Not liking what's going on with the staff photogrpahers AT ALL. I already posted in the the SG group, but im still really mad so i'm venting and speaking my mind.
First off, I'll start with Lorelei she was the FIRST photographer I shot with... EVER and one of the reasons I fell so in love with this site. She works professionally, and her photography skill is over the top. She has a way of bringing out the best in all the models she shoots photo wise, and personality wise. She captures who you really are, and is VERY helpful with posing and capturing natural facial expressions. This being said her skills on photoshop are some of the best on this site.
I understand that staff is trying to provide us as models with the highest quality photographers, but who is to be the judge of what true quality is? If this is purely based off of the amount of recent sets that have gone live, I see several flaws in this decision making process. If this were a highschool this would be no more than a popularity contest. Don't get me wrong, the photographers who remained staff are EXCELLENT, however they are also very well known and popular on the site which leads to full bookings. Becoming a staff photograher should not be a popularity contest it should be based off of several factors such as, how helpful they are with poses....how comfortable they make the model....the quality of the photos...the atmosphere they provide...their professionalism and believe it or not their photosho ability, because yes contrary to popular belief all of the sets on this site need some sort of photoshopping.
With all of the reasons listed above I still think it was a terrible decision to remove Lorelei from staff, because she has over exceeded these expectations for hundreds of models and has a RIDICULOUS amount of sets live. She is also willing to work with ANY model which truth be told other photographers will not, and are selective about who they shoot. (they shouldn't be because everyone should have an equal opportunity to shoot a beautiful set). She has dedicated so much of her life to SG. Taking away that title is pretty much a slap in the face to a beautiful lady who revolves most of her time around her job.
Another photographer i'm more than pissed about is WriteBoy. He is a newer photographer on the site who recently went staff. The quality of his photos is near perfection, and his style and artistic ability blow my mind. Just because he doesn't have as many sets live as some other photographer's does not mean that the quality is not there. If anything he deserves to be staff more than some of the photographers left on the Staff list. Almost all of his sets reach the 96-99% range and as a photographer he is very easy to work with and willing to go that extra mile to create an exceptional set.
These are two photographers I have worked with, and feel still deserve their title. I also feel that DarylDarko should also keep his title even though I have not had the opportunity to work with him thus far. His sets are outstanding.....in fact he has a set on the front page today!!!
I have so much more that I would like to say, but I think it is best if I don't. I'll just end this the same way I ended my thread post.....this is royally fucked up.
First off, I'll start with Lorelei she was the FIRST photographer I shot with... EVER and one of the reasons I fell so in love with this site. She works professionally, and her photography skill is over the top. She has a way of bringing out the best in all the models she shoots photo wise, and personality wise. She captures who you really are, and is VERY helpful with posing and capturing natural facial expressions. This being said her skills on photoshop are some of the best on this site.
I understand that staff is trying to provide us as models with the highest quality photographers, but who is to be the judge of what true quality is? If this is purely based off of the amount of recent sets that have gone live, I see several flaws in this decision making process. If this were a highschool this would be no more than a popularity contest. Don't get me wrong, the photographers who remained staff are EXCELLENT, however they are also very well known and popular on the site which leads to full bookings. Becoming a staff photograher should not be a popularity contest it should be based off of several factors such as, how helpful they are with poses....how comfortable they make the model....the quality of the photos...the atmosphere they provide...their professionalism and believe it or not their photosho ability, because yes contrary to popular belief all of the sets on this site need some sort of photoshopping.
With all of the reasons listed above I still think it was a terrible decision to remove Lorelei from staff, because she has over exceeded these expectations for hundreds of models and has a RIDICULOUS amount of sets live. She is also willing to work with ANY model which truth be told other photographers will not, and are selective about who they shoot. (they shouldn't be because everyone should have an equal opportunity to shoot a beautiful set). She has dedicated so much of her life to SG. Taking away that title is pretty much a slap in the face to a beautiful lady who revolves most of her time around her job.
Another photographer i'm more than pissed about is WriteBoy. He is a newer photographer on the site who recently went staff. The quality of his photos is near perfection, and his style and artistic ability blow my mind. Just because he doesn't have as many sets live as some other photographer's does not mean that the quality is not there. If anything he deserves to be staff more than some of the photographers left on the Staff list. Almost all of his sets reach the 96-99% range and as a photographer he is very easy to work with and willing to go that extra mile to create an exceptional set.
These are two photographers I have worked with, and feel still deserve their title. I also feel that DarylDarko should also keep his title even though I have not had the opportunity to work with him thus far. His sets are outstanding.....in fact he has a set on the front page today!!!
I have so much more that I would like to say, but I think it is best if I don't. I'll just end this the same way I ended my thread post.....this is royally fucked up.
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wander:
agree
direwolff:
lorelei really brings out the best in her models. but she is so much more than one of the best photographers. she is a really nice person, and pays attention to all the right stuff. i agree with you and add a double grrrrrr