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Anonymous
So /p/, I was sitting in my lighting class today and my teacher pointed out that he knows this kid and that this said kid is only 17 and appearently is sponsered to travel the world and take pictures. I look at his web site and it's fucking ridiculous! Says he used a 10D to get most of his stuff and all his photos make me sick and want to quit photography.

I was just curious if any of you heard of this kid before. His name is Joey Lawrence ( not who you think it is).

www.joeyl.com

his site... keep in mind he is 17!!!
>> Anonymous
we already know. inb4shitstorm.
>> Anonymous
Yes, we know.
>> Anonymous
Why would it make you want to quit photography? I think some are them are pretty good.
>> Anonymous
Beyond age 8 or so, it only takes about 5 years to become really good at ANYTHING if you're immersed and involved in it enough. So, being that he's older than 13, there's not really anything that spectacular about it.
>> Pulng !3GqYIJ3Obs!!fcA
Joey is on /p/ didnt you know?

proof:
>>187668
>> Anonymous
Oh ya his lightbulb shot I've seen before.
Anyway, hes pretty good, uses photoshop A LOT. However Can't really put much fault in his composition or anything.

I don't think photography is a competition about being the best out there. Not that its really measurable in any way, but theres lots of good photog's. Get over it and have fun
>> Anonymous
i actully looked through most off the stuff, its not bad at all, some amazing in fact
>> Anonymous
He's got many excellent shots, no doubt. That being said, many are overshooped and some are worse than what I've seen on /p/ (see: "aged" overlay on old guy at airplane museum, selective desat on dead butterfly.)
>> Pulng !3GqYIJ3Obs!!fcA
I did like his photo's.
But he could probally turn the crappiest photo into a great work of art.
Some of the lighting in his photos are a bit to harsh for my liking. His extreme shooping probally aided this.
>> Anonymous
not bad, but you bet that in 90% of the situations there wasnt a third of the contrast you see in those pictures.

I liked some of his stuff, I also wish I had that kind of money/sponsoring and the toys at such an age.

I became interested in photography when I was around 10, but my dad didnt agree to buying a camera. Only got one til I was around 14 or so, but by then my mind was on graphic design, not photography, and so it was a tool, instead of the main interest. Oh well.
>> lobstercake !pJDFbJZtxk
i think this motherfucker is really brilliant and gifted.
what a motherfucker.
>> Anonymous
anyone have the rapid share of his DVD tutorial???

Joey L Tutorial DVD
>> Anonymous
>>187708

http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3967094/Joey.L.Behind.The.Scenes.The.Complete.Tutorial.Photoshop.DVD-SHo
>> $19.99 !OSYhGye6hY
You can see many more of his photos at dpchallenge. He contributes alot there.

http://www.dpchallenge.com/profile.php?USER_ID=25397
>> Anonymous
fuck, this guy blows so fucking hard, i can hardly stand it.

i don't care if he is 11 or 90, his photos suck.

he either takes shitty photos of shitty bands and photoshops the fuck out of them, or takes photos of homeless people/foreigners (shittily) in an attempt to make himself look compassionate or wordly or some shit. and photoshops the fuck out of them.

fuck!

also, in before 'you're jealous', i would never want to suck that hard.
>> Anonymous
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LOL this guy isn't that good at all
who gives a shit that he's 17
pic very related
>> Anonymous
he makes more money off of photography than all of /p/
>> Anonymous
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overrated comes to mind
pic related
>> Anonymous
edited but still look alright (not jealous)
gets to travel places to take pictures of stuff and people (is jealous)
>> Anonymous
>>187775
that doesn't mean he's any good though
think about all the shitty wedding photogs out there that make shitloads
your statement is shit
>> Anonymous
obviously if you look through a portfolio you'll find ugly ones.
>> $19.99 !OSYhGye6hY
Some of his photos are pretty crazy though
http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=561141
>> Anonymous
>>187784
They are technically well done, but as photographs, they are questionable.
>> Anonymous
very nice work. he has a good eye. although it sadly features from the current trend of photo shopping the absolute shit out of it.

when post precessing your photographs its probably better to be original by trying not to be exactly the same as everyone else.

its just the same as everything on flickr.
>> Ken Rockwell
>>187643
I trained him in the ways of the nikon but I fear that he is completely lost to the dark side...
>> Anonymous
>>187790
>>its just the same as everything on Deviantart.
fixed
>> Anonymous
There not that bad really. Sure they are overeshopped to shit but other than that they are pretty good.
>> Anonymous
I hate his annoying web site, so I naturally hate his shit.

But his "photography" sucks ass also.
>> WetShirt !n21TE7QU8U
It's just not photography.
It could've well been a blank page and over 9000 hours in MS paint.

His compositions aren't any better than other peoples' or even worse, he just makes it look ZOMGLOOK!AWESOME due to all the shooping involved.
>> Anonymous
ITT: BAAAWWWW

If he can make money, then good for him.
>> Anonymous
who the fuck would ever pay 230$ for a fucking photoshop dvd

torrent that shit like anon said>>187710

some of his stuff is good
but wtf hdr like a motherfuck
>> Anonymous
FFS. Yes, som of his stuff sucks, but he probably already have more good pics in that portfolio than anyof us will ever have. Geez, its possible to be critical without bringing /b/-agression into everything.
>> Anonymous
http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=387907

That one is actually good. Most of the other ones are just shooped, that one is actually well done composition wise. Also, DPChallenges rules for 'basic editing' (which is what this picture had to follow) are pretty strict on how much shooping you can do, so this is a genuinely good shot.
>> Anonymous
i would rape him non-stop until he died

i would take photos and video of the whole process and upload it here too
>> Anonymous
>>187932
Yeah, I'm gay for him too.
>> Anonymous
looks like he's got a damn good eye, but he shoops like nothing else...
>> Anonymous
Looks like Pskaught's stuff.
>> Anonymous
>>187926

9/10
I raged a little bit.

Dude is good at staging & shooping.
Which ultimately is what Photography is all about now that digital has destroyed the craft aspect of the field.
>> Anonymous
I bet he doesn't know how to change a film reel.
>> Anonymous
>>187967
like you do?
>> Anonymous
>>187967
And I bet you don't know how to develop a daguerrotype.
>> Anonymous
>>187958

My feelings too. He's got skill at selling and editing and I can't fault him for that, but I don't personally appreciate his work.
>> Anonymous
>>187974
>>187976
I'm quite confy with you guys sucking some kid's dick, really.
>> Anonymous
>>187926

The image isn't particularly good, but he did a good job with makeup & props and shit. It feels a little too commercial, but it seems like movie set photography for sure.
>> Anonymous
no guys, seriously. even if he were good (which he isn't but i won't get into that) his website is titled:

JOEY LAWRENCE
PERCEPTION

he's a dick, end of story. the discussion is over. sorry. we don't need to go any further here.
>> Anonymous
wait you bash this guy but suck pkscotts(whatever) dick?
>> eku !8cibvLQ11s
>>188076

Doesn't come as a surprise. I bet /p/ would diss and bash Ansel Adams if he'd live today. Yeah. Definetly would diss.

And reason /p/ now disses so much Joey, is because he can make money out of photography. He knows how to sell himself.

/p/ is jealous.
>> Depressed Cheesecake !wFh1Fw9wBU
His work is pretty good, mostly. He's kind of a dick though when I talked to him.
>> Anonymous
>>188120
>when I talked to him
?
>> Anonymous
There is no way he is 17. He was at least that old when he was on "Blossom".
>> Anonymous
>>188131
I lol'ed.
>> Blackadder !!bSWRwu/NqzQ
The inside gossip is that he's actually a 49 year old guy who got Botox injections so he could pretend to be a child prodigy after being fed up with never making the big time. A cunning move.
>> Anonymous
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this early self portrait of joey is probably his best work. he didnt even need photoshop back then.
>> Anonymous
overshooped, impressing but boring after 5 minutes.
>> Anonymous
Everybody on here is a jealous tiny dicked faggot who can't stand to see others succeed. His stuff is good, both photography and image editing wise.

/thread.
>> Anonymous
>>188182

Good to see that the bog standard anti-hivemind or counter-culture response for the thread has been reached. The thread wouldn't be the same without sweeping suggestions of faggot at everyone.