Humour ? Whats wrong with this advert

[Squeezer]

Can anyone else spot the issues with this ad ? - Its the current Scoopon, apart from the fact that to get a few prints will be worth a lot more than the original voucher.

[SyN]

canon lens on nikon body?

[Statitica]

Pop up flash FTW!

[Squeezer]

Originally Posted by Statitica

Pop up flash FTW!

Thats the first thing I saw ( Not sure if they went to a stock Photo site for an image )

[OnSet Images]

The reflection in the lens suggests a sunset/sunrise seascape so the pop up flash makes sense If your not shooting seascapes with your pop up flash your not doing it right.

[Athiril]

Originally Posted by OnSet Images

The reflection in the lens suggests a sunset/sunrise seascape so the pop up flash makes sense If your not shooting seascapes with your pop up flash your not doing it right.

That's actually true with backlit foreground subjects.. such as people against a sunset/sunrise

[Trysaeder]

He's using pentax and popup flash and shooting a sunset?

[Squeezer]

Originally Posted by OnSet Images

The reflection in the lens suggests a sunset/sunrise seascape

That was the second thing that screamed to me "STUDIO Portrait Photographer"

[OnSet Images]

Originally Posted by Athiril

That's actually true with backlit foreground subjects.. such as people against a sunset/sunrise

Yeah I only said that cause I couldn't see a person in the reflection.

[lionman]

Ban broccoli, spinach and poppy seeds from your diet in the week leading up to your photoshoot.

WTF? .

[abadonn]

I think you're making a bigger deal than it needs to be. I'm sure that scoopon just gets the deal and then makes up the rest from stock photo's. No need to get your elistist panties in a knot. 'Expert' photographers who notice and get upset about this sort of thing are unlikely to take up the offer anyway. This thread is like watching Trekkies complain about the wrong badge pin being worn in episode #137 at 40min23secs.

[Alessiman]

Originally Posted by abadonn

'Expert' photographers who notice and get upset about this sort of thing are unlikely to take up the offer anyway.

These places/deals are classic upsell vendors with the real cost running into several hundred if not thousands of dollars

I've shot with models who have had portfolios done by these companies with several of them paying close to $2000 for some pretty average (and formula) photos.

That's the reason i hate these types of ads.

BTW for your 10Base2 video card. At least have a NE2000 or WD8003

[Squeezer]

Originally Posted by abadonn

photographers who notice and get upset about this sort of thing are unlikely to take up the offer anyway.

I'm obviously not going to take off the offer, but I just found it amusing so shared the link.

Originally Posted by Alessiman

These places/deals are classic upsell vendors with the real cost running into several hundred if not thousands of dollars

The fine print indictates they do the shoot you go into a room and they show you the images then and there. You select your Free print and then they try to sell you some more at massively high markups.
Anyway this thread is not about discussing the merits of ortherwise of their business model. It is the image accompanying the ad that I wanted to share

[abadonn]

Originally Posted by Squeezer

I'm obviously not going to take off the offer, but I just found it amusing so shared the link.

I get that, it just seems a bit pointless to laugh at the contrast between the idea of a 'professional photographer' and the images used to advertise those services, when its clearly just some stock photos used by a third party website who've made no real attempt to accurately portray the photographers actual abilities. Regardless of the actually quality of the images the company is capable of making there no real connection between the 3rd party quickly made advert and them. Hell, they even have a link so you can actually look at the website gallery itself.