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So, I thought I should address the post made in ljstopmodel about me after I was banned because the situation has been brought both to my personal LJ and this one in the form of comments saying that my photography sucked and that I was bitter. Had a friend not informed me of the existance of the post, I would have never known about it at all. In addition, I thank them for standing up on my behalf even though it resulted in the deletion of their comments and banning from further commenting. Thanks, guys.
The following are my first and final words on the whole situation:
After LNTM, I did photoassault. Photoassault really opened my eyes to what I could do photography-wise and inspired me, made me realize that I could take my photography to a professional level and really pursue this as a career option. As a result, I decided that I needed a new start for myself because to me, this is huge big exciting part of my life because I've spent my whole life not knowing what I really want to do and to want something career-wise is pretty big for me. I was and still am creating a new portfolio, watermarking, and basically representing myself with the best stuff. I wanted Tiffany and "Fading Visions" to be the best and have the best work I could possibly create. The LNTM photos are also connected with my name and in my strive to have only the best connected with me, I thought that those didn't represent me as a photographer and model (as I occassionally do self-portraits with my lack of time and resources to find models to shoot with). I didn't think it would be a problem for Shannon to take them down, since I did only a few challenges and there were no specifications that said once they were up, they were up forever. If there were those specific requirements, I would have definately respected them; I never mean to trouble anyone. I was under the impression that I entered freely and was free to withdraw because in past cycles, models had had their photos taken down. I left a comment in the "Towny" challenge post:
Hi Shannon, I was wondering if you could take down all my stuff from LNTM. I'm taking a step in my life to pursue photography more seriously and I don't think those photos should come up, should my name or username be searched. I don't want to be misrepresented as a photographer because my friend took my LNTM photos and I just want the best work connected to my name/usernames.
Thanks,
Tiffany ♥
I didn't get a reply, though, so I thought maybe she didn't get my message and left another one in her journal. This was her response:
I took down your porfolio page. I'm not going to go back and edit past entries if that's what you mean.. You submitted them knowing they would go up on lntm permanently. I highly doubt they will turn up on any search engines or whatever it is you're worried about.
She said she wasn't going to take them down and I felt that her response was generally rude with an slight air of arrogance. So, I didn't feel like I had any other choice but to go for copyright violation because I felt like she wasn't going to work with me. I thought hard about the decision, it wasn't easy for me to just go file the report and it wasn't a stage that I wanted to get to at all. I thought it would be a simple thing without any sort of complications and I would make a post in the chat that she could link to explaining why my photos were gone.
I have nothing at all against LNTM or Shannon and I don't hate her or anything at all. Hating people just isn't what I do because I don't need to add to the amount of hate that is already in the world; If I came off that way, it was really not my intention at all and I apologize because that's not who I am at all. Shannon is amazing at graphics and organizing and the time and effort and dedication she put into LNTM is phenomenal. Sometimes, I just feel that she can be rude and needs to handle things more professionally. I, too, am sad that LNTM will be finishing (as far as we know) because I really enjoyed it especially this boys cycle. As I said, I never expected or wanted this to get to this point; Shannon and I just couldn't work it out. I saw her as being rude and someone I couldn't work with and she probably saw me as annoying and giving her extra work and backing out and being bitter about elimination.
My intention was never to cause drama and there was no bitterness at all. I would have never pushed for the removal of the photos if it wasn't important to me. The situation is probably just as or more stressful for her than it is for me. I think that it's time for me to move on and not have to deal with this situation anymore.
The following are my first and final words on the whole situation:
After LNTM, I did photoassault. Photoassault really opened my eyes to what I could do photography-wise and inspired me, made me realize that I could take my photography to a professional level and really pursue this as a career option. As a result, I decided that I needed a new start for myself because to me, this is huge big exciting part of my life because I've spent my whole life not knowing what I really want to do and to want something career-wise is pretty big for me. I was and still am creating a new portfolio, watermarking, and basically representing myself with the best stuff. I wanted Tiffany and "Fading Visions" to be the best and have the best work I could possibly create. The LNTM photos are also connected with my name and in my strive to have only the best connected with me, I thought that those didn't represent me as a photographer and model (as I occassionally do self-portraits with my lack of time and resources to find models to shoot with). I didn't think it would be a problem for Shannon to take them down, since I did only a few challenges and there were no specifications that said once they were up, they were up forever. If there were those specific requirements, I would have definately respected them; I never mean to trouble anyone. I was under the impression that I entered freely and was free to withdraw because in past cycles, models had had their photos taken down. I left a comment in the "Towny" challenge post:
Hi Shannon, I was wondering if you could take down all my stuff from LNTM. I'm taking a step in my life to pursue photography more seriously and I don't think those photos should come up, should my name or username be searched. I don't want to be misrepresented as a photographer because my friend took my LNTM photos and I just want the best work connected to my name/usernames.
Thanks,
Tiffany ♥
I didn't get a reply, though, so I thought maybe she didn't get my message and left another one in her journal. This was her response:
I took down your porfolio page. I'm not going to go back and edit past entries if that's what you mean.. You submitted them knowing they would go up on lntm permanently. I highly doubt they will turn up on any search engines or whatever it is you're worried about.
She said she wasn't going to take them down and I felt that her response was generally rude with an slight air of arrogance. So, I didn't feel like I had any other choice but to go for copyright violation because I felt like she wasn't going to work with me. I thought hard about the decision, it wasn't easy for me to just go file the report and it wasn't a stage that I wanted to get to at all. I thought it would be a simple thing without any sort of complications and I would make a post in the chat that she could link to explaining why my photos were gone.
I have nothing at all against LNTM or Shannon and I don't hate her or anything at all. Hating people just isn't what I do because I don't need to add to the amount of hate that is already in the world; If I came off that way, it was really not my intention at all and I apologize because that's not who I am at all. Shannon is amazing at graphics and organizing and the time and effort and dedication she put into LNTM is phenomenal. Sometimes, I just feel that she can be rude and needs to handle things more professionally. I, too, am sad that LNTM will be finishing (as far as we know) because I really enjoyed it especially this boys cycle. As I said, I never expected or wanted this to get to this point; Shannon and I just couldn't work it out. I saw her as being rude and someone I couldn't work with and she probably saw me as annoying and giving her extra work and backing out and being bitter about elimination.
My intention was never to cause drama and there was no bitterness at all. I would have never pushed for the removal of the photos if it wasn't important to me. The situation is probably just as or more stressful for her than it is for me. I think that it's time for me to move on and not have to deal with this situation anymore.