Comments on: [BTSV] The Lies Behind the Lens: Will You Shoot Anything for $?

By: John Godwin

John Godwin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:01:00 +0000

I was a bodybuilder for ten years, and the work I saw in bodybuilding magazines like this used to disgust me. Even before I was a photographers.

People who willingly do this kind of work and smile about it should be ashamed.

By: Jason Kessenich

Jason Kessenich — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:50:00 +0000

I don’t think anyone sets out to, or aspires to, do photography like this… but if times are tough, and someone’s willing to pay, maybe they choose to do it. Personally, no, I wouldn’t do that, but that’s me. I got into photography to show people the world, and to show the world people. To me, photography is an editorial tool, and an artistic tool; it just sucks when it’s used to dupe people into buying a phony product or something of the sort.

By: Mike M

Mike M — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:36:00 +0000

It’s not wrong that he does it, technically speaking; it is, however, very right that he’s sharing this.

By: Mario Colan

Mario Colan — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:44:00 +0000

All of we, in our work, have to think about social responsability. Images like this can generate a fake impression of what a product can do for you. In fashion photography happens all the time. We sell a lifestyle, we sell smooth skins, big lips, pretty eyes… how much of this is real and how does it affects insecure people. We allways have to think about the limits of our profession. Is hard and we have a social responsability on that.

By: bornacavrag

bornacavrag — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:58:00 +0000

It’s actually not illegal, as long as the product being advertised does that to a degree that you can’t prove in court that it doesn’t…

By: Joel Forsman

Joel Forsman — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:15:00 +0000

Why did I get into photography? I bought my first dslr camera when I was 16. The reason why is that I always wanted to take pictures of hot girls.

I would never ever do photography that would insult someone.

By: jonmcguffin

jonmcguffin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:13:00 +0000

Kind of sad how people can do this type of work and really think nothing of it in terms of their part (even if it’s small) in committing this fraud. Yes, it’s probably illegal, and probably should be… but the reality is that if everybody thinks it’s just plain ok to act like this, we’re screwed either way…

By: dcollett1964

dcollett1964 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:29:00 +0000

Nothing to aspire to here … Sad really and I would think not very legal. We have all retouched something probably further than we should have but I personally have never done so or would do so to this extent. Sad