As for you comments, real simple. You apparently read my profile and decided to lie about what you read. Yes, omission is still a lie. You lie about having friends that are full time PJ that “rival” the 1000 images mark. Laughable! I’m part-time and I hit that mark. Granted, I’ve had 20 plus years of stringing to do it, but obviously it’s not hard for someone who works in the trade full-time to accomplish in only a few years. You make assumption to fit your arguments. You ignore most of my galleries. And my smugmug is a relatively new attempt to allow clients an easy viewing option. Yes, they are small customers and they mainly consist of senior portraits and weddings, but I am fairly new to that type of photography (as a business) and it’s a start. It’s not suppose to be for getting PJ work, that’s not how it’s done!

I really don’t care what you think, but I figured I could be the better man and at least try to make things simple enough for you to understand.

Most importantly, you fail after numerous attempts by me, to even address historical perspective of the above photo.

Keep your trolling little man. I’ll keep on working and I’m done with you. Have a nice day.

One last note as an FYI, I’m gonna be an amateur until I work full-time on photography and my bills rely upon it. That’s just how I see it.

Well, I will say I am definitely smart enough to read your profile, I’m also smart enough to know the difference between ‘your’ and ‘you’re’, something you seem to have missed-opportunely, right at the moment where you questioned my intelligence. Always a mistake.

So anyway, I read your profile, where nothing about being a photojournalist is mentioned, or even being a professional. I offer the following quotes:

“I have been an amateur photographer for 20 years”

And

“I also work full time as a steamfitter”

You fail to mention your 1000 published photos, a figure that rivals most photojournalists I know personally.

I’ll end with the final quote:

“I consider myself primarily a wedding/portrait photographer”. 

Your portfolio on both your Smugmug and your Tumblr contain absolutely no photojournalism whatsoever.

I’m sorry Chris, but that strikes me as a bit odd that a photojournalist of your calibre would not have any of the 1000 photos he’s had published visible anywhere on either of his websites.

Still, I guess the front covers they’ve graced are your portfolio, or something.

Anyway, pointing out your stupidity aside, the real issue is you acting like the guy’s work is somehow deemed less worthy because he didn’t get it right in camera, when a quick flick through your portfolio reveals the work of a man who wouldn’t even know how to set up the light packs.

I’m sure your not smart enough to read my profile, but I shoot PJ. Yes, my portfolio does suck if you want high end fashion or conceptional. It’s not my gig. I may try doing some when I get time, but right now I’m too busy actually working and getting paid. BTW: I’ve published over 1000 images in my career. 

Feel free to continue, you really can’t argue the points I’ve laid out regarding the historical importance of doing shoots, such as this, with everyone together. However, if you’d like to give it a go, I could use a good laugh. 

I’d like, just once, to see someone say “I wish they’d get it right in camera”, and then go to their portfolio and see a bunch of amazing fashion photography or some unique conceptual work. Nope, it’s always invariably dog photos and weddings. Where are your examples of nailing this level of shot in one take? You’re setting high expectations when your own portfolio doesn’t even convey a smidgen of your oh-so-exacting demands for perfection. Yes, there are photography outlets that can’t ethically PS, what is your point? You’re now comparing documentary journalism to professional portraiture. Pointless.

So, your argument is never try to do something in camera? Never get a whole bunch of famous people together in the same room at the same time for a historic photograph? Oh yea, you are absolutely correct. Why would we want something like that occurring, it would obviously have been of no historic importance. 

You do realize there are still photography outlets that can not ethically PS photographs other than WB and crop? It completely changes the story.