tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722364592267293957.post7693960271074725565..comments2024-03-25T13:07:05.846-07:00Comments on L U C I M A blog: Magic PillCharles Lucimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13960242106614495688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722364592267293957.post-82165629596103359742010-05-28T16:16:46.598-07:002010-05-28T16:16:46.598-07:00Hey Thomas! I would say the fashion industry is pr...Hey Thomas! I would say the fashion industry is probably the worst offender of the bunch. Print, catalogue, even glamour all provide well-paying gigs. When it comes to fashion it seems that the people at the top feel like they can abuse their power and assertion over others based upon their perceived power. I think it's a result of the hierarchical nature of the industry. There are so few editors-in-chief, so few top designers, and therefore so few outlets to "make it" in the fashion world.<br /><br />As a result photographers sell their souls, for free to be featured and published and exposed in that world.<br /><br />Doing free work is one thing but paying someone for to do work is ridiculous! I totally agree.Charles Lucimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960242106614495688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6722364592267293957.post-68862733592078561732010-05-28T12:23:47.064-07:002010-05-28T12:23:47.064-07:00Howdy Charles! I was having a conversation with a...Howdy Charles! I was having a conversation with a co-worker yesterday about the vagaries and fickleness of the fashion industry. I told her I was thinking about expanding into fashion photography, but after a few minutes of conversation, I'm not sure I want to branch out in that direction. <br /><br />Blood, sweat and tears, I don't mind. I don't mind knowing that things don't happen overnight either. But what my co-worker told me was beyond the pale. She said people do most of their work for free and sometimes people even PAID fashion veterans to be their assistant. Doing free work on occasion is understandable, but paying someone to work is mind-boggling to me, and in my estimation, it defeats the purpose of work as a means to gaining income.<br /><br />Well, I figure I'm going to do my thing and if people want to do the fashion shots with me, that's great. But if the demand is just weddings and portraits, that's great too. Working just for free or paying to work seems alien to me.<br /><br />In your experience, Charles, is this commonly the case?Thomashttp://www.tommynguyenphotography.comnoreply@blogger.com