Fine go right ahead and laugh - but if you seriously think that the man has ANY talent, the joke is on you!
But considering the catch phrase of the 21 century "It's all good!" I am not suprised
Still laughing at you.
If you don't think he has any photography skills then you obviously haven't looked at his complete body of work. And if you don't see his TALENT for interacting with his subjects and creating work with them that is unique and interesting then you're just clueless.
Yup. TR's talent is connecting with the most sought after models and gaining their trust and getting them to do stuff they wouldn't do for other photographers.
Fashion is NOT about slick, high production value, glossy photos (though many are done that way) the same as music doesn't always have to be over produced. It can be rough, raw and primal.
Give me a break! The women work with him, because first, they are getting paid to, and second because a bunch 0f numskulls think the emperor has clothes!
My 7 year old nephew could have done a better shot! Seriously!!!!!!!!!!
"I’ve worked with Terry and Terry has asked me to do some crazy things. I know that those pictures will exist if I do them. But I’m a big boy and I can say no." - Marc Jacobs
I'm a big fan of personal responsibility.
That is just another way of saying "I think people should be able to get away with whatever they want to! If i had the power i'd be doing it to!"
a small quote from one of the articles previously listed, that people are ignoring:
"One fashion insider says agencies "know full well Richardson's predatory behavior," but that he "is tolerated because the industry folk are just sheep. There are only a handful of photographers who have the power, a handful of editors who have the power, and a handful of clients who have the power. Everyone else just follows this small group of people."
So they are just a bunch of sheep kissing ass, and pretending the emperor has clothes on!
Wait. ANOTHER Terry Richardson thread? Can a mod just make a sticky about it and get it over with so people can go to one single place to rant about how much they dislike one particular person's style? I don't like One Direction but you don't see me going onto music forums ranting about it Everybody has different tastes. It's called human nature.
Silly question, it's because he makes the clients happy. It's as simple as that, it's not difficult to understand. Under promise and over deliver, give them more then they expected and they hire you again and again.
Venessa M Baez wrote: Wait. ANOTHER Terry Richardson thread? Can a mod just make a sticky about it and get it over with so people can go to one single place to rant about how much they dislike one particular person's style? I don't like One Direction but you don't see me going onto music forums ranting about it Everybody has different tastes. It's called human nature.
Well I have read enough complaining about him, I looked him up. While I'll say his lighting is all over the place, sometimes he really hits it. Looking through his diaries, I saw boobs, tongs, craziness, then all of a sudden something really beautiful.
He gets people to act crazy, in that he's unique and he was discovered. The hardest part of art photography is establishing yourself apart from the masses, he has. While he may not be my cup of tea, I can see why "he's made it".
edit: While I say his lighting is all over the place, I mean compared to other "famous" portrait/fashion photographers. Sometimes it is wow, sometimes kinda flat, sometime a bit hot etc.
Give me a break! The women work with him, because first, they are getting paid to, and second because a bunch 0f numskulls think the emperor has clothes!
My 7 year old nephew could have done a better shot! Seriously!!!!!!!!!!
ina side note: it is not Dita Von Tess, might want to know who it is you admire.
Have you ever seen Terry Richardson's entire body of work or just his Terryworld type stuff? Honest question, since you have made the claim your 7yr old nephew could shoot better. Also I've noticed you do not claim you could do better, or state you already are. Is this an oversight or is your nephew truly that amazing?
Jose Luis wrote: cuz he shoots it. Others think it, theirs ids desire it, their minds think it- he just shoots it. Photography is NOT just about light. I can teach any hourly employee how to light a set and be my lighting tech in a short time.
A photographer captures images that invoke reaction in an audience.
That you all are talking about it- is proof of his merit. Most here would not have the courage to do what he does. If you had X supermodel in front of your lens- would you dare to make her look ugly? or trashy? or different? or racy? OR would you do something safe and pretty and expected?
Thats why you are you and he is him.
-Jose
PS: Im not him either- one day I hope I grow a pair and become more like him.
this is more about the concept of the emperor having no clothes on, and people being to scared, dumn, weird, or numb to acknoledge it, than it is about one particular person... or at least it is for me
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