Politics of lifestyle aside, is this your photo? Do your clients know you are using their photo to ridicule their lifestyle? How do you think it would make them feel? If it's not your photo, did you copy it from somewhere for the sole purpose of belittling these two men (and as a consequence, all who believe that in the land of the free there should indeed be justice and equality for all)? Do you really think this is appropriate on a photography website? I'd rather you use this site for discussion of photos, and express your social discomforts in other venues.
As to the photo: The lighting is reasonable, even and well exposed, if not especially dramatic or even interesting. It's the timing of the snap though that tells the story here - this looks like the group had heard 'almost ready' one time too many, and were becoming distracted and possibly a little annoyed. Not a photo the clients in the photo would cherish I'd guess, but from a photo-journalistic POV, it does have its place.
The exif says that it's all Eric's work, but I can't comment on the other points raised by ThreeStone except perhaps that real men don't need to prop up their egos with a bull mastif on a chain lead. What's the betting the guy on the right is an ex-marine?
My photo is of two very cool guys who have no doubts about their masculinity. Photo was taken in fun after we shot them with their wives, kids, and dogs. No ridicule here. Men can be men and still love their dogs and have a sense of humor.
I love how the first reaction was that the OP stole this picture and is posting it to gay bash (though that wasn't said, it was certaintly implied)
Meanwhile, the truth is that it was two (possibly friends) guys that saw the humor in two serious looking dudes, in business suits with their game faces on, holding little poofy white dogs. They consented to the picture because they thought it would be humorous.
ThreeStone wrote:
Politics of lifestyle aside, is this your photo? Do your clients know you are using their photo to ridicule their lifestyle? How do you think it would make them feel? If it's not your photo, did you copy it from somewhere for the sole purpose of belittling these two men (and as a consequence, all who believe that in the land of the free there should indeed be justice and equality for all)? Do you really think this is appropriate on a photography website? I'd rather you use this site for discussion of photos, and express your social discomforts in other venues.
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Give me an f---in break...Have you tried DPreview...? Registered 6/25/2009? How about 3/6/2010.
I am amazed at the hair trigger attitude sometimes. There certainly are a fair number of 'simulated violence against women images here', but no one seems to mind. Anyway, by the way, their wives are sisters and equally attractive.
