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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 19538" data-attributes="member: 1061"><a href="http://www.powerhousephoto.co.uk/vegans-rocked-by-food-photography-scandal-1651.html" target="_blank">Vegans rocked by food photography scandal</a>And in case you don't want to read...a popular vegan magazine has been using stock photography shots (as many magazines do) in their spreads.&nbsp; Readers thought they were viewing photos of vegan meals, when in fact many of the photos were edited to remove evidence of animal products.&nbsp; Says VegNews:Basically, they're saying: we're cheapskates.&nbsp; Instead of hiring a pro, they opted to use online stock photography on the cheap and got busted by their reader base.&nbsp; Serves them right, IMHO.But this should also serve as a lesson for us: don't cut corners.&nbsp; The old adage goes, if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right.&nbsp; This ordeal is a great opportunity for food photogs out there to get a foot in the door, because I'm sure VegNews will be looking to purchase authentic vegan food photography from now on.&nbsp; At least, they should be.And on that note, CreativeLIVE is offering some <a href="http://www.creativelive.com/courses/food-photography-penny-de-los-santos" target="_blank">food photography courses</a> soon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 19538, member: 1061"] [URL="http://www.powerhousephoto.co.uk/vegans-rocked-by-food-photography-scandal-1651.html"]Vegans rocked by food photography scandal[/URL] And in case you don't want to read...a popular vegan magazine has been using stock photography shots (as many magazines do) in their spreads. Readers thought they were viewing photos of vegan meals, when in fact many of the photos were edited to remove evidence of animal products. Says VegNews:[INDENT][/INDENT]Basically, they're saying: we're cheapskates. Instead of hiring a pro, they opted to use online stock photography on the cheap and got busted by their reader base. Serves them right, IMHO. But this should also serve as a lesson for us: don't cut corners. The old adage goes, if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. This ordeal is a great opportunity for food photogs out there to get a foot in the door, because I'm sure VegNews will be looking to purchase authentic vegan food photography from now on. At least, they should be. And on that note, CreativeLIVE is offering some [URL="http://www.creativelive.com/courses/food-photography-penny-de-los-santos"]food photography courses[/URL] soon. [/QUOTE]

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