The MORON, THUG, CRETIN, and TERMINAL LOSER Mark Metternich has been at it again. This time, he's got a page long, disgusting ode to Marc Adamus on FredMiranda.comWow...it sure sounds like Mark Metternich spent a whole post devoted to the praises of Marc Adamus, doesn't it? Imagine our surprise (or, for those who know The M.A.L.ady Way, complete lack of surprise) when we actually look at the series of posts in question (filled, by the way, with more of Mark's absolutely beautiful photographs) and find the "page long, disgusting ode to Marc Adamus" consists entirely of the following line from Mark's commentary on one of his own photos:
I used a twist on the popularized sharpening technique Marc Adamus has written about.Yes, you read that correctly. The "page long, disgusting ode" consisted of one isolated sentence.
It seems that, in M.A.L.adyland, everyone is always talking about Marc Adamus -- even when they're not. Boys and girls, can you say "sick obsession?" Sure, you can!
(By the way, M.A.L.adies, I see you are now calling your enemies "cowards." May I suggest to you that those who refuse to show us examples of their own photographs, and who seem to have conveniently forgotten about their promised uncensored forum on their website, have no right to consider anyone else a coward, unless they happen to be staring in a mirror at the time?)
As time passes the utter sickness of the person(s) running that site is just becoming more and more clear. At first the site got some attention (shock value I guess) but now people are seeing it for what it is. Reminds me of a holocaust mentality or something.
ReplyDeleteI find the names NOT on the growing list to the right, most telling...
ReplyDeleteThe way this person(s?) has gone off the deep end, pretty soon every good, to great, landscape or outdoor/nature photographer will be on the list!
ReplyDeleteWatch out folks, and make sure you don't take too good of photos! The M.A.L. psycho might come after you. He is watching. He is the authority in the world. He is the photo police.
The work stands for itself.
ReplyDeletebtw, on his latest post about being labeled The Unibomber and liable to explode violently... exactally were was it said that he was like to do that soon? I'm VERY curious. Maybe it was a conversation and he can't post his usual OCD linking because of it? Mwahahaha*happychuckle* So. Have you seen such anywhere?
ReplyDeleteMark Metternich teaches photography pert time, and as one of his former students (I occasionally still see him) I have seen most of his work in the unedited raw stage. Aside from about 6 months of part time hourly lessons (to which I have gone from a total beginner to selling my work) I have spent at least a few hourly sessions watching him go through his entire workflow from scratch to finish, as well as have literally worked on some of his more popular images (for practice, as a learning tool).
ReplyDeleteWhat strikes me here is how easily some immature person can just assume "heavy Photoshop use" and throw that term out everywhere, having no authority and not knowing the facts.
At least in the case of Mark, they are dead wrong! The fact is, currently, he technically uses almost no Photoshop at all! I know for a fact that most of his work is finished or fundamentally finished in the Adobe Camera Raw stage, not Photoshop. People can say whatever they want, but I KNOW!
When used, Photoshop is saved for subtle fine tuning like localized dodging and burning, subtle localized contrast adjustments, balancing tones, and things of that nature. I know that sometimes Mark uses a small amount of "shadows and highlights" to balance the tones in his images. I also know he likes lab mode for color. Sometimes when an image is too flat looking he might do a much needed mid tone contrast adjustment. Sizing and image and sharpening are done in Photoshop (that is one thing that might be called "heavy" because of how complex it can be for making sharp prints). That is about it, with a few exceptions, I think.
These are all techniques I have learned from him (but am still getting better at) and I realize that any competent modern photographer uses these tools to get their images looking right.
Statements like "heavily photoshopped" are probably used by ignorant people who do not know anything of the raw image, its processes and who simply want to DISCOUNT peoples work.