This is what I'm working on now, thoughts?

[Signmaker1234]

Nature was the subject I was given!

 

[Gino]

They're all a nice start.

Some have too much while others need some tweaking, but the ones which look like leaves, really look like a hooved animal, walking in a circle.

 

[Fred Weiss]

I like the Spice of Life third row on the left but without the butterfly.

 

[Jillbeans]

If forced to choose, I would select the bottom right.
I'd put "photography" in a panel underneath, all-caps no script.
You don't have to overload your logos with cutesy clip art.
Think of using images as seasoning a good dish.
Too many can ruin things.
The fonts are all very generic.
Love....Jill

 

[Signmaker1234]

Kinda liking this!

 

[player]

Looks childish to me.

 

[eahicks]

None of these imply photography.

 

[Jillbeans]

The one you say you like looks like cloven hoof prints. Or maybe a scorpion tail.
Here's one I did several years ago, the image in the frame is cropped from one of her nature photos.

 

[OnPoint]

This is my first post, so I hope this is in the right spot

I would suggest 2nd to the top on the left. But make the leafs more defined. But I like your style

 

[2B]

3rd row, 2nd column

make the cattails shorter and use them in place of the "i"s


The leaves are a close second but these leaves more definition and they force the wording to be smaller.

 

[Signmaker1234]

More like leaves?

 

[decalman]

I like the bottom right, because it's horizontal and has some meat in the middle.
( although I am a vegan) :Big Laugh

 

[Tiki]

On the bottom right maybe making the f into a Cattail

 

[DerbyCitySignGuy]

When I glanced at the leaf logo all I could see was a shrimp and now I can't un-see it.

 

[Billct2]

Tikiboy got it

 

[Jillbeans]

As ever, Tiki showed the best way forward.
PLEASE consider his suggestion rather than giving your client a shrimp tail.

 

[Zac]

I get what you're trying to do with the leaves/aperture logo but it definitely doesn't come across that way to non-industry people and looks like hooves like others are saying.

I do like Tiki's design concept, and also like font on the cartoony one.

( although I am a vegan) :Big Laugh

Off-topic: And just to point out, all vegans constantly say they're vegans. Didn't think I'd run across that stereotype on sign forums haha.

 

[Cross Signs]

+1 Tiki Boy

 

[Signmaker1234]

This is where I'm at now, I think I took care of the hoof problem by adding the leaf stems and the lobster issue by making the leaves green! I showed this design to over 10 people and not one said "hoofs" or "lobster" and all like the leaves orange. It was everyone's favorite of the 3 designs! I also changed the font.

 

[Marlene]

the one with the green leaves looks the best to me from the choices. not sure why you feel like you have to have a ton on images when one good one would work. the one with the weed, bird and butterfly is high school girl decorating her note book level as it is so over done. the font isn't one that says "spice of life" and feels wrong for this project. I don't hate the swirl of leaves in green but think a font more appropriate for the type of buisness would work better