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Christopher Hartman
Posts: 54196
Buena Park, California, US
So last September I get a message on Facebook from someone claiming to be a producer for ABC's Nightline. She was requesting permission to use photos of mine for a story they did on a formal model, Nicole Weider, who at the time I took her photos and she was in Maxim, she was Nicole Scione. The story covers two models, if you want to get to my stuff, skip about half way... ![https://www.pbase.com/digitalcmh/image/63053625.jpg]()
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Kezins Photography
Posts: 1389
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Not the story I was expecting lol. But do hope the potential exposure from doing the photo brings you business. 
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Farenell Photography
Posts: 18832
Albany, New York, US
I remember her story when it first came out when she was on Good Morning America (what was it?) 6 months ago.
I don't begrudge anyone for trying something out & then giving it up.
But she comes off as an opportunist. She got what she wanted out of it (a big fat contract from Victoria's Secret), trashed the hand that fed her thereby gaining publicity, cashes in on a tell-all book deal about her experience, goes on to cash in some more of her clothing line (ironically profiting off of the very industry she's trashing).
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Marin Photo NYC
Posts: 7348
New York, New York, US
Farenell Photography wrote:
I remember her story when it first came out when she was on Good Morning America (what was it?) 6 months ago.
I don't begrudge anyone for trying something out & then giving it up.
But she comes off as an opportunist. She got what she wanted out of it (a big fat contract from Victoria's Secret), trashed the hand that fed her thereby gaining publicity, cashes in on a tell-all book deal about her experience, goes on to cash in some more of her clothing line (ironically profiting off of the very industry she's trashing). No....she 'is' an oportunist...... 
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Christopher Hartman
Posts: 54196
Buena Park, California, US
Will S aka Kezins wrote:
Not the story I was expecting lol. But do hope the potential exposure from doing the photo brings you business. that's been a complete bust. But it was fun having my stuff on TV at 1 AM.
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Christopher Hartman
Posts: 54196
Buena Park, California, US
Farenell Photography wrote:
I remember her story when it first came out when she was on Good Morning America (what was it?) 6 months ago.
I don't begrudge anyone for trying something out & then giving it up.
But she comes off as an opportunist. She got what she wanted out of it (a big fat contract from Victoria's Secret), trashed the hand that fed her thereby gaining publicity, cashes in on a tell-all book deal about her experience, goes on to cash in some more of her clothing line (ironically profiting off of the very industry she's trashing). That was the first girl...I shot with the second girl...
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Solas
Posts: 10390
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dang that's cool
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ChadAlan
Posts: 4254
Los Angeles, California, US
That's so cool. Should have left your watermark on! lol.
And, nice shot!
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Christopher Hartman
Posts: 54196
Buena Park, California, US
CHAD ALAN wrote:
That's so cool. Should have left your watermark on! lol.
And, nice shot! Didn't even think of that...I was too excited and we were rushed because she found me on a Sunday and they intended to air the piece the next night. Spent Sunday evening digging up photos that they could use. Then waiting for their legal to e-mail me their permission request.
Then it ended up not airing that next night because of the hostage thing at a mall in...I think it was Kenya. But it aired that Thursday (Friday morning).
I do like that shot...that was well before I started using modifiers for my lighting. Direct light with two Nikon SB-800s. Weather that day was fantastic. I wanted to go swimming as the water felt like bath water.
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Jerry Nemeth
Posts: 33355
Dearborn, Michigan, US
Did ABC pay you anything?
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Christopher Hartman
Posts: 54196
Buena Park, California, US
Jerry Nemeth wrote:
Did ABC pay you anything? No.
![https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0n8r7miwNPY/SW1SJU9hFCI/AAAAAAAAABI/O1Ld8rgIssI/s320/BANANA_sad.jpg]()
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Drew Smith Photography
Posts: 5214
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Christopher Hartman wrote:
No.
![https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0n8r7miwNPY/SW1SJU9hFCI/AAAAAAAAABI/O1Ld8rgIssI/s320/BANANA_sad.jpg]() Fuck it - who cares!?
WELL DONE! Great photography.
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JC Strick
Posts: 713
Dalton, Georgia, US
Christopher Hartman wrote:
do like that shot...that was well before I started using modifiers for my lighting. Direct light with two Nikon SB-800s. Weather that day was fantastic. That's fantastic!
'Grats!
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Managing Light
Posts: 2678
Salem, Virginia, US
Christopher Hartman wrote:
...that was well before I started using modifiers for my lighting. Direct light with two Nikon SB-800s. Well, apparently it was the right thing to do - you nailed the lighting.
Congrats on your score. What's your plan for the next one?
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Michael DBA Expressions
Posts: 3731
Lynchburg, Virginia, US
Jerry Nemeth wrote:
Did ABC pay you anything? Christopher Hartman wrote:
No. You do realize, of course, that THEY made hundreds of thousands of dollars (probably, certainly at least tens of thousands) from your image, right? And you got nothing? And folks here are celebrating the fleecing you got???
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Michael Broughton
Posts: 2288
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Michael DBA Expressions wrote:
You do realize, of course, that THEY made hundreds of thousands of dollars (probably, certainly at least tens of thousands) from your image, right? And you got nothing? And folks here are celebrating the fleecing you got??? could have been worse. http://natethayer.wordpress.com/2013/12 … life-work/
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Christopher Hartman
Posts: 54196
Buena Park, California, US
Managing Light wrote:
Well, apparently it was the right thing to do - you nailed the lighting.
Congrats on your score. What's your plan for the next one? Which next one?
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Christopher Hartman
Posts: 54196
Buena Park, California, US
Michael DBA Expressions wrote:
Jerry Nemeth wrote:
Did ABC pay you anything? You do realize, of course, that THEY made hundreds of thousands of dollars (probably, certainly at least tens of thousands) from your image, right? And you got nothing? And folks here are celebrating the fleecing you got??? You do realize that story was going to run with or without those photos and they'd have made the same amount of money.
You also know this forum is about "hey, look at me, rah rah rah". If you have a complaint about this, start an appropriate thread in an appropriate forum.
It's this type of comment that I didn't post anything about this when it happened last Sept. I knew some "know it all" would come in and rant their self-righteous opinion.
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BrunetteGrenade
Posts: 1474
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Michael DBA Expressions wrote:
You do realize, of course, that THEY made hundreds of thousands of dollars (probably, certainly at least tens of thousands) from your image, right? And you got nothing? And folks here are celebrating the fleecing you got??? Way to rain on someone's parade, jeeeez
Congrats on the airing of your image, that's awesome
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Christopher Hartman
Posts: 54196
Buena Park, California, US
BrunetteGrenade wrote:
Way to rain on someone's parade, jeeeez
Congrats on the airing of your image, that's awesome Thank you.
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Gary Blanchette
Posts: 5137
Irvine, California, US
Cool indeed Mr. Hartman!
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