The world acording to Bill (as if anyone cares). If you are
shooting for yourself, you pretty much can do whatever you want,
but be prepared to face your subject and be called a bad
photographer if they aren't pleased. If you are shooting for the
subject (whether paid or not), you do what the subject wants. It
is a simple employee/employer relationship at that point.
I personally can't see a reason to take a picture the subject
isn't going to like (unless I have been hired to do just that,
or unless I have a personal agenda to fullfill).
William Robb
----- Original Message -----
From: "herbet brasileiro" Subject: Re: Reducing excessive
sharpness in portraits - 1st try
> I'd prefer the original too. But you can't deny that
> there's a market for such softening treatment.
> Photographers like Monte Zuckerman make tons of money
> making people look their best. Although he pays
> thousands of bucks for expensive glass for his Hassy,
> he uses soft filters all the time. I just think it as
> a tool to be used when necessary. Most, if not all,
> the big magazines do some sort of image treatment. I
> don't believe all cover girls have porcelan skin? :)
> Herbet.
>
> --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Len Paris wrote:
> >
> > > Of course, you are correct.
> > > The original would also be my
> > > choice. Unfortunately, in the
> > > biz, the customer is always
> > > right. We make a living pleasing
> > > the customer, even though some
> > > might see this as prostituting our craft.
> >
> > I'm not really "correct", just expressing an
> > opinion. If your
> > customers like that sort of thing, and if, as a
> > photographer,
> > you've got the heart and temperament for it, all
> > well and good.
> > But, unfortunately, I'm rigid, and won't do that
> > sort of thing.
> > I'll shoot what I see and feel, and if someone
> > doesn't like it,
> > let 'em look elsewhere for their photographs. And
> > please
> > don't take that as a judgmental comment, for it
> > isn't.
> > I sometimes wish I could be otherwise, but it's not
> > who I am.
> > --
> > Shel Belinkoff
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