The weather here in Sydney has been most changable recently going from over 30 degrees in the shade to pouring with rain with gale force winds. Obviously when Erin and I went out to the coast on Sunday we were blessed with the latter, we still had fun and I think I have found a nice location I’d like to explore on a day when I didn’t fear having my model blown into the sea…

In other news Jill Greenberg (of crying baby fame) has been whipping up a new storm after she used some outtakes from a magazine shoot to produce less than flattering composites of John McCain. While I defended Greenberg over her baby photos I fear this time she has pushed a bit too far. Whilst I can see that Jill needs controversy to support her own career as an artist I worry what her actions will mean for everyone else working in the portrait world. Will this see magazines requiring *all* images be presented to them with only the shots they approve being usable for portfolio purposes? Will it result in more “sophisticated” handlers being with subjects demanding to see shots as they are taken? Will this see more subjects refusing to try anything different to be sure as to not get “Greenberged”?

One thing I say to everyone whose portrait I’m going to take is “My job is to make you look awesome, help me do my job”. Jill obviously views her job differently, I just hope she doesn’t live to regret it because I think she may struggle to get many celebrities to sit for her in future…

Thanks to Robert Benson for the heads up on the breaking Greenberg story.

Leslie Burns-Dell’Acqua seems to have gone out on a limb by supporting Jill.

Vincent La Foret is old enough and wise enough to roll his eyes and mutter “kids…” under his breath.

While American Digest seem to weigh in against Madam Greenberg as well as keeping up to speed on the inevitable threats of lawsuit…