Mark Cassino mused: > > I'm reluctant to support Ken R. - but what he said to CBS is actually on the > mark and is sensible advice for he general consumer looking to buy a digital > camera.
Indeed. And is about as detailed as you would expect from a ninety-second consumer affairs segment on a local newscast. If that was the only level of expertise KR professed, nobody would have a problem. But he sets himself up as some kind of well-informed expert, and apparently believes his own PR. > I think he and his website provide a fastinating study into the culture of > celebrity - and since he has obviously set that as a goal for himself, and > has more or less achieved it, you can only say good on him. Why chastise > him for being successful in what our society encourages us to be? For the same reason that I'd castigate Jerry Springer, Maury Povitch, Geraldo Riviera, or Rush Limbaugh, to name just a few examples. If success is your only benchmark, you'll end up admiring spammers. > My point - If Ken and others are 'successful' - as defined by our popular > culture - good on them. If their success makes you cringe, good > opportunity to examine why you cringe and what success really means to you. > Better opportunity to assess the mainstream culture and make a conscious > decision about it. This is not a new phenomenon. P.T. Barnum touched on the core of it quite some time ago, and he was by no means the first to do so. > For the merely envious - well, shame on you 'cause you coulda been a Ken > Rockwell if you tried. That's not a price I'd be prepared to pay for "success" > And if Ken joined list as an anonymous new member, and posted his work, he'd > probably get excellent reviews. Maybe, maybe not. But that would be judging him on his photographic work. If he posted examples of shaky conclusions based on unsubstantiated (and apparently unsubstantiable) assumptions, I wouldn't expect him to get a free pass. > Speculation without comment. > > - MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 9:06 PM > Subject: Re: kenny-boy on CBS > > > > People will listen to the fameous 97% more ofthen than to they will the > > knowledgable. Going with the popular opinion is always more profitable. > > > > graywolf > > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > > ----------------------------------- > > > > > > Peter J. Alling wrote: > >> Just one more reason to not watch CBS, they're completely lacking in > >> credibility. How the hell do they do their research, > >> do they actually talk to any real experts, say someone who knows > >> something about information theory, or physics, or optics, > >> no they find Ken Rockwell, who runs a "Popular" web page. They probably > >> used Google hit statistics, maybe "I'm feeling lucky". > >> I wonder how many of the recent hits on his page were from incredulous > >> photographers looking at a virtual train wreck and then > >> posting derisive comments in photography forums. > >> Derby Chang wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Our favourite smilin' Ken seems have gotten himself on CBS. Did anyone > >>> Stateside see his interview? > >>> > >>> http://cbs2.com/consumerpaige/local_story_040194428.html > >>> > >>> Maybe the transcript was a bit heavily edited, but there are SO many > >>> things odd with what he said. I kinda reads like his one-page essay on > >>> how to do everything in Photoshop. > >>> > >>> On a related note, I wonder if he read this week's Luminous Landscape > >>> essay about RAW. > >>> > >>> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/rawtruth1.shtml > >>> > >>> D > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 2/10/2005 > > >
