Beyonce photos.

[nobigdeal]

I’ve been arguing with some Facebook friends who are both professional photographers about the unflattering photos of Beyonce that were submitted to Getty images from the Superbowl 1/2 time show. I say that the photos reflect poorly on the photographers and are the reason publicists are loathe to give out credentials to freelance photographers, they seemed to think the pics were funny and should have been released.

What do my fellow farktographers think?

http://www.examiner.com/article/unflattering-beyonce-super-bowl-photos-go-viral-after-demand-they-be-removed

[lokisbong]

Well I’m not a concert photographer but it seems to me that the photographer/s just got natural shots of her performing. I cant imagine that most musicians look like super models posing for the cover of a magazine for every second of a concert.She looks like she is working her ass off so to speak and other than her kinda goofy facial expressions on a few of them looked pretty normal to me.

[ravnostic]

Catching someone mid-vocal would create some unflattering ones, sure. But they’re not ALL bad; fans of Beyonce would approve.

[bender16v]

I’m not sure how that type of photography works, but if I were shooting for a client I don’t think that I would show them most of those. Keep in mind I’ve never had a client nor done anything professionally. Some have bad expressions and others seem to have bad angles that make her legs look huge. Unless the goal was to make her look as bad as possible, then they have successfully done that.

[Yugoboy]

Before assessing the photos, I must say that I hope next year they just drag out the guys from Dokken, Poison, Ratt, Crue and as many other 80s glam metal bands as they can and put on a show my wife and I won’t look at each other and say “What the fuck are we watching?” Granted, we’re not in the target demographic, but there wasn’t even a sop to us as there usually is during the halftime show. That was just “meh.” Visually interesting “meh,” but it was the only time all night I went to the bathroom and wasn’t worrying I was missing anything (this counts the blackout.)

As for the photos, I kinds feel like bender16v. If I were shooting for Beyonce, I’d never show her 17 of the 20. If I’m shooting for the Enquirer or the Sun or some other “gotcha” tabloid, I’m selling all of these at confiscatory rates. If I’m a news/sports/entertainment photographer shooting for a more traditional outlet, I suppose I’m letting my editor pick, but I can’t imagine most of these being attractive enough to be utilized. There’s got to be better pics.

[nobigdeal]

Basically the photographer were just wire shooters who were paid to stand there, point their cameras at her and press the shutter. The pics were probably taken immediately by a runner or editor and uploaded to Getty for sale to whatever news agency wanted them. I don’t think the photogs had any say in what was published or not but I, as a concert photographer who cares about the quality of his work, would be mortified if they were my photos.

[swampa]

I too would be mortified if they were my photos. If I was just a body shooting the event I would hope I was working with someone who would at least get rid of the stinkers before uploading the good ones.

/I would probably send the photos like in the article to friends though for a laugh

[ennuipoet]

Oddly enough, I am just in from shooting a comedy show. Now it is a MUCH slower pace than the Super Bowl halftime show, but a performance shooter has a responsibility to capture their subject in the best light (no pun intended) so I try very hard not to shoot the “O” face all performers get.

That being said, it happens. It is the Editing which insures those photos never see the light of day. In this case the Photo Editor at Getty must either be new, or just really hate Beyonce. The photographer was probably rapid firing shots but the Photo Editor is to blame. These shots should only be passed around the office for other photogs to laugh at.

[staplermofo]

You know, tons of dumb people think every urban person in the late 1800s walked around unsmiling and perfectly groomed. I think they’re just doing due diligence as a massive media presence, and it reflects poorly on them for complaining about it.
Besides, there are people who go around looking for unflattering frames from videos, then assembling them into gleeful mockeries. We will always have the choice to display someone poorly.
ITA SEMPER CENSURAM!

*Jumps off thread, breaks leg, rides off into the night*

[Yugoboy]

. . . but a performance shooter has a responsibility to capture their subject in the best light (no pun intended) so I try very hard not to shoot the “O” face all performers get.

I was fortunate enough to have been at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls a couple years ago when it was being re-dedicated. I was playing photojournalist, and there’s a couple painful shots in the set. One is of a congresswoman who I disagree with on almost everything. It looks like her face can’t decide which direction to slide off her skull. I have no plans to let it into the wild, but it’s always good for a laugh on a slow archive dive day.

(The Wesleyan Chapel is where the first Womens’ Rights Convention was held. They wrote the Declaration of Sentiments and was possibly the first place where women publicly declared a desire for suffrage. It’s now a National Park, and is a short walk from the National Womens’ Hall of Fame.)

[ennuipoet]

. . . but a performance shooter has a responsibility to capture their subject in the best light (no pun intended) so I try very hard not to shoot the “O” face all performers get.

I was fortunate enough to have been at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls a couple years ago when it was being re-dedicated. I was playing photojournalist, and there’s a couple painful shots in the set. One is of a congresswoman who I disagree with on almost everything. It looks like her face can’t decide which direction to slide off her skull. I have no plans to let it into the wild, but it’s always good for a laugh on a slow archive dive day.

(The Wesleyan Chapel is where the first Womens’ Rights Convention was held. They wrote the Declaration of Sentiments and was possibly the first place where women publicly declared a desire for suffrage. It’s now a National Park, and is a short walk from the National Womens’ Hall of Fame.)

I follow the Hippocratic Oath when it comes to photography: First, do no harm. Unless there is a compelling reason I will never release a photo showing my subject in an unflattering light. And the compelling reason cannot be “I get a paid a lot of money”

MAYBE if I were paid a shit load of money…

[CauseISaidSo]

I follow the Hippocratic Oath when it comes to photography: First, do no harm. Unless there is a compelling reason I will never release a photo showing my subject in an unflattering light. And the compelling reason cannot be “I get a paid a lot of money”

MAYBE if I were paid a shit load of money…

So, it’s like the old joke where the guy at the bar asks the lady next to him, “Madam, would you sleep with me for a million dollars?” and she answers, “Well, you’re not bad looking, so yes, I guess I’d do that.”

He then asks, “OK, would you sleep with me for fifty dollars?” She replies, “Of course not! What kind of girl do you think I am?” He replies, “We’ve already established that; now we’re just negotiating the price!” 😆

[fluffybunny]

I follow the Hippocratic Oath when it comes to photography: First, do no harm. Unless there is a compelling reason I will never release a photo showing my subject in an unflattering light. And the compelling reason cannot be “I get a paid a lot of money”

MAYBE if I were paid a shit load of money…

So, it’s like the old joke where the guy at the bar asks the lady next to him, “Madam, would you sleep with me for a million dollars?” and she answers, “Well, you’re not bad looking, so yes, I guess I’d do that.”

He then asks, “OK, would you sleep with me for fifty dollars?” She replies, “Of course not! What kind of girl do you think I am?” He replies, “We’ve already established that; now we’re just negotiating the price!” 😆

Loves me some classic jokes. LOL.

/Also loves me some lame jokes.

[CauseISaidSo]

/Also loves me some lame jokes.

Oooh, me too! One of my favorite fatherly activities is looking for the lamest jokes I can find to torment my son with. I usually try to wait until we’re in the car to tell them so he’s a captive audience.

// Have you heard the one about the boy who hated lines? That was my most recent implement of torture. I drug that one out for at least 5 minutes before dropping the lameness on him.

[fluffybunny]

/Also loves me some lame jokes.

Oooh, me too! One of my favorite fatherly activities is looking for the lamest jokes I can find to torment my son with. I usually try to wait until we’re in the car to tell them so he’s a captive audience.

// Have you heard the one about the boy who hated lines? That was my most recent implement of torture. I drug that one out for at least 5 minutes before dropping the lameness on him.

I knew I liked you for a reason.

CSB: I was on a nature walk recently and a young man whom I only knew casually was telling about how he helped to put ID tags on some of the trees. Complete dead pan straight faced asked him “So, do the tags eventually fall off (strategic pause to give him a second to prepare a response), and then grow back in the spring?” Deer in the headlights, bug in a jar and WTF looks all at once. My wife stepped in and explained that he was going to have to “get to know” my sense of humor.

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