Be Nice!
This difficult business climate is a great time for photographers to be supportive of one another.
2 Responses to “Be Nice!”
This difficult business climate is a great time for photographers to be supportive of one another.
2 Responses to “Be Nice!”
Me says:
November 9, 2009 at 8:02 am
AGREED unfortunately, I’ve found the photographer as a species to be one of the most highly TERRITORIAL animals around. Note the similarities I found in territorial animal behavior and photography behavior (my notes in parenthesis)
Territorial behavior is exhibited by nearly every type of animal, even humans (and all cheeky monkeys). As with any competitive behavior, defending ground has benefits and costs.(drinking vs hangover) Possessing sufficient territory (defined by Blackbook as East/West/South) gives the holder access to forage areas (smaller markets for you NY’ers), enhances the chances of attracting a mate (models for future wives), and reduces vulnerability to predators (anyone bidding on a job that’s not us).
Territorial animals usually defend areas that contain, a nest (studio), den (home), or mating site (couch in studio or loft) and/or sufficient food for themselves and their young (small direct work no one knows about or stock). Conspecific, same species ( eg. car vs car photographer) conflicts usually involve ritualistic defense displays (yelling and crying to rep/assistants) and bluffs (see previous) and rarely take the form of actually fighting (except for cold stares at Adorama).
Defense threat displays may be visual as in the color of feathers (your Pantone/light meter is off) or fur (those Carharts are so last week), auditory as in bird song (mocking your imix) or the howls of gibbons (laughing photo assistants), or olfactory through the deposition of scent marks . Many territorial mammals use scent marking to signal the boundaries of their territories.(my euro cologne beats your Axe body spray)
These marks by be deposited by rubbing parts of the body that contain special scent glands against some object (usually talent or unwary stylist assistants), or by defecation or deposition of strategically-placed urine onto
anothers. (ie crapping figuratively all over someone’s work)
I think if we all strive to pull ourselves out of BEASTLY BEHAVIOR exemplified above and act nice like our Mother’s intended we’ll all be just fine.
Or is that what you said?
J
Hathorn says:
November 9, 2009 at 10:51 am
Ceo I give you the #1 Photographer Dad award. You take everyone under your wing….hmm….just had a amazing idea for a shoot..