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I'm very sensitive to InTheCracks plight here. There are plenty of producers in this industry who are only in it for the money. They don't care what the content looks like and they don't care what happens to it after it leaves their hands. Obviously, InTheCrack is not one of those kinds of producers.
I never got into photography for the money...and I didn't get into shooting nude girls for the money. Sure, the money is fine... but first and foremost, I want to produce good work. I want to be proud of it. Some of you guys have never created anything of value in your whole life. You don't have a creative bone in your whole body. I'm not knocking you...that's fine. Our world would not survive without non-creatives.....
I can't tell you how many people have told me over the years that if I shot "this" way, or "that" way...I'd make a lot more money. One of my producer friends has told me for years that I'd make a lot of money if I'd start shooting boy/girl. Well, it may surprise some of you to know that there are actually producers in this industry who have a desire and a passion to produce good work. They've studied their craft for years, want to do the best that they can do and be proud of their accomplishments. The money is important, but it's not "the most important thing".
For the uncreative affiliates out there (you know who you are) whose only purpose is to make as much money as they can, they may have a hard time understanding this. But for anyone out there who has a passion for creating a quality product, and have spent hundreds if not thousands of hours practicing their craft and learning the skills that are required, it should make more sense.
With InTheCrack, you have a producer with a passion for creating a beautiful product that is very unique in our industry. Someone who pays big $$$ for high-quality models, locations and post-production. His years of study & practice have made him a skilled composer of the image. He crops the pictures the way that he thinks looks best, that gives his images the most impact. Then an affiliate comes along with no experience in art or photography, recrops the images so that it fits within his blog, crops out the watermark and thinks that should be fine. Yea, it may be fine if your pushing BigSausagePizza.com, but when you're pushing a highly stylized, high quality product that features the work of one producer whose work is known the world over, have a little fucking respect. His work to him is just as important as your work is to you.
No, I'm not an affiliate, so I'm looking at this primarily from one angle. Those of you who are affiliates, arguing in this thread are probably not producers of high-quality, premium unique content either, so I realize that my thoughts are falling on deaf ears. You think that your opinion is the only one that makes sense... and the only one that matters and that anybody who doesn't think like you is a retard. The fact is that if you have ever created anything of value in your whole life, anything that took years to learn how to do and someone came along and started fucking it up, you'd be angry too.
Seems to be that both sides could show a little more sensitivity towards the other. In this particular situation, the watermarks should not have been removed and ITC could have handled the situation with a little more tact. Both sides could have done a better job with this issue but it's easy to look back and say "should'a - could'a".
Now, I know that some of you are just fuming because I've taken the time to post my opinion and of course, your opinion is so much more important than mine so....feel free to release your anger. Some of you will even stoop to calling me names because well, you're not mature enough to convey your thoughts without going all "trailer-trash" and shit. But this will be my last post on this matter. I've said my part - no need to argue with those who disagree with my opinion.
Carry on.....
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