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African American Businessman With A Green Light In Front

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The Future, The Way Forward, And Opportunity Are All Illustrated In This Stock Photo Of An African American Business Executive

There is a great demand for images that can quickly and effectively convey concepts such as opportunity, The Way Forward, and The Future, as this photo does. An African American Business Executive faces a veritable wall of red lights, and yet shining brightly through is one green light representing "go" and "opportunity". This stock photo is a quick read with a clear and positive message even at a small thumbnail size meaning it can work as well on the Internet as in can in print or on a billboard. It is a message of hope and opportunity, of progress and vision, and of the reality of obstacles as well.


Creating Concept Stock Photos With Ethnically Diverse Content

I chose to use an African American model for two basic reasons. First, there is a huge demand for ethnically diverse images that more accurately reflect the world's demographics than what has been historically available in stock photography. Secondly, there are specific issues of opportunity and the future that apply to Black Americans. To create this image I photographed the model in my studio. I used Photoshop to strip him into a background image of out-of-focus street lights. I moved the background lights around and strategically placed the green light where it made the most sense to me. I cropped the image in such a way that I felt it would work both as a horizontal and a vertical with plenty of room for an art director to utilize the image in a variety of applications.


A Stock Picture With Many Possible Uses

This is an amazingly flexible concept stock photo. With the prominent green light the message is one of positive ideas such as hope, opportunity and open doors. The "green light" is ahead. Because the green light is surrounded by red ones it brings in the realities of challenge, obstacles and delay. By putting in a businessman dressed in a suit the ideas of business, decisions, and critical thinking are introduced. This image can be different messages depending on the headline used.

An African American businessman is seen from behind as he faces numerous red lights and one green light in a stock photo. Opportunity And The Way Forward, The Future Ahead, Confront An African American Business Executive. An African American Business Executive Faces Numerous Red Lights And One Prominant Green Light In This Stock Picture. Waiting for the cross walk light to turn green.

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