I recall a "joke" I read once... it's rather bad taste, but it's kind-of fitting for what I'm reading here...
"Having an argument on the internet is like running in the special Olympics: Even if you win you're still retarded."
Like I sad, bad taste. But what I'm seeing here just reminds me of it so much. Why doesn't she use a self timer? Why should she?
A few years ago, when I was being the basis for a friend's photomanipulation work, I used a self timer to take all my own pictures. I did it like that simply because I didn't have the option of a photographer, but I did have access to an infrared remote and a sutable tripod. If I had access to a photographer I would've gone that path instead, simply because it's a lot easier to set up, easier to adapt to the situation and, generally, results in better pictures.
But Lynette does have the luxury of a photographer. By the sounds of it, one with access to a nice bit of kit (A D70, while not a D2X, is hardly a toy). And I for one happen to think this combination has worked exceptionally well for her - she's got some fantastic pictures, IMO, and why should you mess with what works?
There's also the "feel" of the pictures that changes. A self-timer can make a picture feel sterile, almost archival, for some people, while having a photographer present can make you feel like someone else is actually genuinely interested in preserving how you look. It's not that way for everyone, of course, but it can get that way.
In short, if she doesn't want to use a self timer than who are you to insist that she does? I can understand her [Lynette's] frustration - with what I've read here, it's almost as if it's being demanded of her to take pictures without a photographer, as if actually having someone behind the camera is some kind of taboo.
Just let it lie before things get more heated.
-Jak
Jesus Christ this is what I am talking about. Why is it that people can not HAVE A DISCUSSION without it being called a fight or argumentitive or what have you. It was a discussion, I never said she HAD to take her own pics I never said having someone take them was bad or made a bad picture. I asked her a question and we had a discussion about it like two adults.
Also what is more retarded than fighting on the internet??? Someone coming in adding there OWN 2 cents but than saying let it go or drop it.
hopefully some day people can learn there is such a thing as adults having discussions even if they have opposing views doesnt always mean things are heated or having a fight or what have you.