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Subject: Discussing someone's qualifications is not bullying. I suppose you just want to hold hands and sing kum ba ya while blowing sunshine and roses up everyone's ass? When folks charge as much as they do for headshots, it's reasonable to discuss who is good, who is not so good, etc. Or is this one of the aforementioned photographers who can't handle criticism of their work??? Author: No name [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 08:44:54 03/19/25 Wed In reply to: 's message, "Ok, here it is… proof that adults are much better at bullying that children, teens or young adults. This whole thread is so distasteful. Have you ever heard “blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make your shine brighter”?? You all should be ashamed of yourselves." on 07:29:04 03/19/25 Wed [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date As far as the candle thing.....it kind of does if you are in a dark room with no other candles and your candle is bigger than the one you blew out Jast sayin....... (NT) No name 09:28:00 03/19/25 Wed Haha, very funny. I don’t consider most of the comments above constructive or honest. In fact, I don’t think trying to ruin someone’s business or “taking down” the competition is really even winning. But then, I realize that Karl is someone’s husband and grandfather, that Alexis is a single mother working hard to take care of her kids and that Ashley has been doing hair and makeup successfully for years and when Suzanne decided to close her business, Ashley took the natural next step and started her own. I think they are all talented photographers and photography is their livelihood. It’s almost like some people just like to antagonize and cause conflict with their “honest” comments. (NT) No name 21:16:02 03/19/25 Wed I guess we all have different definitions of what "talented" means. This is just another example of the dumbing down of America. You people don't even know what good photography is. Hint: it ain't what you're promoting here. Most of these local yocal "photographers" are terrible. But do continue. And for those of you who act like photographing stage productions are nothing, there is a lot more skill required to deal with constantly changing lighting, movement on stage (especially dancers), etc. But again, this just shows that you don't have a clue what you're talking about. LOL (NT) -- No name, 04:37:43 03/20/25 Thu Ok, nobody knows anything but you. Pageant photography isn’t rocket science and it isn’t single handedly responsible for dumbing down America. It’s just not that deep. I didn’t say that stage photography is easy or that Lenn Long isn't a great photographer. All I said is there’s room for more than one headshot photographer and that you should be nice. I’m not going to call you stupid or bully you, don’t worry. You’re welcome (NT) -- No name, 05:20:51 03/20/25 Thu And where did you get your photography trainingi? If all you do is put a few light sin place and hit a button, then nah. You're right. It's not complicated. But if you actually knew anything about photography, you would know about light and shadows, that there are very specific light patterns and when and why to use them and how to create them, how light ratios work, what depth of field is, when to use different lenses, etc. And you would also know how to create specific looks using your gear, not in AI retouching. No, it's not rocket science, but there is science behind it. Oh, and it takes some math knowledge too. But you keep thinking it's not complicated and you keep going to one of the local folks who are nothing more than trained monkeys. (NT) -- No name, 16:07:46 03/20/25 Thu I’m absolutely positive that they know depth of field and lighting patterns. If you know anything about makeup artistry, lighting and shadow is what it’s based on. You just create it with light placement, with reflectors that add or subtract light in the areas you want to highlight or contour… an artist is an artist. And a great artist understands how to use different mediums. Stop trying to put people in a box. -- No name, 11:31:48 03/22/25 Sat You're just foolish. Makeup is not the same. But you keep thinking it is. (NT) -- No name, 14:54:33 03/22/25 Sat Thanks Lenn. Yet again coming on here trying to toot your own horn and talk crap about all the others. And honestly your photography lacks quite a bit and that exactly why you’ll never have the clients that everyone else on this list has. (NT) -- No name, 19:11:15 03/24/25 Mon