Photographing Rugby

RoryW

So what is that PaulW and friends see in photographing Rugby .........?????:D

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Might lead to increased attendances ?

I think those ads are disgrace.

a) Hunky dory don't sponsor the sport, unlike many firms who do
b) Its demeaning to the game that it gives the impression that it needs tits to sell it.

Saying that, I nearly got run over when I was looking at one of those ads in Belfast yesterday!

AnimalRights

I think they're brilliant, I never tire of looking at scantily clad gals...
I love 'em!
Very witty ads too!

melekalikimaka

i also approve

melekalikimaka

Deleted User wrote: »

I think those ads are disgrace.

a) Hunky dory don't sponsor the sport, unlike many firms who do

but they promoting it damn good

Deleted User wrote: »

b) Its demeaning to the game that it gives the impression that it needs tits to sell it.

here, now, the ol rugger got dumped with the smaller capacity stadium, it needs all the promo it can get

sikahunter

i keep looking at pic num 6 and still cant see the crisps

Paulw

I certainly approve. I'd like to see more of THAT on the pitch.

Maybe one day, it would get to this level.

And, Hunky Dory do sponsor rugby, although they are a relatively minor sponsor.

Nforce

Paulw wrote: »

I certainly approve. I'd like to see more of THAT on the pitch.

Maybe one day, it would get to this level.

And, Hunky Dory do sponsor rugby, although they are a relatively minor sponsor.

Not sure it'd catch on in soccer

Think of the poor players!

Simplicius

I think this advertising campaign is a total abomination, criminal and disgusting.

I drove around north dublin today in the course of my work and didn't see a single one of these billboards...

What the hell is going on, respect please mr Advertiser ..put more adverts up my carbon footprint has gone through the stratosphere.

AnimalRights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fck8GP2wtp8

It worked for football. :cool:

LightningBolt

Deleted User wrote: »

I think those ads are disgrace.

a) Hunky dory don't sponsor the sport, unlike many firms who do

Hmmm, Navan RFC begs to differ...

Thats the only club they sponsor, they don't sponsor the Irish team.

I like looking at the photographs and I do think the ad is both clever and funny. I just don't think its good for the sport or its image.

Paulw

Deleted User wrote: »

Thats the only club they sponsor, they don't sponsor the Irish team.

So, their ad is correct, because Navan RFC are part of "Irish Rugby".

The IRFU never disputed that they supported Irish rugby.

Deleted User wrote: »

I like looking at the photographs and I do think the ad is both clever and funny. I just don't think its good for the sport or its image.

I think it's very good for the sport and the image. It gives it a bit of life and fun.

dr strangelove

I agree with zaraba, bit sad and unimaginative having to resort to showing scantily clad women to sell crisps.

Imagination fail.

Nforce

I heard somewhere that this marketing campaign is being run by women.

trooney

dr strangelove wrote: »

Imagination fail.

Hardly. My imagination has been working overtime since these posters have gone up

homerun_homer

I don't get the crisp references on this thread at all.

Think I'm missing something.;)

mrboswell

Deleted User wrote: »

Thats the only club they sponsor, they don't sponsor the Irish team.

I like looking at the photographs and I do think the ad is both clever and funny. I just don't think its good for the sport or its image.

dr strangelove wrote: »

I agree with zaraba, bit sad and unimaginative having to resort to showing scantily clad women to sell crisps.

Imagination fail.

Who cares?

I like boobies....and rugby - my 2 favorite pastimes rolled into one!

AnimalRights

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Now that I'm covered on all bases..

Paulw

That is just bound to offend someone. :eek:

PCPhoto

Paulw wrote: »

That is just bound to offend someone. :eek:

true.... but I wasn't staring ... I was only looking at her slit ....(your honour !!)

artyeva

i don't like the hunky dory ads... they have about as much to do with rugby/selling crisps as page 3 in red tops have to do with serious investigative journalism...

and it is an imagination fail as far as i'm concerned. i had hoped that society had copped on to the idea that objectifying women stupid enough to pose for shots like those is not helpful in the fight against body issues in our teenage daughters/sisters/neices but apparantly hunky dorys just want to appeal to the kind of lowest common denomonater that their demographic represents... crisp eating cave men




[awaits backlash and name calls of ''leftie feminist''...etc etc....]

mrboswell

artyeva wrote: »

i don't like the hunky dory ads... they have about as much to do with rugby/selling crisps as page 3 in red tops have to do with serious investigative journalism...

and it is an imagination fail as far as i'm concerned. i had hoped that society had copped on to the idea that objectifying women stupid enough to pose for shots like those is not helpful in the fight against body issues in our teenage daughters/sisters/neices but apparantly hunky dorys just want to appeal to the kind of lowest common denomonater that their demographic represents... crisp eating cave men




[awaits backlash and name calls of ''leftie feminist''...etc etc....]

Whatever...

AnimalRights

dave66

Like or loathe the ads, feel it adds fun or demeans the sport, feel it demeans women or not, guess what?

The adverts have been a complete success, they have you all talking about them and everyone knows of "The Hunky Dory" ads.

Imagination fail, nope, clever advertising people yep, I'm sure as far as the client is concerned they earned their pay check.

magicbastarder

that's the usual line trotted out for a controversial ad campaign. doesn't change the debate about whether the ads were justified or not.

Calina

I suppose it had been too much to hope for a debate on the technical merits of the photography concerned, right?

I confess I have been busy of late and don't read every single post so this sort of went under my radar.

Were the ads effective? Don't know. Increased discussion is one thing; the question is does it lead to increased sales? It'll be a while before we know for certain; in fact we might never be told.

As photographs do they work? Me, I'd say no. I don't look at them and see them as high quality advertising shots in the way that some of the Guinness stuff is almost iconic. They'll never be remembered for being great photographs technically in my view.

Paulw

Looks like the ads were very effective - http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/saucy-crisp-ads-see-sales-soar-2207436.html

magicbastarder

course they were. doesn't have any bearing on how **** (or not) they were.