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Originally Posted by PhotosbyChuck
As I look back over the message I see it has the potential to be taken as a criticism of you or your workshops -- and I hope that doesn't happen.
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Constructive criticism is always welcomed by me Chuck. If I weren't interested in what you guys thought, I wouldn't have posted the question. I don't expect everyone to agree with how I run my workshop - just as I don't expect everyone to like or appreciate the kind of Photography that I do or appreciate that I've had some success with my work. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion and your opinion is what I've asked for.
The bottom line is that there is no way that I can please everyone. If I let some people shoot - others don't appreciate sitting around watching and waiting their turn. If I don't let anyone shoot - somebody is going to get their feelings hurt. All I can do is go from my own experiences with workshops. Do what I think is right and put on the kind of workshop that I think can help the most amount of people in the least amount of time. And just to be clear - only a few people have complained....a very small percentage of those who have attended. I have a
testimonials page on my site from many satisfied people who have taken a moment to write. It's great when people come to me and say that they got their moneys worth in the first 2 hours of the workshop
Regarding BenE's question about why it's necessary to shoot nudes. Ben, I'm a Glamour/Nude Photographer - I shoot nudes for a living. I think people expect to come to my workshop and "watch me do what I do". If I'm going to teach the finer points of lighting the female nude body - it only makes sense to me that I should use a nude model and at some point - she needs to be nude. Some of the models that I am working with have their own paysites and part of my deal with them is to furnish them with images from the workshop to use on their paysites. The models are the ones who determine how explicit the pictures will be - not me. And so far I've not had one complaint about me using nude models in my workshops
I've had many attendees travel from all over the US to attend one of my workshops so I know that even though the workshop might not be perfect and please everyone - all in all it's a great program that beats the hell out of most of the programs out there. It's not perfect but I don't think you can have a perfect workshop and please everyone. All anyone can do is try to please most everyone and do the best that they can do.