Re: Fer Juaristi on the ...a Man to Fish... Podcast
You bring up a good point because I often scratch my head at some of the stuff that\'s deemed amazing on social sites by the photography world (most of my fellow photographer friends who have experience feel the same way). There\'s a very well known photographer that I\'ll keep anonymous who\'s work is lapped up by a large segment of the photography world. I think this person\'s work stinks. I also know this person is constantly submitting weddings to a certain magazine who also thinks they stink, too but the photog literally won\'t leave them alone and of course the squeaky wheel......occasionally gets published. When a person strikes a cord, it\'s definitely a fascinating thing and it has more to do with perception than reality. Although it\'s more important to strike a cord with brides than it is with fellow photographers unless you want to make your riches like David Jay. Fer does know how to shoot, though. I definitely don\'t pin his personality as a wedding photographer, though. While I like him, he\'s quite gruff in an industry where femininity is a stronghold. He definitely seems more like an advertising photographer.
But the unfortunate perception in today\'s world with both new photographers and brides is that a gorgeous bride wearing a $7000 dress in a million dollar location makes an amazing photographer. After all, Annie Leibowitz became Annie Leibowitz not by how she shot, but who she shot.
TheGE wrote:
What I found interesting is that Juristi says he\'s not good at selling himself, gives the impression that success kind of happened as a happy consequence... and if that\'s so, then here\'s what I wonder: These photographers to whom this measure of recognition/success whatever you wish to call it, came as an unexpected result, is it actually the normal distribution curve of results that we\'re seeing?
This is to say, in any group there will be those who are on top, those who are in the bottom, and a large majority in assorted levels in the middle. So while their work is eye catching, there are many whose work is just as talented who aren\'t as recognized. Is their popularity actually the principle of randomness at work?
(Side note: I don\'t recall where I read it, and he didn\'t mention it in the podcast, but I did read some time ago that Juristi had hired a publicity firm to get him known as a destination wedding photographer).
Re: Fer Juaristi on the ...a Man to Fish... Podcast
You bring up a good point because I often scratch my head at some of the stuff that\'s deemed amazing on social sites by the photography world (most of my fellow photographer friends who have experience feel the same way). There\'s a very well known photographer that I\'ll keep anonymous who\'s work is lapped up by a large segment of the photography world. I think this person\'s work stinks. I also know this person is constantly submitting weddings to a certain magazine who also thinks they stink, too but the photog literally won\'t leave them alone and of course the squeaky wheel......occasionally gets published. When a person strikes a cord, it\'s definitely a fascinating thing and it has more to do with perception than reality. Although it\'s more important to strike a cord with brides than it is with fellow photographers unless you want to make your riches like David Jay. Fer does know how to shoot, though. I definitely don\'t pin his personality as a wedding photographer, though. While I like him, he\'s quite gruff in an industry where femininity is a stronghold. He definitely seems more like an advertising photographer.
TheGE wrote:
What I found interesting is that Juristi says he\'s not good at selling himself, gives the impression that success kind of happened as a happy consequence... and if that\'s so, then here\'s what I wonder: These photographers to whom this measure of recognition/success whatever you wish to call it, came as an unexpected result, is it actually the normal distribution curve of results that we\'re seeing?
This is to say, in any group there will be those who are on top, those who are in the bottom, and a large majority in assorted levels in the middle. So while their work is eye catching, there are many whose work is just as talented who aren\'t as recognized. Is their popularity actually the principle of randomness at work?
(Side note: I don\'t recall where I read it, and he didn\'t mention it in the podcast, but I did read some time ago that Juristi had hired a publicity firm to get him known as a destination wedding photographer).
May 16, 2013 at 11:10 AM
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