the temptation to make any real case for one or the other, and I’ll let this is a straight up survey – which photo do you like better A (top) or B (bottom)? (please answer in the post, not via other social channels so we don’t have to chase your feedback – thx!)
Here is photo A:
Here is photo B:
Thanks for your input.
||And if you missed it: Here’s the chasejarvisLIVE episode with Mix||
A looks candid/natural
B looks posed and like the girl was put there for a specific reason
I vote for A even tho B has sicker lighting
A
A
They are both great, but A is better in my opinion.
in my opinion A is the better choice plenty of free space in the upper left for title and wording.
B would be a really cool image to play with. were it mine… crop the girl out completely or clone and flip her so she brackets him and completes the symmetry of his pose with the glass.
1 light under the desk pointed at the bootie, then another light high to the left or center, so it shines on his jacket arm and desk but not under the hat brim?
well said. I had similar feedback. Framing with legs and a booty is pretty common place, but makes sense if they really want it for Sir Mix.
B