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| Nothing but bullshit: Marc Adamus & Commercial Fine Art |
Commercial Fine Art is the latest attempt by scam artist Marc Adamus to cement his dominance in the photography world. Like Lord Sauron in Lord of the Rings, Marc Adamus wills to dominate all photography.
And he’s not satisifed with a comfortable career that helps him support a wife and kids. That was never Marc’s intention. Marc desperately desires to be famous and well-known. He’s wanted it for years. People who knew him in high school knows that he was always a fame-lusting shit.
In many ways, Commercial Fine Art is a culmination of Marc’s efforts to dominate photography. It is a project designed to cast Marc Adamus in a respectable light. However, it fails in many ways:
1. It fails to inspire confidence in prospective clients
With the same “me-too” bullshit as so many other sites, the bogus “virtual galleries” that are instantly recognizable as the work of scam artists, and the trumpeting, egotistical delivery, it comes across as an entirely boastful, prideful, and deceitful website. To say nothing of the names that are featured on there.
2. The blog is an utter failure
The Commercial Fine Art blog is an utter failure. Random people will not be attracted to Marc Adamus’ pathetic rationizations for how Photoshop is part of today’s workflow, and no one will be impressed by the fact that the members are simply commenting on each other posts constantly. Blogs are supposed to feature quality material that is exciting to read, not a bunch of re-hashed, self-serving bullshit.
3. Too many members
Apart from the usual, hoary lies we’ve all heard before, like “some of the best photographers in the world”, and so forth, there are too many members on Commercial Fine Art. It’s impossible to keep the operation pointed in a single, focused direction when Marc and whoever else administers it picks up turkeys from all around the world.
4. The proven Marc Adamus kiss of death
Marc Adamus is a proven killer for any website or blog. Period. Every site he has joined has eventually experienced losses in readership and a long-term trend toward failure. The inclusion of Marc Adamus indicates a preference for bullshit and lying over honesty and real material. Just ask Mountain Trail Photo. They actually ended up closing their blog down entirely after Marc’s egotistical, lie & bullshit filled post that attracted negative reactions from all over the Internet.
5. No actual functionality on the site.
In the end, Commercial Fine Art is no more than one more self-aggrandizing blog. There is no real functionality here. Want to actually buy a print? You’ll still have to go thru the old song & dance of contacting whichever scam artist you want to buy it from. Worse yet, Commercial Fine Art lied and said that they didn’t include any functionality because they “custom prepare” all orders. Yeah, right.
These are just a sample of the many problems with Commercial Fine Art. None should be a surprise. A LIE can only be so big and complicated before it starts to fall apart from its own weight. No amount of window dressing, fancy graphics, or bullshit will sustain lies and dubious statements forever. The public eventually sees right through it. Your best bet is to purchase fine art from a REAL photographer who can give you the service and selection you deserve, without the self-serving bullshit and distasteful, insulting LIES you’ll get from most of the Commercial Fine Art membership. Our verdict: this is a SCAM; pass on this.
What a pile of LIES THIS SITE IS!
ReplyDeleteWhat a colossal waste of energy!
I personally know very well a few of the photographers attacked by the person running this site and virtually every single thing on this website is a complete LIE or total fabrication about them (with a couple twisted half truths in the mix). What a massive muddied mess! Your tactic is clear though: throw out so many lies about those you hate, to the point to where people don't know what to believe! Luckily no one is listening and it is very easy to see though the self righteousness to the true and ugly motive of sheer HATE.
It is very strange what jealousy, hatred and mental illness can cause people to do! It must suck to be you, but quit taking it out on others. Go get some personal healing already!
Instead of being such a devious, cowardice pussy, have you ever thought of simply having it out directly with those you have a beef with?
ReplyDeleteYou might find that those people aren't anything like what you've concocted in your head - and you might even develop some self respect along the way.
I always find DIRECT communication to be much more effective in life.
You seem to be looking for sincerity in the wrong place. I guess I agree with you, but I don’t get what the problem is. These guys make decorative pretty pictures, it’s not really about art. They admit as much on that website showing how great the images look in a dental office. Go study Robert Adams (not Ansel) or Eugene Atget if you want to see real art landscape photography.
ReplyDeleteThe fact is we all do we have to do to make a living in this world and as long as Marc (and others) are not seriously breaking laws (and they are not) you have absolutely NO CASE against him (or the others) WHATSOEVER. I know Marc and he is NOT on some fame quest as you assume (you don't know him very obviously). What you have done is create some very weird identity of him all in your mind that is not at all based in reality (anger twists reality BTW). If you went and actually hung out with him for a week you would shut your rambling mouth as well as immediately shut down your websites because you would know your entire foundation is based on a very strange/demented fantasy. Of course Marc has been an aggressive marketer going hard after publicity so that he can provide a living for his family and self. Duh, no shit (take it or leave it) that is what the American privilege, right and dream is. More power to him and all the others you hate who absolutely work their ass's off to do what they love and carve out a decent living (I would wager that this is the root of your jealousy - as you were likely not able to very well). Sorry about that, but f-ing MOVE ON with your life and find your own special positive gift to the world. Don't finish your life choosing to be a mentally ill, old, hate filled, disgruntled, jealous slanderer (FEEDING off the negative attention you try to get). It reminds me of Hitler and the very bad decisions he made to go down the very wrong road he did. Please GROW UP (emotionally) and dump the bullshit because there will never ever be an ounce of credibility to your websites/blogs and they will always be a utter waste of your time, time you'll never be able to get back. The truth of the matter is that all these attempts to make a living (and it looks like they are becoming somewhat successful for some including Marc) are to be esteemed in a free capitalistic society where competition (often even severe) is the norm. If you personally love photography then go out and do better work than before, and use that work to make a positive contribution in the world (there are plenty of ways to do that). The tremendous amount of energy you spend here obsessing on the negative could be so much more wisely used 1000X more effectively helping the world and your own life by being a positive shining light in the world. Slandering is not that light.
ReplyDeleteIf you have even an ounce of self respect you'll do that.
This was not sent to try to stop you, but to try to help. It will likely fall on deaf/denial ears but I hope the better part of you can hear something out of it that helps you give up the slimy power that has a grip inside of you.