To be a successful photographer, you don't have to be physically stronger, faster, or tougher. It's not like pro sports where it's normal for the number of men to overpower women. So why are women still facing so much systematic sexism and harassment in the photography industry?
Whether the discrimination is obvious or subtle, at the camera store or in meetings with major companies, it's been carelessly overlooked and tolerated for years. Although women are doing the same quality of professional work, they are fuming because they are still being turned down for jobs, paid less, and judged because of their gender. Five very talented female fashion photographers — Kristiina Wilson, Kia Caldwell, Adrienne Andersen, BriAnne Wills, and Stacy Kranitz — were interviewed by Racked where they talk about the ridiculous things they've had to deal with while fighting their way to the top. They address the fact that women have such a unique and distinct approach to photography that is cherished by everyone, so there should be no gender gap.
I was amazed to read that Wilson, who has shot for all the major magazines including Allure, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and international editions of Elle, Esquire, GQ, Vogue, and Glamour, can't figure out the sexism. She explains that the playing field should be even, but it's far from it. Andersen, an African American photographer with 15 years of experience, explains that brands and editors are just used to working with certain male photographers, so we have to push our way in if we want to get anywhere at all in this industry.
[via Racked]
This article is like trying to play the racial card whenever someone gets the chance. But this time with Sexism.
Stop nagging and start improving your skills.
In 2015, my wife and I were at a national dog breed specialty show and she had one of our dogs entered. I brought one of my three SLR cameras to photograph our trip. Plus, Paula had planned a side trip to Kennedy Space Center and an astronaut autograph and memorabilia show with astronauts from the final flights of Apollo and the Space Shuttle.
The multi-day dog show had two official photographers, a male and female, to photograph the event and the winners. The evening before the competition, I struck up a conversation with the guy because he was using a retro-looking Nikon, the Df.
During the events, I noticed that there were three photographers that were actively taking photographs. Two women, and one man (the Df guy) who was wearing business casual dress. One of the women was also dressed like she was ready for working in a professional office; the other looked liked she she was dressed for running weekend errands.
However, the professionally dressed woman was reprimanded because she was not one of the professional photographers; she was shooting for her clients and also, apparently, soliciting for clients. Which, to me, is a big no-no!
One day, she was standing behind me in one of the food truck lines, bitching about being shut down and talking to a friend. Her friend asks "What about this guy? He has a professional camera." Yes, the Canon EOS 5D III with the EF 24-105 f4L lens is used by professionals ("But it's not a 1Dx".), but does that make it a "professional camera"? She was shooting for money; I wasn't.
Interesting article, but it would hold more weight if the five 'very talented female fashion photographers' were actually great shooters like an Annie Leibovitz, instead of just average.
I had never even heard of them before lol
Everyone get's turned down for jobs. Identity politics now has some women believing that there are nefarious forces at work against them moving ahead in their careers every time they don't get what they want.
It's a poisonous belief system and I'm getting sick of Fstoppers posting this crap.
Feministoppers.
Hahahhahahahahaha
This is what's really going on in the world.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/22/liberals-celebrate-ch...
So? Neocons celebrate treating women and people of color like shit all of the time, and don't give a frak. Why should this be news to anybody, and why does Breitbart feel the need to do 'whataboutism' regarding this? They know that white males have more power than females and people of color, and that both of the latter groups get more shit then the former-who is Breitbart fooling?