Read yesterday’s post to see what I’m talking about.

OK, so my first reaction was “geez, what’s wrong with that John Thomas guy?”  His comment:

John Thomas Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
@Nicole Morgenthau, who did he send in to re-shoot this disaster?

http://www.nicolemorgenthau.com/faces14.html

or this failure?

http://www.nicolemorgenthau.com/faces4.html

or this horrid frame?

http://www.nicolemorgenthau.com/lifestyle5.html

I mean, really – was that called for?  I mean, descriptions like “failure,” “horrid”, “disaster”: tastes in pictures are subjective, and I could easily call all three photos “fantastic” from a certain perspective.  Perhaps that was his point?  Nicole’s husband accusing others of outputting crap is his subjective call over their work, and it’s no more valid than John’s (maybe) tongue-in-cheek criticism of Nicole’s work.

But here’s the deal: two other photographers immediately agreed with him that Nicole’s work was crap.  Again, they may have meant “fine, it’s crap – prove to us that you have the skills and taste to give it such a name.

Specific to this post: http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/10/14/every-dumbass-with-a-camera/

I love reading these posts, especially the comments.  This one had an interesting thread, though: starting with (at the time of this writing) comment #11.  The text is roughly like this:

Nicole Morgenthau wrote:
My photographer husband wants his business slogan to be, “You can hire some jack ass to fuck it up, or hire me if you want the job done right.”
This is of course directed to the cheap skates, that come back to you to reshoot a disaster.

John Thomas Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
@Nicole Morgenthau, who did he send in to re-shoot this disaster?

http://www.nicolemorgenthau.com/faces14.html

or this failure?

http://www.nicolemorgenthau.com/faces4.html

or this horrid frame?

http://www.nicolemorgenthau.com/lifestyle5.html

Nicole Morgenthau Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
@John Thomas,
Wow- you’re so kind. Thanks for your support.

Dean Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
@John Thomas, Good eye John. Now let’s see yours!

Michael Schulz Reply:
October 14th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
@John Thomas, I agree with Dean. Nicole didn’t bother to put her URL in her comment. Looked through her work. She’s got a client list and is a working pro. Now let’s see what you have to offer and what your foundation is.
Mike

Digest that for a day or two.  I have been.  Then come back and think about your reactions.