|
Forums >
General Industry >
Someone Post About Photography, PLEASE!
While I occassionally read the most recent posts as they appear on the MM home page, I don't usually reply. The reason is simple, the vast majority of posts on the board (pretty much all of them, in fact) have little or nothing to do with the activity that we all are supposed to be here for. I consider myself to be on the uphill side of the photographic learning curve and I would love to hear and learn from more experienced photographers about gear, technique, etc. I would also love to hear from the experienced models as to the "technical side" of modeling. Educate me as to what it is to be a model, tell me what is hard for you and what is easy, tell me how to best maximize your talents. It seems that all I read here are rants about all the "wanna-be photogs and models" (and of course the person posting is NEVER one of those), political statements, GWC accusations, silly demands from both photogs and models and so on. It's really too bad because this place could be so much more than it is. Please - there are really very few of us here who are in high demand as either photogs or models. If we were, we probably would not be hanging out on an internet model photography site. Maybe a little less "I'm all that" attitude and a little more humility, would go a long way towards creating a place that is a bit more useful to it's participants. Just a thought for collective consideration. PS: Not you GWC - you're the MAN! BTW, I have a couple of solid 2-3/4 models and an ass kickin photoshop ar-teest! I guarantee that no one will ever notice the missing teeth! You wanna publish them? Jan 02 06 12:25 am Link See this page https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums.php and this page https://www.modelmayhem.com/search.php? … mit=Search Should be all you need to find answers to all the questions you've posed as well as to find some fascinating threads delving in to the subjects you've always wondered about. Jan 02 06 12:40 am Link J Merrill Images wrote: (1) You must be the ONLY person who knows what activity we are ALL supposed to be here for. I don't have a clue what that might be. Look around. Also, the name of the place, model MAYHEM ought to suggest something. Jan 02 06 12:46 am Link J Merrill Images wrote: Ok its goes a lil something like this.............. Jan 02 06 01:39 am Link check out the fashion only forum... some of the same posters... more decorum... more information www.duroi.com My biggest problem with talking about photography on the internet(or I suppose in person) is that there is so little that is true. Its mostly opinions, beliefs, tendencies, trends, none of which apply universally. and without knowing from which frame of reference the information is going to or coming from makes for lots of miscommunication, or people just looking crazy to each other. My generic...good for everything advice... Look at stuff. A lot and for a long time, the sooner images stop being "magic" to you and start to be just stack of different elements, the faster you'll be in a position to start teaching yourself. When that image of a model stops being a pretty girl, when it starts to be a collection of lines, asymmetrical looking face, a wrinkled shirt from last season, a butterfly light with a stop and a half less of fill, you can take whatever image that you can wrangle the logistics for. There... a post about photography... that is mostly just true. Jan 02 06 01:55 am Link J Merrill Images wrote: Model Mayhem is the highschool of modeling sites. Jan 02 06 02:00 am Link Eric Muss-Barnes wrote: And gosh darn it, I am going to do it right this time. Jan 02 06 02:58 am Link J Merrill Images wrote: Irony, such irony... Jan 02 06 05:07 am Link |
