My Facebook page is for client sneak peeks, so YES, I only want positive comments there - I\'m sure you can understand that. There is no place for constructive criticism or downright rudeness on a client\'s sneak peek. My clients read the comments on their images and do not need to see someone telling me how I could have improved the photo. There is a time and a place, and that is not the time NOR the place. I\'m trying to sell images there, not improve my photography or listen to someone\'s view on gun control.
Also - these images are from a WORKSHOP that I taught with a friend. The VALLEY OF FIRE workshop. So yes, naturally, they are images that were taken in the Valley of Fire. While it may be par for the course for me, people in other areas of the country LOVE the landscape we have out here and flew in from all over the country (and out of the country) to be able to shoot there and learn in the process.
Additionally, when I start posting sessions from a certain location, and other people see and LIKE said locations, they are specifically requested by new clients. I\'m in this to make money - not make other photographers happy. If someone wants the Valley of Fire and is willing to pay me to drive out there, they get the Valley of Fire. I do what works for me, and take images that are true to my style. My clients see my website and expect that their session will follow suit with the same style of shooting, editing, and artistic vision. If someone hired me and I suddenly whipped up a bunch of moody black and white FPJ stuff, they would not be happy because this is not what is represented on my website or Facebook page.
On a related note - those who think all I do is the same old thing over and over again - did you completely miss the night images I took in downtown Vegas? I\'ve NEVER done anything like that before. So I guess I don\'t get credit for stepping outside the box there, huh?
If you guys are bored of my images and think I lack creativity, that is perfectly fine. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. It is always an option not to look. You know what to expect from me by now, so why do people keep feeling the need to harp on me about it? I enjoy what I do, have a well defined style that has taken me years to develop, and make a good living doing what I love. It\'s all good.
My Facebook page is for client sneak peeks, so YES, I only want positive comments there - I\'m sure you can understand that. There is no place for constructive criticism or downright rudeness on a client\'s sneak peek. My clients read the comments on their images and do not need to see someone telling me how I could have improved the photo. There is a time and a place, and that is not the time NOR the place. I\'m trying to sell images there, not improve my photography or listen to someone\'s view on gun control.
Also - these images are from a WORKSHOP that I taught with a friend. The VALLEY OF FIRE workshop. So yes, naturally, they are images that were taken in the Valley of Fire. While it may be par for the course for me, people in other areas of the country LOVE the landscape we have out here and flew in from all over the country (and out of the country) to be able to shoot there and learn in the process.
Additionally, when I start posting sessions from a certain location, and other people see and LIKE said locations, they are specifically requested by new clients. I\'m in this to make money - not make other photographers happy. If someone wants the Valley of Fire and is willing to pay me to drive out there, they get the Valley of Fire. I do what works for me, and take images that are true to my style. My clients see my website and expect that their session will follow suit with the same style of shooting, editing, and artistic vision. If someone hired me and I suddenly whipped up a bunch of moody black and white FPJ stuff, they would not be happy because this is not what is represented on my website or Facebook page.
If you guys are bored of my images and think I lack creativity, that is perfectly fine. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. It is always an option not to look. You know what to expect from me by now, so why do people keep feeling the need to harp on me about it? I enjoy what I do, have a well defined style that has taken me years to develop, and make a good living doing what I love. It\'s all good.
Apr 09, 2014 at 02:54 PM
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