What would you do if you hired someone with this kind of work on her website
But then received pictures like this AFTER your wedding?
Well, if you're anything like me, you'd flip.
See, the problem with this situation is that this girl DIDN'T take the top picture (but did do horribly with the bottom image). Its by Taylor Jackson Her name is Amberlynn Alpin (no links here, she removed all her stolen stuff online), of Amberlynn Photography in Layton, Utah. For the last 8 months she's been putting screen-shots (and poorly done ones, at that) up of the work of GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS and saying it is hers. AND getting clients off it. Clients she provided crappy service and horrible pictures to. For example, to more of the ridiculous, unethical behavior, she lifted an ENTIRE wedding post from Jon Canlas and posted in on her own blog as if it were her own.
What kills me the most, I think, other than the blatant audacity to do this, is that she says she's in school (for photo), why would someone ever think this was ok when, in the throes of academia, plagiarism being wrong is stuffed down your throat?
Not only that, she had a post about why she charges what she does, and how it takes a lot of work to be a professional photographer. ugh. It does take a lot of work to be a professional photographer. A lot. Actually learning and putting that into practice creatively is very time consuming. I know. I have a degree in photo. My professors were my hiring agents for 5 years. You could not justify that something was art, so the technical didn't matter. NO. Technical was always #1, THEN the creativity was analyzed. That approach has served me well. It did wonders for me.
but i digress.
Thankfully, she got caught.
That's not always the case.
Especially with commercial work.
You know, the pretty images you find when you google things like, "fruit" or "bedtime"?
Those are by real photographers. Please don't use them as illustrations to your own blog posts without linking back to the photographer. Its not only rude, but stealing, too. fyi.
thought you'd all enjoy some of the buzz from the photo world.
5 comments:
wow..so what happens when people like these get caught?? I hope there are major repercussions for what she has done! Good job on reporting about her on your post Alisha!!
That is some SERIOUS balls. I feel sick for people that actually hired her.
i am floored.
i've tried finding her stuff and
it looks like she's in hiding.
ugh...how awful.
no words.
i am really so embarrassed for her. wow. anyway, i like your blog! thanks for the comment on mine.
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