Reply To: Fauxtogs who should end up on the main page…

[JanJan]

I don’t speak for everyone, but for me, I am criticizing people’s work. Cynthianna and KTM might seem like nice people, but I’m criticizing their work, not them personally. However, I find it a little bit too far to troll on their Facebook pages and make comments with the intent of making them look dumb.

Just because someone is doing something as a hobby doesn’t mean they can charge people.  A hobby can turn into a paid job that they love and enjoy, but they have to meet with industry or consumer standards. Sorry to say…Cynthianna’s and KTM’s work are not up to par with the photography industry.

For instance, my full-time job as a web/graphic designer started out as a hobby when I was in high school, and it became my career 6 years later. My first websites (which were made using Geocities, AOL, and Tripod) were not up to par with the industry.

Same thing goes with photography. I’m about as new as Cynthianna and KTM, but I’ve been told my work is clearly better (http://www.photosbyanjanette.com/). However, because my work is not up to par with someone more experience, I rarely charge for my photography services. If I do get paid work, I make sure as hell that my pictures don’t appear on this website and this forum, and neither should anyone trying to pursue this as a business.

Maybe within time, they can do better, but they have to pretty much throw all their techniques out the window. If you look at their work objectively, would you honestly pay a single dime for the end product? For me, NO! I would be VERY pissed and even embarrassed!