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So now you’re a psychologist too?  Nice.  I used to look at reddit pages for a laugh during my free time, but this makes me smile just as much.  🙂

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Oh, almost forgot, if someone ASKS for some feedback, let them have it!  If they didn’t ask, then you’re just being bitchy.  Okay, now I’m done.

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To Quote Browneyed a little:  “That was from years ago, while I was still in college. Actually I’m pretty mad that site is still live, as I thought I completely canceled and deleted it. …But really, the types of photos there, for tha majority, are not portraits except some practice shots. It was a portfolio online, not portrayed as a professional website…. Yes I did put the line about price but the intention was to eventually make it into a business site, but never eded up using it as such. The only “client” was my friend and that shoot was entirely free of charge. The site isn’t good, and hasn’t been touched since those last few photos were posted there. It does after all say “asiring photographer.” It was an attempt at portfolio-building. I really thought I had deleted the site a long time ago. It’s not, to my knowledge at least, even linked anywhere to me.”

In a word: AWESOME.  I wasn’t going to post anymore on this site, since I felt I made my point, but I couldn’t help it after reading the stuff proving that browneyedgirl started out just like all the people she talks crap about!  Just a few points, then I’m outta here..

1) Just because you thought you deleted it does not mean you are not guilty of being a “fauxtog”.

2) If your site said “contact for pricing” it doesn’t matter that you made no money, you’re still a Fauxtog.  At least other Fauxtogs made money, why couldn’t you?

3) Did you try to contact any of the “aspiring” photographers you mentioned in this forum to make sure that they didn’t “accidentally” appear as a professional site?  Maybe they didn’t intend for it to be a professional site either.  Maybe they just meant for it to be a portfolio site?  Ever think of that? 

Alright, I’m done browneyed bashing, although maybe she could change her name to black-eyed-girl? Or can’t-see-the-splinter-in-your-eye-because-of-the-log-in-mine-girl?  Just a thought.

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Criticism is fine, I was just pointing out that it’s not being used objectively or consistantly, which discredits the one doing the critique. I guess when people THINK they are completely anonymous posting here, they don’t feel that being logical or balanced is all that important.  That’s my 2 cents, I’m going to delete my account here and get on with my business, I hope that making fun of people who aren’t as amazingly skilled brings you thousands and thousands of rich customers.

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The post was directed at whomever runs this site, as well as the people who post a LOT in the discussion boards, like browneyedgirl89.  (you sure post a lot for someone not affiliated with the site, maybe you should be going to networking meetings instead, to get more customers, so that you can graduate to “pro” and make a living off photography.) I’m glad that at least you recognize that it’s not right to use someone’s work without permission.  Posting a link to something is fine, because the photographer can hide or delete the picture whenever they want, but putting it on the front page of a site is not the same thing.  I agree with you about putting only your best work up on the internet for the world to see, and a lot of folks don’t do enough self-censoring.  I’ve been in business as an LLC for over a year now, working out of my home (not in photography) and I understand that you might be “pissed” that someone else is charging too much or putting out low-quality work, but when your work is great and you get that reputation for being an expert, you have no need to trash the compitition; your work speaks for itself.  Capitalism is based on the idea that if you suck at your business, customers will learn and move on to someone who does it better. I get customers all the time who went to __________ last time, but I fix their stuff cheaper and better, and now they are my customers for life.  I don’t have to put down the competition, I just have to keep getting better at my “art” of repairing and building computers.

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Okay, so here’s my first (and probably last) post on this site. I’ve read through almost every discussion on the site, and while you do make some good points here and there, mostly you just sound really bitchy and catty. That’s okay with me, everyone is entitled to an opinion, and it’s not rocket science to build a WordPress site these days, so I’m not faulting anyone for creating it, but could you be less consistant??  I think not.  Sometimes you trash-talk a photographer for having a few blurry or “bad” images, while others get defended with terms like “she has potential” or “only a few bad ones”.  This forum is obiously not objective or very proffessional with many of the comments, but hey, whatever.  My bigger point, and the one that I REALLY REALLY hope you have a good answer for is this:  Several times people have been called out for using images that are not their own, and rightfully so.  So…  what about the photos on your front page?  Do you have permission to use them?  Do you believe that cutting out or painting over their watermark makes it okay?  I just want to see the explanation as to why it’s okay for you to steal from others for your main page and then trash people for stealing.  Should be a good load of BS!   

If you’re wondering, yes, a friend of mine was mentioned in this discussion, and yes, the pics pointed out were not great, and I convinced her to take some down, because they were not the best. I think the problem with most of the albums you trash-talk is that they post even their not-so-great ones.  My friend took down 3 pics.  3.  She has over 200 other pics that are just fine.  Just sayin.  If any of the pics on the front page are being used without permission, I would advise you to take them down or obtain written permission from the photographer who took them.  (I don’t use your term Fauxtographer because if you take a picture, and you get paid for it, you’re a photographer, no matter how bad the pic might be.  Sorry to burst your bubble.)  If anyone reading this has a picture on the front page of YANAP and did not give permission to the site, then you may have legal rights to sue, and I suggest you do so!  Thanks for reading!

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