Hai i iz knew hear (Yall hate meh)

[poof]

This is by far the best recording forum in the world. Dozens of engineer/producers who are the cream of the crop post there daily. It's a fantastic resource.



P.S.

Be careful with Gearslutz.com. There is some good info there, but the signal to noise ratio is ridiculously low.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

I'm so excited that you're here, haha. I went to school for Recording and have worked as an audio engineer off and on since graduation (how wonderfully steady the industry is, haha). And I have been trying to find a good community of people online, but I can't, for the life of me, find a good forum. Would you mind PMing me the forum and/or several others that you were referring to in your post?? :sillysmi:

I'm only responding here because some of what I will say applies to photography the same way it does to audio engineering.

I too went to Audio Engineering school once upon a time when I wanted to change career. I was not in a town with a lot of possibilities except for concert sound which I did for about 2 years before giving it up because it interfered with my paying business

Probably unlike you, through my photo I had good contacts in the industry and could easily have found work in a very good studio. I was actually planning to move to Europe to work at Peter Gabriel's place, the best studio at the time. And no, I was not going to be an engineer from the get go. I was going in as a gopher...

Thing is, I met a woman and I chose her and her kids over the music career. That was my choice and I don't regret it.

Now, you need to make that choice too. Career or whatever else is in your life. Allentown is not the best place to be for either photo or music. You need to do what it takes to get the career going and one of those is to move where those industries happen.

You also have to be willing to get in on the ground floor. Gopher in a recording studio or lowest assistant in a photo studio. Btw, I started as a war photog. After 12 years when I'd had enough of it and decided to go commercial, I assisted two photogs for about two years because I knew nothing of that world and I had to learn.

Yes, moving to New York, LA, or Nashville (or even out of country. Used to be that people wanting to get in the fashion photo biz went to Milan, Italy) with a job that pays peanuts is scary but it is a lot easier when you are young.

Again, I can only repeat myself here, you and anyone else wanting a career in one of those industries need to be willing to do what it takes. No, it's not easy but neither is a life spent at McDonald. And, let's be honest, this is true of just about any industry one can think of.

If this inspires just one member, I'll be happy.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

:thumbup:


I don't want to get into personal things too much and if you don't want kids, that's your choice. But for those out there that either have kids or want them, they are not a deal breaker.

I grew up in a military family, lived in a lot of different countries and loved it. Not only that but I believe that exposure to different cultures has made me a better artist.

 

[Overread22]

The internet might give great freedom to speak how you will, but I echo the advice above. The net is not just faceless words that don't mean anything; those who post are real live people and through them you can develop a lot of friendships, contacts, help etc.... that you might not otherwise get. You can talk to pros (be they amateur or earning) and get advice from some - heck this summer I am hoping to see if I can go shooting with some to further learn - something that without the net I would most certainly have to fork out a lot of money for on offical courses that might not be quite as tailoured to my needs

The only reason I got any better was when i stopped posting here, start posting at a site that was about as raw as it gets and they pretty much told my stuff was horrible and what i needed to start grasping to make it right.

Oneday we'll get you to start posting that latter part in your posts too when you give crits.

You wanna PM me the URL to that site? :mrgreen:

pffft if they all post like Jimmy (mostly) does at the moment then meh I wouldn't bother Critical/insult is one thing; but construtive and informative input is quite another that is needed in order for the crits to have direction, focus and meaning. If its just insults/desirising then meh I'd get pretty bored of the place and just let my mum have a go

 

[Nolan]

Mexico

hahahah epic trolling ftw.

 

[Overread22]

Hey don't laugh its true = she's the harshest critic I have and her lack of photography understanding makes her even harsher still (explaining the need for more than 200mm of lens for wildilfe still falls onto deaf ears - its big, expensive and white it should work is all she needs )

hahahah epic trolling ftw.

:scratch:

I think he means himself for quoting that massive list of pics

 

[Josh220]

Anyone else notice the new title under his avatar?

 

[Overread22]

hmm that's new!
I wonder if its a suspension or an all out perminant ban

 

[reznap]

Anyone else notice the new title under his avatar?

Awww

He's a prick but I thought he was super-entertaining and takes good pictures...

I'll miss him.

 

[Overread22]

hmm that's new!
I wonder if its a suspension or an all out perminant ban

uh oh!!! What did he do????? I mean I've seen him be a smart ass here and there... but ... I mean I'm still a newbie so maybe I missed it, but I never noticed anything "ban-worthy"??????

Or is it because he posted so many pictures in one thread?

I suspect the action is the result of his generally offensive (sometimes very) and brisk manner with which he dishes out his comments on others work on the site.
Posting a lot of images in a single thread is not going ot earn you a ban unless you abuse it a lot to the extreme - but mostly its counter productive because more htan 5 images and most people won't give longer crits (if that is what you are after) since it takes far too long to write them well.

 

[reznap]

I didn't mean to be offensive to him by saying he's a prick. I was just 'calling him out' like he thanked poof for here. :greenpbl:

 

[Dude]

Howdy


I was banned for telling someone there sepia toned image looked like someone had urinated on it. As for the site I learned my shi t on, it was a bmx specific website with about 5 major photo guys and about 20 people who were brave enough to post there. Now im a moderator of the entire forum along with a few other guys. While asshole is the general theme of the website those who try and learn the right way to do things get rewarded with amazing crit on their photos.

Ill be back in 4 days...

 

[FattyMcJ]

Howdy


I was banned for telling someone there sepia toned image looked like someone had urinated on it. As for the site I learned my shi t on, it was a bmx specific website with about 5 major photo guys and about 20 people who were brave enough to post there. Now im a moderator of the entire forum along with a few other guys. While asshole is the general theme of the website those who try and learn the right way to do things get rewarded with amazing crit on their photos.

Ill be back in 4 days...

pwnd

 

[er111a]

hehe that was fun to read nice photos bro cant way till you get back here and can you tell me more about that site?

 

[JeffieLove]

I was banned

Really??? Yay!!!

Ill be back in 4 days...

Darn - I got all excited there for a minute :/