Terry Richardson Bashing

[Jamie123]

Tragic as that would have been his work would still be remembered and no I did not know this.

My point was not to diminish Bob Richardson's work but to point out that apparently Terry Richardson's part in keeping his father's legacy alive is not to be underestimated.

 

[PKR]

Firstly, no, I live in Europe, not the US. And secondly, quite a few of my friends are working models or work "in the field". I do some work every now and then but wouldn't say I "work in the field". The fact is most models don't make a great deal of money, a few do. There just aren't that many big ad campaigns available and that's the only thing that pays a lot of money. Runway shows, even for bigger brand ones like Armani, don't pay much more than €1k and agencies in Paris usually take 50%.
Mind you, some of the models I know make a lot of money but most of them only make a decent living that's not much more than someone working a regular desk job.

All of that is beside the point, though. TR photographs a LOT of models. If you look at his tumblr page he basically has new nude shots of new models (male and female) almost every day. He surely has photographed thousands of models throughout the past 15 years. Do you think all of them have so much at stake that they can't speak out against him? That's just not the case. And plenty of them actually are not afraid to say that he's a creep (while others love him). I just had drinks yesterday with a model who told me what a creep she found him to be in their few encounters.

Well, my experience is as an assistant, My employer was a well known photographer. He had big accounts and with big accounts came well paid models. I really didn't know any of the new talent and only spoke to the models during breaks. Some, I got to know well over a couple of years. I was never involved in fashion photography, but got to know some of the local fashion photographers well. They almost all came out of Penn's or Avedon's studios, having assisted for those two to learn their trade. All I knew were nice to the women who worked with them with maybe one exception - maybe. I can't say for sure.

 

[muser53]

Thanks man Terry is one of my inspirations. 😀

We all need a muse🙂

 

[Ranchu]

It's only a matter of time before he's in court for years on end. Too many people know that too many people know. At least he's keeping his father's legacy alive, though. Not that there will be much left in a bit.

 

[muser53]

🙂
Time for diner Y'all. Ta ta for now

 

[tunalegs]

To clarify what I was saying before. If you want to insult terry as a person or just personally don't like him then fine -that's your opinion. However when you keep bashing him as an artist say he's talentless or oversimplifying the stuff he does, Its almost as if you're insulting my intelligence. You're basically saying people who like Terry Richardson have no taste.

No. I'm just saying he has no taste. There's a difference. I'm mature enough to know that everybody has different ideas about what looks good, and further that even if somebody likes something "not good" - that doesn't mean they have some sort aversion to good work. 🙂

In photography I think the main element in making a good picture is taste. That feeling of knowing whether something looks good or if there is something there that will compel you to click that shutter.

I don't know that I would call it taste. I think all a photograph has to be is interesting. Bad photographs made in bad taste can still be interesting, but that doesn't mean they're in good taste, technically good, or artistically good. Some of the world's most interesting photographs are really quite awful.

I can see why people are drawn to Terry's work and why they like it. But that doesn't convince me that they're technically great, or even art. You could hand any art student a camera and have them shooting the same sort photos with just a minute or so of instruction. Give them access to some celebrities, and bingo.

But any interesting photograph is at least good for being interesting if nothing else.

When the only thing you have is a white background, flash, and the subject there isn't too much room for gimmicks. Terry Brings something out of people in his photos and that's makes a lot of his portraits iconic.

I find his technique distracts from the people he photographs. Because it makes it obvious that it's a photograph and that there's a photographer there in front of the people. It's kind of like watching TV when you spot a mic hanging down into the frame. Depending on who you ask this might be a bad thing or a good thing, depending on the point of the work this may serve or hurt it. But to me it just seems lazy and tired at this point.

People on here are so quick to bash other artists with nothing to show for it, no leg to stand on. I wish I could see their work to see they where they are coming from or even see if their opinions are worth listening too. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but it would be cool if i had a way separate the opinions of artists I respect and opinionated people who like hearing themselves talk.

Nobody needs to pick up a camera, pencil, or brush to write about art. They just need to be educated to have an informed opinion. Movie critics don't have to go out and make a blockbuster to write what they think about movies. 🙂

 

[PKR]

There's so much of this stuff It makes me wonder if he's paying for placement?

http://fashionista.com/2010/03/but-will-there-be-consequences-for-terry-richardson/

http://www.celebitchy.com/213500/li...ry_richardson_but_he_doesnt_want_to_date_her/

Some of this is funny reading:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/08/terry-richardson-says-he_n_530026.html

 

[tunalegs]

There's so much of this stuff It makes me wonder if he's paying for placement?

http://fashionista.com/2010/03/but-will-there-be-consequences-for-terry-richardson/

http://www.celebitchy.com/213500/li...ry_richardson_but_he_doesnt_want_to_date_her/

Some of this is funny reading:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/08/terry-richardson-says-he_n_530026.html

It's possible. Notoriety is good marketing, and good marketing is key to being a profitable artist these days.

 

[PKR]

It's possible. Notoriety is good marketing, and good marketing is key to being a profitable artist these days.

another
http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/it-happened-me-i-slept-terry-richardson

 

[paulfish4570]

in this world, there is no bad publicity ...

 

[rover]

I think we need to give this one a breather, at least for a little while.

No publicity is bad publicity, but let's take a little break from this and let what has been written settle a little.

I will bring this up with Stephen and the mods regarding reopenning the thread later.