Brian Diaz wrote:
http://modelmayhem.com/posts.php?thread_id=11922
ModelMayhem.com - Whose the 3rd person and why.... in General Mayhem

A peeve of mine is spelling and grammar.  The title of this thread uses the wrong form of the word "Who's" and also should be ended with a question mark.

Craig Thomson wrote:
Wow, you are weird, Craig shoot’s to relax.

Wait - who's weird, me , Brian or Wynd?

Barry Gallegos wrote:

Wait - who's weird, me , Brian or Wynd?

Barry Gallegos wrote:
Maybe since it's after midnite and I'm on vacation and I've done 4 shoots on vacation and have had no relaxation time

Tom Sullivan wrote:
Does this third person turn up at the shoot as well?

Does he tell the photographer how good he is all the time?

Tom, if you bring your imaginary friend to a shoot the place could get quite crowded!

Tom Sullivan wrote:
Does this third person turn up at the shoot as well?

Does he tell the photographer how good he is all the time?

That is hilarious; thanks! Gives me an idea for a surreal poem about... someone who needs a third person to feed their ego... if you don't mind me stealing it?

~S.

Barry Gallegos wrote:
Anyone else bothered by photographers, models and MUA'S whose profile is all in the 3rd person?

n.b., for some of us, English is not the first or strongest language. here, for example, i'm kinda translating my thoughts to English. enter the next factor, cultural-linguistic; when writing about oneself, it's considered improper to use first-person singular.

FML

Sabina N wrote:

That is hilarious; thanks! Gives me an idea for a surreal poem about... someone who needs a third person to feed their ego... if you don't mind me stealing it?

~S.

Sure you can.

Me, the photographer, the third person, the photographers ego, my ego, my imaginary friend - damn crowded in the studio.  Good job Im not shy.

Wynd Mulysa wrote:

A peeve of mine is spelling and grammar.  The title of this thread uses the wrong form of the word "Who's" and also should be ended with a question mark.

You mean a peeve of yours is bad spelling and grammar.

Barry Gallegos wrote:
Anyone else bothered by photographers, models and MUA'S whose profile is all in the 3rd person?

Not me.  Bitching about it seems like a busy body activity.  I've just seen too many people infer all kinds derogatory BS from it and, after a while, the complainers seem to be far more annoying (and egotistical) than the people they're bitching about.

In fact, I wouldn't even have viewed this thread, but the title was so vague that I had to click on it to see what your complaint was about.  Vague thread titles are yet another one of those "peeves" that people seem to post about a lot... 

Wynd Mulysa wrote:

A peeve of mine is spelling and grammar.  The title of this thread uses the wrong form of the word "Who's" and also should be ended with a question mark.

lol ha! now thats something I can relate to

Barry Gallegos wrote:
Anyone else bothered by photographers, models and MUA'S whose profile is all in the 3rd person?

We couldn't agree with you more.

Dave Krueger wrote:

Not me.  Bitching about it seems like a busy body activity.  I've just seen too many people infer all kinds derogatory BS from it and, after a while, the complainers seem to be far more annoying (and egotistical) than the people they're bitching about.

In fact, I wouldn't even have viewed this thread, but the title was so vague that I had to click on it to see what your complaint was about.  Vague thread titles are yet another one of those "peeves" that people seem to post about a lot... 

Well, I don't have to worry about being egotistical, I'm pretty humble about my own abilities - I'll make sure I put my entire "peeve" in the thread title next time I have one - And maybe I'll do it in the 3rd person

Barry Gallegos wrote:
Well, I don't have to worry about being egotistical, I'm pretty humble about my own abilities - I'll make sure I put my entire "peeve" in the thread title next time I have one - And maybe I'll do it in the 3rd person

It's been done.  In a previous thread on this very topic most of the replies were in the third person.

Wynd Mulysa wrote:
A peeve of mine is spelling and grammar.  The title of this thread uses the wrong form of the word "Who's" and also should be ended with a question mark.

we're going to get along just fine. 

spelling, grammar, punctuation are important.  "who's"  vs. "whose"; "its" vs. "it's"; "less" vs. "fewer".  language can be as beautiful as a woman, or even more so.  both deserve serious respect.

back on topic...

I also dislike the 3rd person stuff.  I actually stop each time and wonder whether it's an affectation, someone else's contribution (boyfriend, manager, etc.) or something else. 

I once contacted a new model who had all her correspondence filtered thru a photographer friend, which is ok, I guess.  but now I always wonder.  stopping to wonder how a particular shot was achieved is one thing.  stopping to wonder whose words I'm reading is something else.

mr. wizard wrote:
spelling, grammar, punctuation are important.  "who's"  vs. "whose"; "its" vs. "it's"; "less" vs. "fewer".  language can be as beautiful as a woman, or even more so.  both deserve serious respect.

How about capitalization? 

Dave Krueger wrote:

It's been done.  In a previous thread on this very topic most of the replies were in the third person.

Damn! I'll have to use an alter-ego, unless that's considered a 3rd person!

FML-Photography wrote:
L.A. (city) - - - vs - - - LA (state)

- - - - vs - - - -  la (a note to follow so)

Philip of Dallas wrote:
Although, I guess it's better than the photographer referring to the model in the third person, as in: "It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again."

That ryhmes!  You should be writing rap!

Doug Swinskey wrote:
doug finds profiles in third person kinda funny....he thinks the folks that utilize that technique are so inherantly uninteresting, they have to pretend they are worth someone else talking about...

They're so inherantly uninteresting that they get a whole stinkin' thread dedicated to them every week or so.  It's unfair, if you ask me.

*runs off to start a thread about first person profilers*

Philip of Dallas wrote:
Although, I guess it's better than the photographer referring to the model in the third person, as in: "It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again."

lmao