look at this:
http://jezebel.com/5986608/16+year+old-w...-editorial
i found this link on facebook from a black friend of mine. she posted it saying it was avant garde, an interesting idea. and i agreed. as a photographer myself, my first thought was: this is cool as fuck. i never wouldve thought of this shit. dark skinned people are hard to expose, its hard to make them shine without oiling their skin which then results in a gross bounce of flash from their skin. the finish isnt as good as it could be. bronzing a white girl simply allows more control over the tone of skin.
now, the original fb post incited a slew of heated comments... all from white women. they said this was opressive, and linked it back to slavery citing this is an extension of hatred that no white person could ever really understand, and that we should do what we can to put an end to this kind of work.
i went on to explain my case from a photographical standpoint, explaining the process i imagined went into creating this, but they derailed it, saying i was pushing racism, being a supporter of segregation, that im part of a problem that persists in our society only to be pushed under the rug by whites. they wouldnt acknowledge that this is just art and has absolutely no weight on any social issue on the planet and that they are making it one with their self victimization.
im literally dumbfounded. this kind of attitude -- this victimizing attention driven behavior is probably the biggest reason we still have problems. not only racism, for this is the exact same mindset that is instilled and thrusted by feminists. its backwards, it disregards creativity at the expense of futile feelings that really shouldnt be so easy to hurt in the first place.
im not making this to start a race thread, im making this because this scared the shit out of me. this showed me that there are thousands that adopt this mindset and are hellbent on spreading it to everyone they come in contact with. if this persists i imagine you will be considered a monster for pushing the limits in the artistic medium.
and thatll suck dick
and probably mean only fat models will only be in style
btw the model is p cute and a huge motivation for me to shoot for the fucking stars with studio photo and gtfo of photojournalism:
http://www.fordmodelsblog.com/editorials...july-2012/
http://jezebel.com/5986608/16+year+old-w...-editorial
i found this link on facebook from a black friend of mine. she posted it saying it was avant garde, an interesting idea. and i agreed. as a photographer myself, my first thought was: this is cool as fuck. i never wouldve thought of this shit. dark skinned people are hard to expose, its hard to make them shine without oiling their skin which then results in a gross bounce of flash from their skin. the finish isnt as good as it could be. bronzing a white girl simply allows more control over the tone of skin.
now, the original fb post incited a slew of heated comments... all from white women. they said this was opressive, and linked it back to slavery citing this is an extension of hatred that no white person could ever really understand, and that we should do what we can to put an end to this kind of work.
i went on to explain my case from a photographical standpoint, explaining the process i imagined went into creating this, but they derailed it, saying i was pushing racism, being a supporter of segregation, that im part of a problem that persists in our society only to be pushed under the rug by whites. they wouldnt acknowledge that this is just art and has absolutely no weight on any social issue on the planet and that they are making it one with their self victimization.
im literally dumbfounded. this kind of attitude -- this victimizing attention driven behavior is probably the biggest reason we still have problems. not only racism, for this is the exact same mindset that is instilled and thrusted by feminists. its backwards, it disregards creativity at the expense of futile feelings that really shouldnt be so easy to hurt in the first place.
im not making this to start a race thread, im making this because this scared the shit out of me. this showed me that there are thousands that adopt this mindset and are hellbent on spreading it to everyone they come in contact with. if this persists i imagine you will be considered a monster for pushing the limits in the artistic medium.
and thatll suck dick
and probably mean only fat models will only be in style
btw the model is p cute and a huge motivation for me to shoot for the fucking stars with studio photo and gtfo of photojournalism:
http://www.fordmodelsblog.com/editorials...july-2012/