FUCK YOU ALL

I woke up the other morning and checked my email. Nothing good so I browse some photography sites and come across an article entitled “A New Type of Theft – Can Post Production Settings be Owned?” on Digital Photography School.com. Unbelievable – someone wants to do what? Seriously?

I left a comment on the site and moved on.

Then I check Twitter. One Concert Photographer is freaking out –  multiple tweets saying he may have to call out this other photographer for biting his site layout and colors. The tough guy even posted the link to the site he was referring to – thereby calling him out. Seriously, you are a photographer in St. Louis and he is in Europe. I really hope no one confuses the two of you. In my opinion you are being a bitch. Deal with it…I said it.

What are you afraid of? Yes someone’s site is similar yours – big deal. Yeah, Adobe Lightroom has an infinite combination of post production corrections, bells and whistles and someone happens to use settings close to what you have used – deal with it. Pissing and moaning and being a baby isn’t making your photographs any better. (Please note: I do think the people I am referring to are talented photographers and this is not a knock on their images.) Why your insecurity is coming out? I really struggling to understand.

Stealing my property is one thing. If you steal my images – I will be pissed and take legal action. If you use anything I have that is under copyright without permission – I will take action. We’re not talking about that here – right?

We are in an era of people (artists) wanting instant millions and instant notoriety. That’s bullshit. No one owes you anything because you can take great photographs. We owe you nothing. If you think you deserve critical acclaim and fortune out of the gates – I’m here to tell you that you don’t. You are owed nothing.

When we take time and try to elevate others we enhance our path. It’s one thing to collaborate with your brother on concert photography but the magic of collaboration happens when you help a complete stranger. Am I to assume that you were born with amazing talents in lowlight photography with your Nikons? No one helped you? If that’s the case – then I stand corrected. If it’s not the case get down off your fucking high horse.

Shepard Fairey & Glen E. Friedman have been known to work together. They came together and made some amazing things happen. (Check out Shepard’s Illustrations of Glen’s photos – by clicking here.) I’m sure their collaborations started with a mutual respect and a desire to make great art. Whatever the case neither one had to work with the other but they did – and we are better for it.

It’s time every eases up and steps their own photography game up and stops worrying about this garbage. Make great photos and you’ll be noticed. Bottom line. If you keep bitching you’ll also be noticed but for the wrong reasons.

And if anyone thinks I stole the title of this article from Glen E. Friedman, you’re dead wrong – he gave me permission. Peace.

Tagged as: collaboration, concert photo, Concert Photography, music photo, photo discussion, post production

Article by Greg Taylor

Founder, Markerting Press. Vegetarian. Hopelessly addicted to music. Blogger, Collaborator, Phoenix Suns fan. NJ Native living in AZ

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