Irritation

Look at this pictu

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1756...1363390240.jpg

Now realize that somebody got paid to take that picture. Now I'm
thinking I will get rid of all my expensive equipment and pick up a
VGA resolution camera and finally make some real money! WTF!

"JimKramer" wrote in message
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Look at this pictu

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1756...1363390240.jpg

Now realize that somebody got paid to take that picture. Now I'm
thinking I will get rid of all my expensive equipment and pick up a
VGA resolution camera and finally make some real money! WTF!

The shot sux. It makes a (supposedly) rare diamond look like a fugituve from
a box of Cracker Jacks.

On Oct 9, 6:45 pm, "Kinon O'Cann" wrote:
"JimKramer" wrote in message

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Look at this pictu

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1756...tos_ts/ra13633...

Now realize that somebody got paid to take that picture. Now I'm
thinking I will get rid of all my expensive equipment and pick up a
VGA resolution camera and finally make some real money! WTF!

The shot sux. It makes a (supposedly) rare diamond look like a fugituve from
a box of Cracker Jacks.

And yet some Fing editor bought it and I don't mean in the good way.

"JimKramer" wrote:

And yet some Fing editor bought it and I don't mean in the good way.

Welcome to the world of deadlines. My guess is that they tried
to permission to use one of Sotheby's shots, but ran out of time
and had to use whatever they could get.

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"JimKramer" wrote in message
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On Oct 9, 6:45 pm, "Kinon O'Cann" wrote:
"JimKramer" wrote in message

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Look at this pictu

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1756...tos_ts/ra13633...

Now realize that somebody got paid to take that picture. Now I'm
thinking I will get rid of all my expensive equipment and pick up a
VGA resolution camera and finally make some real money! WTF!

The shot sux. It makes a (supposedly) rare diamond look like a fugituve
from
a box of Cracker Jacks.

And yet some Fing editor bought it and I don't mean in the good way.

Don't forget the fact that when you show up to take the professional shot
with a tiny point and shoot piece of plastic from Wall-Mart, they will never
ask you to do another job, regardless of how good a shot it turns out to
be.....IOW, there is more to be gained by having professional equipment than
just the final photos you get with it.....You have to "look the part"
also....this is true of most of the arts, and it is why the popular painters
and musicians all look weird with long handle bar mustaches, and/or 100 body
piercings, and $5,000 instruments.....

JimKramer wrote:
On Oct 9, 6:45 pm, "Kinon O'Cann" wrote:
"JimKramer" wrote in message

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Look at this pictu

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1756...tos_ts/ra13633...

Now realize that somebody got paid to take that picture. Now I'm
thinking I will get rid of all my expensive equipment and pick up
a VGA resolution camera and finally make some real money! WTF!

The shot sux. It makes a (supposedly) rare diamond look like a
fugituve from a box of Cracker Jacks.

And yet some Fing editor bought it and I don't mean in the good way.

So I see the "Subject: Irritation", and the correspondent "JimKramer",
and I think, "Hm. Shoot-In. There's one I can cover ... " But Noooooo.
It's some wimpy rant about shabby goods.

Turns out the Mandate is "Repulsion" and my [SI] cover is even more
/apropos/. So, here it is, personified:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2356/...74e360b7_o.jpg

Do I win?

--
Frank ess

On Oct 10, 5:42 pm, "Frank ess" wrote:
JimKramer wrote:
On Oct 9, 6:45 pm, "Kinon O'Cann" wrote:
"JimKramer" wrote in message

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Look at this pictu

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1756...tos_ts/ra13633...

Now realize that somebody got paid to take that picture. Now I'm
thinking I will get rid of all my expensive equipment and pick up
a VGA resolution camera and finally make some real money! WTF!

The shot sux. It makes a (supposedly) rare diamond look like a
fugituve from a box of Cracker Jacks.

And yet some Fing editor bought it and I don't mean in the good way.

So I see the "Subject: Irritation", and the correspondent "JimKramer",
and I think, "Hm. Shoot-In. There's one I can cover ... " But Noooooo.
It's some wimpy rant about shabby goods.

Turns out the Mandate is "Repulsion" and my [SI] cover is even more
/apropos/. So, here it is, personified:http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2356/...74e360b7_o.jpg

Do I win?

--
Frank ess- Hide quoted text -

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No, but bonus points for the angle(s). :-)

"JimKramer" wrote in message
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On Oct 9, 6:45 pm, "Kinon O'Cann" wrote:
"JimKramer" wrote in message

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Look at this pictu

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1756...tos_ts/ra13633...

Now realize that somebody got paid to take that picture. Now I'm
thinking I will get rid of all my expensive equipment and pick up a
VGA resolution camera and finally make some real money! WTF!

The shot sux. It makes a (supposedly) rare diamond look like a fugituve
from
a box of Cracker Jacks.

And yet some Fing editor bought it and I don't mean in the good way.

This seems to happen a lot, from what I can see. Take a look in any
magazine, and the editorial photos are usually pretty weak.

On Oct 11, 9:39 am, "Kinon O'Cann" wrote:
"JimKramer" wrote in message

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On Oct 9, 6:45 pm, "Kinon O'Cann" wrote:
"JimKramer" wrote in message

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Look at this pictu

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1756...tos_ts/ra13633...

Now realize that somebody got paid to take that picture. Now I'm
thinking I will get rid of all my expensive equipment and pick up a
VGA resolution camera and finally make some real money! WTF!

The shot sux. It makes a (supposedly) rare diamond look like a fugituve
from
a box of Cracker Jacks.

And yet some Fing editor bought it and I don't mean in the good way.

This seems to happen a lot, from what I can see. Take a look in any
magazine, and the editorial photos are usually pretty weak.



Perhaps you all forget... Subject matter is everything. No interest in
the subject and it doesn't matter how good (or bad) the picture is, no
one will be interested in it.

Michael Benveniste wrote:

"JimKramer" wrote:

And yet some Fing editor bought it and I don't mean in the good way.

Welcome to the world of deadlines. My guess is that they tried
to permission to use one of Sotheby's shots, but ran out of time
and had to use whatever they could get.


I've had two photos in the paper and I'd say neither were stunning by a fair
way. I did not have the intention of getting them in the paper, it just
the way things worked out. Doubt if I could take picture and get them into
the paper if I had actually wanted to.

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