Believe it or not this is one reason I chose to leave the newspaper photography business.
It's not just wedding photography. It's universal. Everything right now is about the gimmicks. The big thing in the pj world a couple years back was strobist. Or it's multi-media slideshows. The big thing in the portrait world right now is the "Dave Hill" look (http://www.davehillphoto.com/). I used to somewhat enjoy looking through Rangefinder magazine when it came in, now it's filled with that stuff. Good ole plain straight photography is boring. But it seems to be what the market wants. Cause the market is all about "new" and "different." C'est la vie. On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Christian <[email protected]> wrote: > Bruce Dayton wrote: >> >> I ran across this exchange recently and it caused me to do some >> thinking: >> http://photo.net/wedding-photography-forum/00SlvT >> >> I have many of the same feelings as this guy presented. When I look >> at much of the current work being shown, especially on photo.net >> galleries, I see heavy handed manipulation being the norm and also >> being judged very positively. >> >> Anyway, some interesting fodder for discussion for those who care to >> take a read. The thread discussion improves further down than near >> the top -but you do have to read the initial post. >> > > He's kind of a dick: > > "but compared to an amateur using a Rebel XSi and kit lens..." > > > "It seems like the only shot a wedding photographer has at succeeding is to > either do business with high rollers who appreciate the intrinsic beauty of > a well-crafted image by a master; or photoshopping every image..." > > and also refers to himself as a "master" > > Honestly I don't think he has an argument. > > > -- > > Christian > http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
