Comments for ACFW Conference Blog http://www.acfw.com/blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:46:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Part Four: A Question & the 3 C’s: Colors, Continuity, and Choices by Janice K. Olson http://www.acfw.com/blog/2008/08/part-four-a-question-the-3-c%e2%80%99s-colors-continuity-and-choices/#comment-88 Janice K. Olson Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:24:35 +0000 http://www.acfw.com/blog/?p=248#comment-88 Dineen, Thank you for all the wonderful and helpful information. Your time and commitment to helping others is commendable. Blessings, Janice K. Olson Dineen,

Thank you for all the wonderful and helpful information. Your time and commitment to helping others is commendable.

Blessings,

Janice K. Olson

]]> Comment on Part Three: Questions and the Business Card by ACFW Conference Blog » Blog Archive » Part Four: A Question & the 3 C’s: Colors, Continuity, and Choices http://www.acfw.com/blog/2008/08/part-three-questions-and-the-business-card/#comment-86 ACFW Conference Blog » Blog Archive » Part Four: A Question & the 3 C’s: Colors, Continuity, and Choices Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:22:29 +0000 http://www.acfw.com/blog/?p=203#comment-86 [...] week we answered two reader questions and talked about business cards. (Click here to read part [...] [...] week we answered two reader questions and talked about business cards. (Click here to read part [...]

]]> Comment on Part Three: Questions and the Business Card by Janice K. Olson http://www.acfw.com/blog/2008/08/part-three-questions-and-the-business-card/#comment-81 Janice K. Olson Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:51:31 +0000 http://www.acfw.com/blog/?p=203#comment-81 Thanks Dineen, for all the wonderful answers and information. My questions this time are concerning “the” photograph. I have seen different types of professional photographs, but I question which would be the best choice for a one-sheet and business card. Even on your site, there are head, partial, and full body shots on your examples. My questions: Would you suggest the same photo be on the card and one-sheet, or should they be different? Since I see a host of photographs with outdoors or casual settings, and this seems to be the trend, would it look better to have a more casual photograph on the one-sheet? Or on both? Thanks in advance, Janice Janice K. Olson His child, His Words, His Story www.JaniceOlson.com Thanks Dineen, for all the wonderful answers and information. My questions this time are concerning “the” photograph.

I have seen different types of professional photographs, but I question which would be the best choice for a one-sheet and business card. Even on your site, there are head, partial, and full body shots on your examples.

My questions:

Would you suggest the same photo be on the card and one-sheet, or should they be different?

Since I see a host of photographs with outdoors or casual settings, and this seems to be the trend, would it look better to have a more casual photograph on the one-sheet? Or on both?

Thanks in advance,
Janice
Janice K. Olson
His child, His Words, His Story
http://www.JaniceOlson.com

]]> Comment on Part Two: The One Sheet by ACFW Conference Blog » Blog Archive » Part Three: Questions and the Business Card http://www.acfw.com/blog/2008/08/part-two-the-one-sheet/#comment-75 ACFW Conference Blog » Blog Archive » Part Three: Questions and the Business Card Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:02:17 +0000 http://www.acfw.com/blog/?p=170#comment-75 [...] couple of really good questions so let’s start there before we move on to business cards. (Click here to read part [...] [...] couple of really good questions so let’s start there before we move on to business cards. (Click here to read part [...]

]]> Comment on Part Two: The One Sheet by dineenmiller http://www.acfw.com/blog/2008/08/part-two-the-one-sheet/#comment-72 dineenmiller Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:07:34 +0000 http://www.acfw.com/blog/?p=170#comment-72 Janice, this is a great question. You're right about trying to look at those one sheets in a smaller format. The backgrounds tend to look darker. The key is to do a test print. Often I find the screen version may look darker but the print version is lighter. I always ask my clients to do a test print. Then I can make adjustments for them, if needed. So if you keep an eye for that, either way can work marvelously. Using a background image that's low in contrast and soft will screen back well, giving you an attractive appearance without the busyness. It's really not an issue of one being better than the other. Better to do what you're comfortable with and can feel confident about in pitching to agents and editors. In other words, if doing the background image seems cluttered to you, go without it. :-) Janice, this is a great question. You’re right about trying to look at those one sheets in a smaller format. The backgrounds tend to look darker. The key is to do a test print. Often I find the screen version may look darker but the print version is lighter. I always ask my clients to do a test print. Then I can make adjustments for them, if needed. So if you keep an eye for that, either way can work marvelously. Using a background image that’s low in contrast and soft will screen back well, giving you an attractive appearance without the busyness.

It’s really not an issue of one being better than the other. Better to do what you’re comfortable with and can feel confident about in pitching to agents and editors. In other words, if doing the background image seems cluttered to you, go without it. :-)

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