4/13/2018 0 Comments Why I Decided Not To Submit,....Finally decided what I'm going to do with 2 old set's of me by one photographer. I've held onto them because I was on the fence, on whether to submit, or post and reshoot both looks,.... with a different photographer! I won't suggest this to them, what's done is done. They obviously felt comfortable and ok with providing the edits, they did. Unsure if anything I have to say would be valued or make them rethink about what high quality really is, and the major difference between high and low quality photography. I feel they shoukd reconsider providing professional model's with low quality, like the sent me, of me. If all their other clients are happy, more power to them! But theres no way any top pinup magazine would ever accept such low quality images. As far as the small, not so selective mags, I see no real point or purpose it will serve. I can post images on my own, blog and share it, etc., and reach tens of thousands of people. Not that I really want to post low quality. The thing is, the inconsistencies! Many flaws left in every image, lighting was light in a few images, then with the same set and even same angle, other images are substantially darker. Some images my skin looks it's natural shade, other images, by skin tone is way lighter. Some images my facial features were altered, and in others they weren't. Those things combined, are inconsistencies and directly effect each image as a complete set! Why would I even want a single pic, where flaws are left? Why would I want a single pic where my facial features are altered? Why would I want my skin tone to appear way lighter than it is naturally? Most magazines want sets. Sets, where it's the same model, same set or background, same wardrobe, etc. The lighting must also be the same, for every single pic within a set! It's called a uniformed set. Whatever editing you do to my face, body and image, needs to be done to every single image, within that set. I totally realize that some professional photographers deal in advertising. They are hired to produce a single or just a couple of flawless, perfect, high quality images, for their clients. A billboard ad, a magazine ad, a printed biz card, a single head shot, digital or printed flyer, promotional ad, etc., etc. But the end result, no matter how many images are needed by the client, the one's you edit, provide and are selected, will be and will only be the highest quality one's! Even if a set isn't uniform, each individual image still has to be high quality, no visible flaws. The set's I'm referring to had bad lighting while taking the images. Some shots very bright, other shots dark. Visible flaws left. Now, things like shiny skin, bruises, scars, wrinkles on the face or fabric, harsh shadows under the eyes, veins, uneven skin tone,.. those are fixable flaws, common flaws, and standard to edit out by any professional photographer. I'm going to end this blog before I continue to repeat what I already covered in other blogs. I want to give 2 quick examples, minus my personal thoughts and emotions. I've landed a cover from shoots that were done in my home. Different photographer's, as well. The images were high quality, because they were without visible flaws, my skin tone was kept natural and didn't vary from pic to pic. My facial features weren't altered. The lighting was excellent. And whatever editing was done to a single pic was done to them all! All the original images were crystal clear, totally in focus. So, then I shoot in 2 different areas of my home, with the same photographer, a different photographer than above. Low quality, visible flaws, horrible lighting, inconsistencies from pic to pic. Many unclear images that were edited anyway. There's not a single pic, from either set that's totally flawless and high quality. Same me, same level of quality styling and wardrobe. Same exact location, same areas in my home. High quality from one photographer, several actually, and low, not just a lower quality, but low quality from another. Rarely do I repeat an outfit when shooting, because my shoots are for publication. Rarely do I feel the need to repeat an entire look, because the edits were low quality. Usually I'm very unhappy when I've felt the need to do so. Yet, at the same time, it is what it is. I don't invest my hard earned money to end up wasting my time, wasting my money on styling tools and products, and brand new wardrobe for every single shoot! So I'd be way more unhappier if I wasn't able to reshoot in both vintage lingerie outfits. It's all a matter of perspective. I'm happy enough, with the quality of a few and feel they're at least social media ok. My fans adore anything I post of me, and I love them for that. To add this in, it was fun working with that photographer, just as much as it is with all my favorite photographers. Fun and really liking my photographers, obviously has NOTHING to do with quality being produced to a high level. I also need to mention that every single time, all 600+ times I've been published, alllll 43 covers, mean the world to me. Individually they are a direct success, combined it means so very much! I value it every time I'm featured in a pinup magazine. I invest time and money in every single shoot, to gain publication, so of course they all matter. However, like I said above, I have the ability to reach tens of thousands of people with a single post, and it's not rare for me to do that. Who knows exactly how many readers a small or fairly small pinup magazine has, verses his many they have following their page. I just don't see any real point, or positivity coming my way by allowing low quality images of me to be published, period! Then for it to only be a small, not very selective magazine,..... what's really the point, when I can reach, probably more or way more people on my own, than that mag can?!!! I'm actually not upset because I can use a few for blogs and to post for my fans. But, for use of publishing, I'll pass, im happy to make this decision, finally! It has been more about me adoring my styling, my vintage wardrobe, vintage props abd that set. There was never, me questioning my styling, or the fact that the images are poor quality. Right when I 1st looked at the edits, until just now, it was ALWAYS clear they weren't and not high quality. Columnist Dianna Prince Vintage Stylist Dianna Prince Above is Eartha Kitt
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