Reply To: WOAH! Serious fauxtog alert!

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And how did you know she was in school, when there is nothing listed about that on either of her pages?

CSheriff,  this is definitely someone who knows you personally, and feels threatened by you.  I guarantee there is more than this one person  talking about you in negative light.  Fauxs are like that.  They tend to gang up on people who don’t do things they way they do.  Charging $50 for sessions and slapping it all on CD and bickering with one another while they pretend they know what they are doing, and they are so much better than everyone else (eye roll)

I know you didn’t ask for my advice, but Im going to give it anyway.  In your shoes (which I am.  Still learning and not in business) I would change your about and bio, to reflect you are a student of photography, or enthusiast wishing to learn all you can.  Your ultimate goal may be to be an event and portrait tog, but while still learning the basics, and building you foundation, you honestly don’t know yet what your niche will be, or where your camera will take you. Keep it open for yourself for the time being.  I have to say, finding out that everything the poster said was completely fabricated, sure did clear stuff up for me.  It explained the kittens, art and snap shots thrown in the mix, the free website, and lots of technical errors I noticed.  Don’t get me wrong.  Don’t stop doing that.  Shoot a lot.  Shoot everything.  Share it all f you want to.  This is great practice while we are still learning, but it did make me question  “is she really a pro?”.  I’m a little releived to know that you have allowed yourself to be an amateur and understand how very important it is to do, to become the best photographer you can be, instead of jumping in like all the fauxs do.

This type of petty crap that the OP just tried to pull, is exsactly why I don’t share my portraiture work/experiments publicly unless I need critque or help.  Of course my usual guineepigs (friends and family) get posted on my personal Facebook, cuz I love my people in my life, but other than that they don’t get shown. I don’t want anyone thinking I’m a business when I’m not, and only shooting for myself to learn.  the general public, and petty pesky fauxs can and will, get the wrong idea, if I posted everything publicly.  Been there done that.  This is just me though.  I don’t like confrontation and session inquiries, or playing with fauxs in any way shape or form.  I also want to spend more time shooting and less time online.  If (big giant if) and or when I decide to go for it, I plan on coming out with a bang, having already set myself far apart from fauxtography and the people like this who try to perpetuate it, in every way possible.

Don’t let this kill anything that you are doing.  Keep shooting, keep learning, keep sharing, keep growing.  You ARE a photographer.  Wear that amateur hat proudly, a learn everything you can about the business.  Kick some butt!