Hey ladies... The guy who did this pic seems not to be aware of what he did.
OK I have been away from the forum for a few months and am just seeing this.
So Leonardo would you mind explaining to me exactly what it is that I have allegedly done that is wrong? Your post would make it seem as if you believe I ought to be offering an apology somewhere for my actions. I will grant that I have not fallen back and reread this whole discussion which actually occurred in Sept of 2009 but to the best of my recollection I do not believe I have wronged anyone.
The photo, well it is what it is and you can like it or not but nothing in your or anyone else's opinion will make it right or wrong, it simply is and will be perceived differently by different people. Personally I think the image a huge success as it caused viewers to take the time to closely examine it and provoked serious and even intellectual discussion. What more can we ask or expect from our art then this?
The guy needs to see other possibilities in order to be a bit more self aware of his pics. Most mistakes are due ignorance,
Seriously? First off I have a name, it is right there on my post and it is not THE GUY
Secondly am I to understand correctly that I am being told by a retoucher who has never spoken to me or had any interaction with me that I am photographically ignorant? What makes you more authoritative in the ART of Photography then I? What or who places you in the position to publicly proclaim me ignorant?
Retraction of the said... The guy knows what he does. Man, you're turning the best art on earth into a product of consumerism. There is no difference between an advertisement of an spray and this, going beyond the shape and form it's the same thing: a product.
Retraction? Seriously? I don't see anything retracted, lightening the font color does not retract a statement. Putting the word Retraction after it does nothing to retract the statement when it is there for all to see and read.
Beyond all that.....Yes you are correct I do know what I do and I do view my art as a product. I find it absolutely essential that I do view my art as a product for commercialization. In my mind if it is not a product then I / we become to emotionally attached to it to be able to commercialize it and sell it. I do not have a problem with this mindset, if you do then 100% ownership of that problem is relegated to you sir. So in retrospect I would invite you to offer a solution to this problem you perceive in my mindset.
Somehow though I suspect you will have difficulty offering a solution as you to would have to be seen as guilty of the commercialization of art as well. You Sir, are the proverbial pot calling the kettle black. You place yourself in a professional position to commercialize the art of others by charging them to retouch their art yet it would seem that it is OK for you and those who pay you to commercialize their art but for me a perfect stranger to you it is somehow a misdeed?????????????????
I will grant you correct one more time as you are right; in my opinion there has been a display of ignorance here. However I fear it does not originate from the source you suppose it too.
In all candor, if you want to critique my work from the perspective of your position as a professional retoucher then by all means have at it, shred it even if you feel you must, I am a big boy and have been in this game long enough to have survived my fair share of frosty reviews. I would however caution that any judgment you make against me personally ought to be prefaced by supporting fact and not supposition. To publicly proclaim negative judgments against my personal level of intelligence or character without supporting facts is quite simply rude and unacceptable.