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There are a lot of stupid people out there and as Ron White says, "You can't fix stupid!" I guess I need to consider myself lucky that I've been able to be part of an online community for over two years now that actually has quite a lot of well-mannered people. I can't claim rights to thinking up the critique sandwich, nor can I tell you where I heard it. Paula
OMG Nightmare alert tonight.. With people going out of the computer screen, hairs in the face and walking like zombies
Hey there Vonkara, I must admit I am a bit unclear what it was you where trying to say. Could you elaborate on it a bit more.Best,AVAVA
Quote from: avava on January 31, 2009, 12:21Hey there Vonkara, I must admit I am a bit unclear what it was you where trying to say. Could you elaborate on it a bit more.Best,AVAVAIt's the nightmare I make each time there's a thread with long paragraphs
*Just an opinion*This place can be rough at times. I don't post as much as others but most of us that have been here for a while have been beat up at one time or another. I guarantee if you stuck 2500 people in one house with the same job there would be some fighting/rudeness going on . As far as I know there have not been any physical injuries Just thickening of skin. I'm not sure how many different cultures are represented here but its a quite a few. I enjoy all the different personalities and opinions here even if its not the way I think, or do things. This is the best place to hang out if your a microstocker. There is pretty good mix of the "good, the bad, and the ugly". Its all fun and I try not to take it too personally.Everyone has different reasons for being here but I like to come here to get the "news" and "info" and if I happen to learn something... great! but I don't see it as strictly a classroom. Plenty of people here willing to share information and some that oppose it, so be it. People are free to think and do what they want here as long as it falls within the site guidelines. Sarcasm is allowed I believe. I would think an "Art Forum" would be bit different with a lot of stroke me I stroke you attitude. I'm not sure what this place is exactly but its usually interesting.If there is something important going on at one of the big 6 it will be discussed here. It just takes some getting used to. If there is ever a revolution(microstock) this is where it would be organized from If you look at the top of the page it says: "A meeting place for microstock photographers" thats about it.
well said. after all is said and done. i think it's good to see you lightened up and smile.that's all that matters here, really. mean we are , some even real SOB, but for the most part,like AVAVA said, it's all a facade for some very insecure inner structure. You keep smiling, and chill . we want you here, and not at some other pub where you drink your guinness with some intellectual (cough cough) and well-heeled professionals. hell no, we need you here. cheers !
Lets have a look at this guys logic and I.M.H.O. It is simple really, many here could change a light bulb or a plug, but would call an electrician if we felt that our skills were not good enough, it could be that he thinks his skills are not up to it.Also if this guy had taken some images a while ago then they would likely be dated in hair, clothing style and any vehicles, new buildings etc:Then there is with any project the budget to consider, would his boss appreciate the time and cost it might take him to scan or retake and process the images against the cost of a few shots from a microsite.As a part time photographer I do use another contributors Istock photographs on my software consultancy website, as they had a set of the people business type of images I needed, the cost and time in taking these myself would be far more than what I paid istock.So it makes good business sense for this guy just to purchase a good range of images to use to impress his boss, keep the project in budget and it also creates sales for another photographer, a win win situation.David
seriously Paula, further to what you're experiencing, is due to a fear in some of us that others more willing to share are giving away too much.I added this in a related topic elsewhere, it applies here to:---Flemish said it all. As someone else mentioned elsewhere, shooting for micro is no rocket science. Any chimp can do it, as we see here with all those in panic Grin except perharps the chimps due to their lack of the written language don't know how to express any better WinkThe point is, if we are so blooming scared, it's probably because some of us have run out of ideas to SHOOT DIRT BETTER than the newbies.Oh well, as the horse trader would say to an old toothless horse "if you can't keep up, maybe it's time we put you out . not to worry it will painless !" Wink---
And I'm not much for photographing people...
The main point I was making was that he felt his pictures were too good to sell for a dollar, but he has no problem buying our pictures for a dollar. But since he isn't selling any of his pictures because they would have to be scanned, my guess is they wouldn't even sell for a dollar.
Quote from: paulacobleigh on February 01, 2009, 16:56And I'm not much for photographing people...Shooting people is fun! The only problem is to get rid of the bodies.
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