Photographer
Dan K Photography
Posts: 5581
STATEN ISLAND, New York, US
MelissaAnn wrote:
Wow, thanks Dan!  Well deserved. You need to work with our cousin Vinny here. Then come shoot with me.
Photographer
Dan K Photography
Posts: 5581
STATEN ISLAND, New York, US
MissLaurelle wrote:
Can I be on that list  ? combining your two ports for the ranking.
Photographer
Garry k
Posts: 30129
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dan K Photography wrote:
What saves you from a lower ranking is your models. I got to say every time I look at your port I want to think this is your trolling account and you have another amazing port using the same models.
AS a tough love thing I got to ask are you trying at all? Did getting access to models from doing Vancouver fashion week swell your head and made you think you no longer needed to improve?
I don't know why but it pisses me off to see those models wasted. There is another on my other thread who seems to be in the same boat as you.
The waste is a tragedy. So my low ranking on your list has more to do with your emotional response to what i am than anything else ?
True that I am a hobbyist with no real education /training in photography and that I use low end equipment ( ie a Canon Rebel )
True also that a person in my position generally does not get access to top models
but I dont think its fair to say that I dont try to improve my photography - since joining MM ( studying other photographers work and getting feedback on my own work ) I have purchased lighting , I have acquired regular access to a studio , and my regular hair and makeup people are top notch ( finding good styllists that will colloborate on a trade basis remains a challenge ) I believe that i have come some distance to become ( in my view ) and average photographer however i have plans to keep challenging myself and growing
When you say that you feel that the waste of a models beauty with respect to my photography is a "tragedy " - 2 thoughts come to my mind
1 ) Do you understand what a real tragedy is ? In my world real tragedies are such things as war. disease , starvation ....human /animal/environmental abuse and exploitation - in other words situations where real suffering occurs - not situations where a pretty girl has her photo taken by an average photographer
2 ) If you had the same opportunities Ive had - what would you do to avoid such "tragedies "yourself ( here is the part where you can show off your own work and the fine models you have worked with to illlustrate your point )
Photographer
Amul La La
Posts: 885
London, England, United Kingdom
12 from the bottom, and your taking this seriously, but we should take it as fun, okay, YAY!
Photographer
Dan K Photography
Posts: 5581
STATEN ISLAND, New York, US
Garry k wrote:
So my low ranking on your list has more to do with your emotional response to what i am than anything else ? No, I never said or implied anything that should have led you to believe so.
I used the word tragedy as a commonly used expression and did not mean to imply that what we have here is on par with deaths and destruction. I hope this clarification helps.
Photographer
EMB Images
Posts: 1342
Delmar, Delaware, US
Photographer
Dan K Photography
Posts: 5581
STATEN ISLAND, New York, US
A M U L wrote:
12 from the bottom, and your taking this seriously, but we should take it as fun, okay, YAY! You are right. You being 12th from the bottom means I am not taking this seriously.
Butthurts are always fun. Thanks for playing.
Model
Melanieana
Posts: 56
Carson City, Nevada, US
Photographer
Sophistocles
Posts: 21320
Seattle, Washington, US
Sophistocles wrote:
As an aside, this ranking is fascinating, as, more than anything else, it gives a great insight into Dan's tastes. I'd love to see a few others do this and rank people. Jessie Shannon wrote:
I would be willing to rank people Um, no, can't have that. If you didn't rank me on top of the "guys who fascinate me," I'd be forced to do something rash.
Photographer
Neil Snape
Posts: 9474
Paris, Île-de-France, France
I was checking back as I had fallen from favor, yet delighted to see I have a moral boost this aft. Thanks.
Model
Dora L
Posts: 28
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Photographer
Brooks Ayola
Posts: 9754
Chatsworth, California, US
Garry k wrote:
So my low ranking on your list has more to do with your emotional response to what i am than anything else ? Gary K wins the butt hurt award HANDS DOWN!! Spectacular! :-)
I'll go... It looks like fun and I need an excuse to fake rant.
Photographer
Jeffrey M Fletcher
Posts: 4861
Asheville, North Carolina, US
Late to the party, but now we're getting into the rants...
Photographer
Sophistocles
Posts: 21320
Seattle, Washington, US
I'm sincerely upset that you've ranked me above Garry.
Would you be so kind as to swap our places. He should go above me (since I'm in Seattle and he's in BC, he's above me geographically, too).
Plus his response was better than mine. This response sucks.
Photographer
Christopher Carter
Posts: 7777
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Garry k wrote:
True that I am a hobbyist with no real education /training in photography and that I use low end equipment ( ie a Canon Rebel ) At this point, I am nothing more than a hobbyist trying to turn this into a career. And I started with a Rebel and a cheapo lens. That's no excuse. I have no "education/training" either. I taught myself. Also, no excuse.
Garry k wrote:
True also that a person in my position generally does not get access to top models Yeah, same here as I live in the anus of the United States. Again, no excuse.
Garry k wrote:
but I dont think its fair to say that I dont try to improve my photography If you were, you wouldn't be making excuses as to why you do what you do. You would be asking what you could do to improve.
Model
Jes K
Posts: 15
Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
woo! 7th from last! Better than I thought I would do. Mostly because I've only done 2 photshoots in my life.
Model
Nicole Nu
Posts: 3981
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Photographer
Dan K Photography
Posts: 5581
STATEN ISLAND, New York, US
Hey guys do me a favor and lets not turn this into a pile on Garry. I did mean it in a good way but it probably didn't come off well. I was probably a bit harsher then I needed to be.
Please don't let this stop you from expressing your butthurt.
Model
Jordan Bunniie
Posts: 1755
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
I'm not at the bottom! Sweet!
Photographer
Vincente Lopez
Posts: 125
Seattle, Washington, US
This thread is worthy of a chair and popcorn. Well played Dan K, well played.
Model
Luna Diosa
Posts: 13242
Elizabeth, New Jersey, US
Vincente Lopez wrote:
This thread is worthy of a chair and popcorn. Well played Dan K, well played. I agree very entertaining 
Photographer
DAN CRUIKSHANK
Posts: 1786
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vincente Lopez wrote:
This thread is worthy of a chair and popcorn. Well played Dan K, well played. I agree. This is entertaining.
Although, I'm feeling very mediocre as I slip further into the lower 50% 
It's interesting comparing each ranked photographer with the equally ranked model.
Photographer
jesse paulk
Posts: 3712
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Photographer
K E E L I N G
Posts: 39894
Peoria, Illinois, US
DAN CRUIKSHANK wrote:
I agree. This is entertaining.
Although, I'm feeling very mediocre as I slip further into the lower 50%
It's interesting comparing each ranked photographer with the equally ranked model. I went over to do that and the first thing I noticed was that the model with the same ranking as mine is the only model in the list that I've worked with. We've both moved in ranking a bit since we were added, so I'd say that's a pretty good indication that it's both a coincidence AND that Dan is putting some thought into this.
Photographer
udor
Posts: 25255
New York, New York, US
nvm
Photographer
DAN CRUIKSHANK
Posts: 1786
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
K E E L I N G wrote:
I went over to do that and the first thing I noticed was that the model with the same ranking as mine is the only model in the list that I've worked with. We've both moved in ranking a bit since we were added, so I'd say that's a pretty good indication that it's both a coincidence AND that Dan is putting some thought into this. Ya, this list seems pretty realistic and accurate.
Model
Damianne
Posts: 15978
Austin, Texas, US
Photographer
Christopher Carter
Posts: 7777
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Damianne wrote:
lolsure.
Let's see what my ten photos only gets me put in as. You has 15
Model
Damianne
Posts: 15978
Austin, Texas, US
Mnemosyne Photography wrote:
You has 15 FINE I guess that's right. I just unhid as many as I was allowed, I didn't "count"
Photographer
KeithD3
Posts: 1493
Saint Joseph, Missouri, US
Dan K Photography wrote:
I have no idea where to put you. You have some boring beginner looking stuff. You have a fair bit of real nice creative stuff but your PP sucks.
I will have to think about it. Anyone want to give me suggestions on this feel free to pm me. I knew it was time to clean out my port and had been putting it off. I cut it down to 1/3 of what was in there a few days ago.
Since you have had a little time to mull it over I would like to know what you think now that some of the trash has been hauled out.
I would like to know where I stand. I want to get better and can't do that without knowing where I am today and what needs to be done to improve.
I will try to come up with a good butthurt if you put in there. Although I am not very good at complaining.
Photographer
Vincente Lopez
Posts: 125
Seattle, Washington, US
DAN CRUIKSHANK wrote:
I agree. This is entertaining.
Although, I'm feeling very mediocre as I slip further into the lower 50%
It's interesting comparing each ranked photographer with the equally ranked model. Dan looked at your work and I gotta say I am a fan. The ambiance and story telling on some of your photos is good stuff.
Photographer
Dan K Photography
Posts: 5581
STATEN ISLAND, New York, US
Vincente Lopez wrote:
Dan looked at your work and I gotta say I am a fan. The ambiance and story telling on some of your photos is good stuff. You are already as high as you will go. Sucking up to me won't help. Paypal transfer on the other hand...
Photographer
Thomas Tran
Posts: 362
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
Photographer
Vincente Lopez
Posts: 125
Seattle, Washington, US
Dan K Photography wrote:
You are already as high as you will go. Sucking up to me won't help. Paypal transfer on the other hand... LOL. That was meant for Dan Cruikshank. However Dan K. since we are on the subject, what email should I send your paypal payment to??? :-P
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