Ok, I'm putting and end to this arrogant BS right now Benji.
Stop saying you have a "degree" in photography. What you
DO have (allegedly) is, according to your website:
A CERTIFICATE from NY Inst. of Photography, they do NOT have a degree program.
http://www.nyip.com/ see for yourself. Quite a good program, but not even close to a "degree".
"continued his photographic studies at the world
renowned Winona
International School of Professional Photography"
First, that's not even it's real name, the word "international" never appears in their own description on their website! And it's not an accredited university and you can get this "World Renowned" "degree" for 550$ over a whole four days.. wow!
Check out this "world renowned" "school" at
Home | The Winona Experience.
So, unless you've not updated your website, you don't have any 'degrees'. If you still claim to, then from where? If you prove it, I'll publicly apologize and retract my comments.
"He is also the
head photographic instructor at a local community college." which school is this Benji? Name names so I can check to see if you're..um.. uninformed..about this as well. How does one claim to be a instructor and NOT mention the school?? I'm calling you out right here right now to tell us where you're teaching as "head" photographic instructor. And if you're no longer there, still tell us, I'm sure all of us are interested in knowing what "prestigious" "world renowned" institution you were/are teaching at.
So let me help you rephrase that part of your website more accurately so that you don't get into any legal troubles Benji:
I've been a "photographer*" for over 28 years and have a certificate from a four-day course and another from an online program.
* style and techniques also 28 years old
I wouldn't take issue with you (or others like you) if I simply thought your photography sucked (I do). Where I take serious issue with is when people (like you) falsely representing themselves while purporting to 'help' others
especially while calling others "amateurs" and "internet 'pros'".
I seriously hope people don't listen to you. Maybe it's because I'm new here and everyone else already figured out what your "degrees" really mean and pay attention to your website so they can weigh your 'advice' properly. Then, I'll back off. But if you continue to claim being something you're not, I'll continue to chip away at your credibility/integrity. It's up to you. And stop being so arrogant and thinking your opinion is the only one, you come across as badly as a photo taken in front of a
mottled 1980's background.. ooops.
I'm done. And sorry for hijacking this thread original poster.
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Originally Posted by Benji
I've been a professional photographer for over 28 years and I have a degree in photography and I have used f/1.8 maybe ten times during that entire time. It seems to me the only people concerned with "bokeh" are amateurs, and internet "pros" who don't know the difference between a hole in the ground and an aperture. I had never even heard the term bokeh before about 2005 or so and in fact I had to look it up to see what it meant.
Benji
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