tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post1550685400636773561..comments2024-03-20T00:37:30.189-04:00Comments on Photo Business News & Forum: Hack Journalists and PaparazziJohn Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941161605443479300noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-60363859077189732632007-04-02T19:41:00.000-04:002007-04-02T19:41:00.000-04:00I'm sorry but I'm going to disagree and say that m...I'm sorry but I'm going to disagree and say that many (some; not all) of these press photographers do submit duplicate images using fake names to agencies that in fact sell to the tabloids. Those who shoot for some photo agencies indirectly have images that make it into the tabloids, by no fault of their own; but by the greedy agency that is willing to sell to a celebrity rag for the extra cash. This is nothing new; this practice has been taking place for years. If you say that you work with some of these kind folks on Capital Hill; well then you are sure to know who they are and who they submit these images to on a regular basis.<BR/><BR/>I know that you may not want to believe or admit that this is true but it is.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to burst your bubble; nice Blog though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-33097918705321562802007-03-23T17:08:00.000-04:002007-03-23T17:08:00.000-04:00I think they were getting cute with the cut to pla...I think they were getting cute with the cut to play to the screen play theme. Still not cool but they were not being totally serious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-31729510703922715112007-03-21T00:06:00.000-04:002007-03-21T00:06:00.000-04:00A-*expletive deleted* men. I cannot describe the f...A-*expletive deleted* men. I cannot describe the feeling of insult I get when I am referred to as paparazzi, even in jest. I am no mosquito. I work very hard to keep readers informed of important events and I do it in an artistic way. Thank you for posting this Mr. Harrington. I thoroughly enjoy being able to read this blog.Sam Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798449572303087451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-52197814438638370962007-03-20T20:41:00.000-04:002007-03-20T20:41:00.000-04:00To be fair, the writers of the articles don't usua...To be fair, the writers of the articles don't usually caption the photos - that's the editorial staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-19479393924934121322007-03-20T09:13:00.000-04:002007-03-20T09:13:00.000-04:00I was also shocked to see the comments made by the...I was also shocked to see the comments made by the "writer" for the Post. I looked for email address to write her and suggest she be a wee bit more respectful of her fellow professionals. I could not find it.<BR/><BR/>My question is - who was her editor and why did they allow that to fly. The Post is known for its stellar photo talent. (Carol Guzy, Lucien Perkins) <BR/><BR/>Why would they allow one of their writers to denigrate one of their colleague?.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-82314203310739526772007-03-20T04:49:00.000-04:002007-03-20T04:49:00.000-04:00Somewhere out there in the blogosphere, there's a ...Somewhere out there in the blogosphere, there's a paparazzo complaining that they wouldn't be found <I>dead</I> in a courtroom -- what with some celebrity we've never heard of having just arrived in town.<BR/><BR/>At least the photographer in the the Post photograph is wearing a suit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-76741849548605697062007-03-20T00:24:00.000-04:002007-03-20T00:24:00.000-04:00In a similar vein, don't you hate it when written ...In a similar vein, don't you hate it when written journalists refer to photo journalists as 'snappers', or when they describe a photo as a 'snap'? It betrays the low value they place upon photographs. There have been a few occasions when an editor has asked me to "go and get a snap" of some event and it makes me feel so small, as if all the thought that goes into the photo doesn't matter.Andrew Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149456624402352406noreply@blogger.com