Jill Greenberg

OK, let me start out by saying that I don’t know Jill Greenberg. I’ve never met her. However, if you’ve been following the news, you’ve no doubt heard her name. She is an outstanding photographer in L.A. and has shot photos for notable people such as Gwen Stefani. She first made headlines from her series of photos of crying children.

Most recently she shot photos of John McCain for Atlantic Monthly magazine. While she shot the legit photo for the cover, she also purposefully shot some VERY unflattering photos, digitally manipulated them, then posted them on her website. Now I don’t have a problem with someone expressing their politcal opinions, but to do it while working for a client is just unprofessional. Normal business practice dictates that a photographer does not publish or use outtakes from a photoshoot. Often, its in the contract a photographer signs. I can’t believe a photographer of her caliber would betray a client like this.

Anyway, that’s my $.02’s worth.