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Forgive me, but I have to say I just don't think this sends the right message, unless your primary intended clientele is law enforcement or the military, in which case, it probably doesn't send the right message either, since they'd be used to seeing guns and gun ads and not really associate you with photography.
Maybe a camera on a pistol grip, with smoke added for effect, something like that. Something that says, "I will get the shot" as opposed to, "I will shoot you in the head."
Let me hypothesize a scenario. I need a photographer for our corporate event, and a Google search turns you up as a local photog. I click the link, and see this image. What do I think? Frankly, I don't even notice the tagline, just the barrel pointed at me. If I think about it a little more, I start to wonder if you'll show up packing a .45 in addition to your lenses. Then I imagine presenting my top three choices to my boss...and I'd be uncomfortable presenting this as one of my choices.
Don't get me wrong, I like the image a lot - it's creative and punchy. You want to create an impression, and this image does that. But while, "I can blow your head off your shoulders" certainly creates an impression, it's not the sort of impression that would lead me to hire you. Buy a Kevlar jacket, maybe, but not hire you.
I suppose in fairness, attitudes towards guns in Little Rock are likely a bit different from those here in Boston or my native California. While I personally don't own a gun, I've hunted, and I eat what I shoot. I've spent time in places where gun racks were the norm. But even there, guns generally aren't brought into the office or conference room where hiring and spending decisions are made.
Sorry for the bluntness, but I admire your photography and would not want your reputation damaged.
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