musclepics wrote:
And you must watch out because "The Hoff" apparently owns intellectual rights to 99% of all wedding poses and lighting, and if your pictures or logo look anything even remotely similar (ie, a logo uses words, fonts or letters, oh my! ) the HAKs (Hoffer A$$ Kissers) mount up their donkeys and have and have a good old fashioned mob lynchin').
But seriously, I think most forums are getting a lot less thoughtful and a lot more belligerent as they increase in size.
speaking of belligerent asses...
oops. this is a thread about being nice, right? ahem. nice ass, you donkey.
williamkazak wrote:
I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings or disrespect their enthusiasm and ambition toward wedding photography.
It take years to hone your craft as most of us finally realized.
In hindsight I am glad that my first posts got slammed. Made me realize there was much farther to go than I originally thought. Still not there yet...
Bryan, As you can see by reading the wedding forum, contentment is unreachable in one lifetime. Constant improvement is the key. With many different sticking points along the path, confusion and frustration can be constant companions. Thru practice and awareness, marketing and kindness I have improved over the years. Don't be afraid to take seminars to get some training and new ideas. Good luck to all of the wedding photographers who are, "in the trenches", as we used to say.
Andy Wood wrote:
Just a reminder that this has come up in the forum a few times now. Must be a problem
A problem with a vocal small percentage. I occasionally browse or search the archives and those who like to cause problems come and go, but the quality contributors are usually much longer lasting. Seems like a good sign for the long haul.
Online communities are what we make of them. The best way to counteract the negative is to post more quality threads & replies. Avoiding inflammatory prods helps, although it's understandable when they do get attention.
I think the problem that has arisen lately was related to people making comments about the clients in a thoughtless manner. Mostly there was no malevolent intention involved. I think Evan's post should go a long way toward fixing this problem. Aside from a troll or two that recently moved in this place is pretty darn civil.
One thing I see rising hugely is people mining this place for SEO/SERPS. I know forums like photography.net cracked down on that, will be interesting to see if they do here.
I remember a time when people still have respect, common sense, know to sit down & listen & recognize the flow before posting a question. Now they all want to be hand-held, and get pissy when told to sit their asses down and listen
) the HAKs (Hoffer A$$ Kissers) mount up their donkeys and have and have a good old fashioned mob lynchin').
