I would just like to say that I know the good doctor personally,
and his wife, and they are both charming people.
That's not the point - I'm sure Hitler was charming to many people
as well.
It just so happens that the photos on their website ARE their work,
and they are very successful and talented.
By their own admission, the photos on their web site are not
entirely their own.
The couple in question are paying members of several professional
photographer's organizations and are respected, and in good
standing.
Just because you pay dues to an organization doesn't mean you're
above deception.
I wish that the slander against my friends would end.
Yes, I don't want to slander them as well. Our concerns are
relevant only to unethical business practices, not personal insults
to intelligence, race, citizenship or gender. (which is where Mark
has digressed).
Remember, that it is the capitalistic system that gives us all the
freedom to be working for ourselves. Those who knock the doctor for
frequently requesting information are short changing his ability to
earn money.
No one is criticizing his request for information. In fact, one of
the greatest strengths of this forum is the ability to learn from
those who are more experienced than ourselves so don't try to shift
the topic here - which is deception and the ethics involved in
"allegedly" portraying photographic images as one's own.
Let him be, he has created a sucessful business model
that you would all do well to emulate....
That is the question here isn't it. Should one's business model
incorporate addtional images as representative of one's style
without being credited to the original photographer. That is what
we were discussing in the first place.
As a side note to Mark, I think you will find that degrading people
who are trying to actively and intelligently take part in this
discussion will not get you far with your credibility (and stooping
to the level of the so called "morons" only makes you look the
same). It does seem odd that in your earlier posts you indicate
that your wife and yourself do not have formal photography training
and have degrees in other disciplines (as I do myself) and you also
indicate that you are pursuing the professional photography career
and not her and yet the web site and this discussion seem to
indicate otherwise. It is confusing. And before you denigrate my
comments by saying things like "get a job" etc., I have a full
time job, two university degrees (unrelated to photography like
yourself) and work as a part-time pro who has more work than I can
handle in the photography field but I couldn't resist the
compelling nature of this thread.
You see, I can write intelligently without casting stones or
casting personal diatribes towards any of the other posters. Some
of these professional posters have worked very hard at gathering
their best work together to promote themselves to their clients and
you must understand that they are sensitive to those who "appear"
to be more than they are. I don't see it as professional jealousy,
just a concern for ethics.
--
CharlieMcD
If there's no passion in life - there's no life!
worst kind but THANKS)