Sample business cards

I attended the degree show last year and picked up some business cards which were interesting to use as guide when I was designing my own.  I realised that not all of the cards included photos or images and only two of them had printing on both sides, although all of them did advertise websites which have been created with the use of the name of the photographer.  Some of the text is quite small on some of the business cards and I feel that the names in big bold letters stands out better as a design.

Business Card Design

Final business card design which was designed on Vistaprint site.  I feel that it looks classy and reflects the area of my business well as it displays some of my images as well as my personal details and links it well to my website and email address.

I did try other sites but I felt that I was limited with design and logo's, most sites had fixed templates and either wanted you to upload a complete card design from your computer or limited the colours, shapes and layout of the card.  I knew what I wanted and was wanting to create a card which had similar images and colouring to my website.  I did end up paying extra for the final look and quality but I am happy with the finished product.

Extra shots - henna theme plate

I arranged various asian henna objects on a plate with a candle to reflect the henna theme, this photo was taken using natural daylight with soft light from the candle, I decided not to use this photo as although the arrangement looked nice I was struggling to get the right angle on the plate that reflected everything and made it look interesting.

Extra shots - henna theme objects

Traditional brightly coloured asian henna/wedding objects arranged against a dark background, it seemed to work well but with all the small mirrors on the objects it was difficult to balance the light and keep the background black

Garlands - henna theme

Extra shots - traditional asian flower garlands used during weddings and functions etc, arranged and hanging displaying bright traditional colours, although the display was colourful the arrangement didn't really stand out or look that interesting to I decided not to use the photo as a final print.

Final print - henna theme

Final print, using traditional decorated tray which is normally used during henna and wedding ceremonies with rice and a candle decorated with henna against a black background and fast shutter speed to capture the candle in the air and give a slightly different effect.

Henna hand painting

I used this as one of my final prints, again this is in line with the henna theme and using a coloured background and natural daylight, inspired by the images of hands which were used in my research.