Sunday, January 15, 2006

Got The Picture

I’ve got a problem with photographers. I’ve got issues. Now I don’t mind that they own the negatives of the photos they take, or that they make people sign release waivers, but I just don’t get why they’re the only ones who get credit when their photos are published. What about the person in the photo? What about the make-up artist? Who styled the hair? Who did the lighting? If there’s a building in the shot, who’s the architect. I can’t think of another artistic medium where only one person gets credit, even though an entire group has worked to create the final product. Okay, maybe painting, since only the artist gets to sign their work, so maybe the Photo Credit is simply a practice that descended from painters signing their work.

Still, can you imagine a film where only the director received credit for the finished product? An album that only listed the singer, and ignored the band, the producer, and the song’s author. Okay, sure... maybe the subject, or the model, or the celebrity gets their recognition by simply being in the photo.

One other thing… I also don’t like people who wear Panama hats as if they're normal, day to day hats.

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