In this episode we veer away from our standard image critique and take a look at the logos of different Fstoppers community members instead to see if their logo quality matches the quality of their images.
To see the full list of submissions visit the contest page here:
Submit your pictures to the next episode on macro photography here:
When I saw FTM I thought of female to male
the logo at 1:01:00 would work great without the thick circle.
Really nice guys! The only thing is you should do also one or two "perfect" examples of what a great logo is (or picture or whatever critique is), I mean a 4 or 5 rating logo. I think the entire video is only about 2 or 3 rating logos.
Mike Kelley Logo: 2 / FS Logo: 3 / RLM Logo: 2
Great video guys. But I wish I had watched this before I just ordered a set of business cards complete with aperture blades logo 😩😩😩. Oh well live and learn.
I like these two teenagers fighting with each other over some pictures 🙂
Hahaha, this is such a great critique. Please, when branding for your business, you are not branding for yourself, you are branding for your audience. This is the #1 rule when branding for you and your business.
Great video guys, just about to set up my own photography business. Would the community recommend using my name or a photography related word like FStoppers as the company name?
38:06 is GOLD hahahaha
35:10 Literally.. Make a clip art / logo of the bird with the water trail and you're onto something.
what do you consider a "modern" font?
what do u think of having different version of logo for different genre?
I have so much to learn, I thought I knew what a good photo was and did agree with everything except the VW van. You both wow'd over it… If it is not a painting then I would be shocked. The story is so mixed. This vehicle never came with dual axles on the rear and would never have a purpose, why is wood attached to the side. You guys love this basically because of the colors and lighting. His logo is as abstract as his painting/graphic art.
lol@ Flaming Garrett Blanchard
Mike: “You have an easier time being harsh than I do.” Also Mike: “It looks like it’s ten pounds of crap in a five pound bag.” lol
You designed the logo for fstopper? You need to demand a refund for your degree. You guys are so biased. You clearly wanted topography style logos.
The one problem with critiques is when you don't have true experts on the matter it becomes more opinion or someones' 2 cents. For my 2 cents I disagreed with many of their points by the end The Felix Hernandez logo was horrible I didn't get that it was an H until they said his name my first instinct is it was a crossword puzzle for a kids activity website – the flame at the end that they loved I thought looked like a great business card logo for your local natural gas company – I thought the only decent bones was the Frankie Jones one (yes the spacing was bad and don't lowercase the name if the initials are caps) it looked the most high end. The wedding image was not great for a web site dress was blown out in many places looked like Minnie-me and flowers were growing out her back and cheap cars in the background behind the beautiful classic
I love the idea of these critiques but for me the wheels fell off this one – by the end they were contradicting what they said in the beginning. You can't say "oh I like this logo a lot and then 2 minutes latter say "I have no idea what this genre of image will be" the one thing that was golden was in the beginning when you said the logo should match the type of photography you do
Mike you nailed this. Impressed with your logo/image connectivity. I learned a lot.
photo better than logo? logo not matching photo….lol…do we need to to change logo to match photo…sorry if I misunderstood
This is like watching mystery science theatre 3000!
1:04:35 The negative space of the logo are like geometric-cartoon versions of a thumbs down / dislike.
Logos are fine with me though they seem unnecessary for a lot of photographers despite it being a good way to build a brand. But most of these made me cringe. Watermarks on the other hand…are pointless. You should never use them and you can't convince me otherwise.
so you paid 8g's to have something an entry level student could make in 5 minutes? lmao
I spent a plastic/metal Kiwi for my logo!
"I think orange is kind of a 'cheap' color". What? Sounds like something a client would say.
It's difficult to take those guys seriously after seeing their logos. The thought that Lee says that he had a graphic design background doesn't mean he graduated. I would not have admitted to "designing" that logo. In fact, I would be embarrassed to show that thing. Lastly, the obvious discomfort in their body language when being critiqued should (if they weren't so arrogant) serve to make them mindful of how the folks feel when they boorishly review a submission.
23:26 tells me that you already knew what type of photography the guy does before hand. So why pretend and play predict the genre based off logo?
I do not mind the critique but the clowning and laughing is totally unprofessional. Those people submitting their logos deserve better than that.
"You know what I mean?" After hearing this over 1,000 times the community says 1/2 *
Y'all come off so pretentious but spent thousands of dollars paying others for a logo yall couldn't do yourselves with going to school for graphic design. Your critiques are off based off hating cliches and people using cursive to represent signature. Not everything needs to be over simplified. Just because companies get away with minimalist logos doesn't mean it's the only way to go. I can't believe I'm watching this whole thing. It's cringe worthy.
I'm honestly convinced they just say these crazy things to be antagonists
Uncanny valley
Is that like a show or something?
😂
the hamid safi logo actually works, the drone and houses just look like mountain ridges when looked at small! nice job!
#7 Frankie James' logo looks like it came off the periodic table and I ain't mad at it lol
That cross logo around 1:08:09 is an Occitan cross. Not quite original …
I changed my logo because of this video
Fstoppers logo is bad, because it is absolutely generic. Obvious choice for apperture stoppers logo would be “fi”. Not only it would make perfect sense, but it would also show knowledge of your field in depth; spanning through multiple dispciplines. That would be a great logo.
1min07.. it's the Languedoc cross…. a region in south of France so the guy must be from there.
your logo is trash
could you make a critique of your own fotos for each other, because in some videos you seem like youre on the highest horse and knoww everything there is about photogrphy
Why is cliche bad ?
I mean there is a reason it became a cliche
Wouldn't be too full of your logos.
Was a professional calligrapher for a while, and creating a watermark from a signature or custom calligraphy is a pretty straightforward process. re: 45:34
I know I'm watching this 2 months late, but wanted to comment on Lee's "Profoto" comment. Profoto is a Swedish company, where photography is spelled "Fotografi". So Profoto is correct for them. Not being edgy.
Mike is my love 😍
For the FJP logo, What if change the square to a upside-down triangle?
Ok,some of these logos are very bad
Shouldnt you give free tutorials to the worst photographers?