One last thing to think about is that, Jill Greenberg comes from a lot of money. She doesn’t have to worry about her next job. Wouldn’t it be nice if we were like that too. Maybe we should all be unethical assholes?

This stupid act by a once respected photographer is going to have an effect on all of us shooters, at least for awhile. I’ve already heard of photogs loosing new accounts and being grilled about “out takes.” Clients don’t have the money to make mistakes.

It reminds me of when the press declared that Edwards couldn’t be president because he yelled … and it stuck. I think too many people are swayed by meaningless non-issues.

I wonder if TM will ever hire her again?

It’s like those 57 year old hippies that cruise around in worn out Honda civics, blowing huge plumes of blue smoke, one broken tail light plastered with Save The Whales and Buck Fush bumper stickers. They play directly into the hands of their sworn adversaries and take away from their cause, because when your that stupid you have no validity.

The voters setting on the fence in middle America will look at this stunt from the “liberal Canadian” and see it as a cheap shot. It may not move them to vote for McCain but after a few more Sarah Bernhardt rape comments it just might.

Then again, does Jill Greenberg really care.

I doubt it.

She got massive attention and as anyone that has lived in El Lay will tell you, 75% of the West Side population would set them self on fire for publicity, good or bad.

Next you will see the vampire manipulation photo hanging in a Soho or Santa Monica gallery and eventually some dumb ass developer will buy it for $300,000.

$300,000 is a better pay day than the $500 editorial fee.

This all works out for the best, other than the next time any of us are hired to shoot for a magazine the raw files are going to go into the publicist’s Louis Vittoun briefcase and we will be patted down by security to insure we don’t have an extra cf card hidden in our shoe.

For Jill, she’ll make a few bucks and once this becomes old news go back to frightening babies.

How about portraying Obama with a big, flat nose, big fat lips, a big afro, plenty of tattoos, smoking crack and doing his ‘ho’ from the rear? Don’t forget the diamond-crusted bling. Maybe a prayer rug too? Would that be just ‘interpretation’? Or maybe a ploy so the opposition can be accused?

By all means, let’s do call a spade a spade! After all, it would only be a frickin’ photograph!

Professionalism? Personal ethics? Where?