I don't sweat the small stuff brother, but thanks for the kind words. Personally, until the Pole shows us some of his work....... I don't really care much about what he says. It's easy for a tough guy to be like that on the web. After 5 replies though, you'd figure he'd back up the crap he's talking with a photograph or two.
Don't let Ramzey get you down man, he's Polish and doesn't understand the meaning of the word "tact". He's also a darn good photographer, so ignore the (probably) unintended nastiness and accept it as constructive criticism.
Just so you know, he did the same thing to me when I posted some kitchen reno shots and he wasn't all wrong on what he said...it is just the way he says it sometimes.
Now, on a separate note...... Creepy? Well, depends how you look at it. For instance... I could have put up some shots of men walking down the street... But I highly doubt that anybody would be interested seeing those. The creepy idea then makes any PJ anywhere, creepy. But forget the journalistic aspect of it, let's just call it what it is..... Candid Street Photography. Shooting the salt of the Earth. Finding the real people with real emotion. And let's not kid ourselves..... YOU ALL DO IT. With your cute little camera phones, don't lie! And, quite honestly, there is a fine line between the art of candid shooting and voyeur photography. The candid community does not try and shoot up some girls skirt, that is, first of all, illegal, and second, an invasion of privacy. The street shooter looks for emotion in the subject, captures a pretty smile, records the non-verbal between husband and wife........ That's the candid art form.
Not to mention the fact that if the Pole was a photog, in a metropolitan area, she'd know that she could be doing the paparazzi route with regular people. (NYC - we charge $1200.00 for a 4 hour follow... And that is actually cheap) People, these days, pay money to have a photog follow them around and take candid style shots of them. Makes them feel special or some crap, I'm really not sure. I have had people go up to my client and ask for their autograph. LOL
Did I mention I am still waiting for a sample of your great work ramzey? Come on girl, don't make me wait.
And oh yeah....... dust........ Why on earth would I care about retouching images that would never be sold or used for anything else then trying to make a few AH'ers happy with viewing? Unlike you, I work. Unlike you, I leave the house.
SORRY SORRY......... I'm done with being a jerk. Ramzey.... In a nutshell.... You can think/type anything your heart desires. In the end, your critique does not effect my bottom line. And quite honestly, I doubt you shoot... Until you show me of course!
Love You!!!
