As discussed in the earlier thread Logo work I am looking for a logo that best represents my business and the style of photography that Cloverdale Photography performs. I have come up with these basic guidelines for the creation of Cloverdale Photography’s logo. Cloverdale Photography’s main focus is not just around animal and pet photography as earlier mentioned in this thread Logo work but keeping in mind that Cloverdale Photography does in fact do animal and pet photography, it could somehow be included in the design. I have decided that having a focus of just animals and pets sets a limitation to the type of photography that Cloverdale Photography performs. Other types should also be kept in mind such as “event photography”, “portrait photography”, etc.


1- The logo must include 2 parts. a) name b) artwork c) tag line or catch phrase can be used but is not necessary.
2- 4-5 colours maximum.
3- Artwork should not be too detailed. The logo will at one point be embroidered on shirts and hats. The examples in the Logo work are good references. Aside from Slejhamer's alien possessed dog posts.
4- File to be submitted by the winner should be a psd file at least 1024x 768px and no less than 800x600 px.

Submissions should be e-mailed as jpg images no larger than 150kbs to colin@cloverdalephotography.com . Don’t forget to give your name and Shuttertalk user name. Go ahead and post your example in this very thread but there will only be one rule. There should be no tweaking of an already posted submission by another member. Similarities are fine.

Prize!!! Yes, there will be a prize. A $45.00 Amazon gift certificate.


The contest will start immediately and end Sunday March 26, 2006 @ 12:01 am pacific time. At some point during the day of March 26, 2006 the winner and runners up will be posted in this thread.

Good luck!

Please note, there has been a revision to the rules. A tag line is not necessary. Include on or not. It is your choice. Also make note that the end date has been extended until the 28th.

Mitch, you are incorrigible.

slejhamer
niiiiice pussycat

Lol, more votes for Mitch!

OK, seriously, someone please post some good stuff for Peto.

I suck at stuff like that. The last time someone asked me to help him create a business logo, he ended up hiring a pro graphic artist. :mad:

On with the contest!

lol.. what that intentional??

I hope that's not what Colin thinks of his subjects...

hehehehe i was wondering who was the one to notice it?

uuhmm i was just looking at my logos and i though that portrait should contain a S proffesional pet portraits.

There has been a revision to the rules in the starting post. A tag line is not necessary.

Here's something I did to hopefully inspire people. The only thing missing is a tagline.



In this example it does show "pets" in the logo as well as an "event". A tag line might not be needed.

I will also like to remind people to be careful not to make Cloverdale Photography's focus strictly "pets".

hi

so do you mean the slogan is not needed now? and the cloverdale photography must not be strickly about animals? uuhmm

What I am saying is the catch phrase isn't necessary. You can still put one into your design if you like it is your choice.It isn't mandatory. Also as I stated, I do not want to give the impression the Cloverdale Photography is just animal and pet photography. I hope this doesn't complicate things for anyone.

uuhmm

it looks like i got the wrong impression there? becuase of your first post

Quote:Catch phrase- Adding pets to the family portrait (unsure of this wording. Consider changes. Idea's?)

anyway it is not a big deal.

just to get some ideas: what is cloverdale? why cloverdale photography? do you want to specialised in portraits? do you prefer a colour (specific colour?)

i know how difficult is to choose ro create a logo, i have been going on for the past year trying and redoing my logo. i think im a bit to fussy on my own work.

keep ideas flowing.... the more the better

byrt_001 Wrote:just to get some ideas: what is cloverdale? why cloverdale photography? do you want to specialised in portraits? do you prefer a colour (specific colour?)

Cloverdale is the name of the Town I live. As I said a few times now, I do not want to come across that Cloverdale Photography specializes in any particular type of photography. I do not want to be restricted to just
"pet photography". As for colour, I'll leave that up to your imagination.

Hows this for non-specific?

"I'll shoot anything that moves?"

Some ideas stolen from other logos:

Let the compitition continue!



Please be aware of the rivisions in the first post.

Will do some more work before emailing entries...

Here is my idea... It is too simple but I hope it helps....




Sorry with my first try I just realized I got the same frame as smarti when I posted it...
I changed it for this green

hmm smarti, I like that!
Although it says slightly more "movie" to me than "photo", don't you think? No offense here, like I said, I like it.

Moderators: is there any way we could see what people email? Just so we all get inspired...

don't know if it's feasible.... uli

Sure can Uli. The only submissions that have been e-mailed are yours and Christians.

hi

uuhmm i thought this was closed?!

Peto decided to reopen... yay!