tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post5645911537463121275..comments2024-02-21T04:51:35.257-08:00Comments on Rosie Hardy: Take every oppurtunity.rosiehardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075821916171186861noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-7643756131005019342012-05-17T07:22:46.061-07:002012-05-17T07:22:46.061-07:00you are so lovely, Rosie! No doubt this open-minde...you are so lovely, Rosie! No doubt this open-mindedness (and open heart) has brought you to many places. xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269975158552327956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-52760618936490266422012-01-22T10:31:19.114-08:002012-01-22T10:31:19.114-08:00Love this post, very inspirational, Rosie!Love this post, very inspirational, Rosie!Mrs Betty B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08381833080761370413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-77899640884387796412012-01-04T12:44:36.174-08:002012-01-04T12:44:36.174-08:00Rosie,
I love this post so much. It's just w...Rosie,<br /><br />I love this post so much. It's just what I needed to hear right now. I just need to remember we all start out at the same place... just wanting to learn and be successful and grow. This may be some of the best advice I've ever heard since I started photography. Thank you for that!! Btw, I just recently got a blogspot and I love this layout you use... can you tell me what it is? The layout I use, the images show up so tiny! Thank you for all the inspiration!!<br /><br />-Ali BeeAli Beehttp://www.wix.com/alibeebug/alibeephotographynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-53325496013989963562012-01-04T09:07:45.201-08:002012-01-04T09:07:45.201-08:00hi Rosie!
I have been following your work for man...hi Rosie!<br /><br />I have been following your work for many years, and all I have to say is congrats on all you have achieved and grown! You are definitely very talented and creative and a hard worker. This all pays off. Just really appreciate what you have and you deserve it! It's always very inspiring to come over and visit your blog. Awesome job.<br /><br />Greetings from a Portuguese living in the States :)<br /><br />ballonblanc.blogspot.comballon blanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974245479762311586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-30295643693359802502011-11-29T03:23:15.081-08:002011-11-29T03:23:15.081-08:00hey Rosie! (:
your photographes are amazing, all ...hey Rosie! (:<br /><br />your photographes are amazing, all of them! you're definitely an inspiration to me, and your work only gets better and better. keep it up girl!! :D<br /><br />when we had to remake one of our favourtie photos at school, i of course chose one of yours.frida xianghttp://fridaxiang.blogg.no/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-26518035731911056882011-11-03T17:44:14.060-07:002011-11-03T17:44:14.060-07:00Thanks for you words, Rosie. Very sweet and encou...Thanks for you words, Rosie. Very sweet and encouraging. Always love your photos!<br /><br />xoxo from LA.<br /><br />www.alloyous.comKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103509315911266449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-42875794546091907222011-10-14T13:44:58.839-07:002011-10-14T13:44:58.839-07:00You hit the nail on the head!
I got into photogra...You hit the nail on the head!<br /><br />I got into photography because it's a way to express myself. And, it's a lot of fun! I realize if you run a business. You need to get money coming in. But, at some point, it makes sense for you to give a little to get a little. Not to mention it's just good form to treat others with care and compassion. A free shoot may just open a door to an opportunity you had never ever imagined.<br /><br />Friends will buy from friends. That's something I tend to forget about. If it wasn't for my friends, I wouldn't have very many photos in my portfolio!<br /><br />Great post Rosie, keep it up!!nate geslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232942047173637787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-76648281271806443082011-10-04T13:16:29.070-07:002011-10-04T13:16:29.070-07:00I love this post Rosie. I need to find a way to bo...I love this post Rosie. I need to find a way to bookmark it so i can come back to it as a reminder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-98865857210668952011-10-01T15:33:40.497-07:002011-10-01T15:33:40.497-07:00I could not agree with you more Rosie. I subscribe...I could not agree with you more Rosie. I subscribe to the same philosophy and it has never brought anything bad to my life.Kylehttp://www.kylehepp.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-29301660372309367742011-10-01T13:05:07.731-07:002011-10-01T13:05:07.731-07:00RE Anonymous - in terms of "doing for free&qu...RE Anonymous - in terms of "doing for free", I wasn't speaking so much about shooting for free, unless you're the one approaching the other person, but more so about helping other people out, i give out info here freely kinda thing. If someone approached me to shoot their wedding for free, I'd say no but compromise on a price. That said, I was approached by Tim Andrews who has Parkinsons & is shot by many photographers for free and I said yes as it's beneficial to my portfolio & something I have ideas for. I'm just saying that any oppurtunity is good and useful to take on if you can, this blog post wasn't supposed to be about payment/non payment for work really xxrosiehardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09075821916171186861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-27721969950740271802011-09-30T15:56:57.686-07:002011-09-30T15:56:57.686-07:00I sort of agree with Fenn. If people are too nice,...I sort of agree with Fenn. If people are too nice, too available, they are being taken advantage of at times. A friend of mine wants to establish herself as a child photographer and has decided to build a portfolio. She's been offering her services for free, trying to connect with people. She lives in a small town and as the word got around, the damage was done. Now she wants to start charging a symbolic amount of 1€ per photo (she has a full-time job), she's being told off for being "too expensive". Basically, people have come to expect that they should get it for free because someone else did and to print out a photo from some commercial machine costs less. Because she didn't put value on her services, people seem to think that they are not worth paying for. Doing things for free can be beneficial in some cases but can also destroy your value. Surely, people won't expect to get a wedding cake for free or a free haircut/make-up/wedding dress, so why treat a photographer like his services are valueless? It's actually pretty downgrading, I've been there myself. Everyone wants gorgeous photos but many are not prepared to pay for them, as opposed to paying for fags and booze.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-45982419591227428632011-09-30T12:09:54.915-07:002011-09-30T12:09:54.915-07:00truly lovely pics!!!
great shots!
My photoblog: h...truly lovely pics!!!<br />great shots!<br /><br />My photoblog: http://www.photographyforpassion.blogspot.com/Barbara Franceschinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831737669717263936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-39058595406158279972011-09-30T10:47:31.475-07:002011-09-30T10:47:31.475-07:00Great post! Thanks for sharing ...Great post! Thanks for sharing ...Brent | Live View Studioshttp://liveviewstudios.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-70882104629445472842011-09-30T09:12:23.675-07:002011-09-30T09:12:23.675-07:00Rosie,
You have no idea how this came at the perfe...Rosie,<br />You have no idea how this came at the perfect moment for me: I needed reassurance and you gave it to me, I needed inspiration and you gave it to me, I needed to be sure that I'm not a failure and you just pointed that out in this post.<br />I don't want to be famous. I don't want to be popular, I just want to be recognized as myself in my photography and being nice is the way I work it through.<br /><br />Rosie, you're an amazing photographer but I'm pretty sure you're an amazing person too: it shows through your pictures and your word. And for that, I'm grateful to have stumble upon your work.<br />You are one of my biggest inspiration. Thank you, dearly.tRiShhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875957849112651931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-60747131779699294222011-09-30T07:59:50.280-07:002011-09-30T07:59:50.280-07:00Beautiful post, very inspiring. Thanks!Beautiful post, very inspiring. Thanks!Alexhttp://www.alexbeadonphotography.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-73423778073010566542011-09-30T07:12:47.136-07:002011-09-30T07:12:47.136-07:00Awesome post Rosie! Congrats with everything! Yo...Awesome post Rosie! Congrats with everything! You totally deserve it!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602891324802760839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-23469201279862316832011-09-30T04:43:58.943-07:002011-09-30T04:43:58.943-07:00Love your photos ♥Love your photos ♥Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815925613613395115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-12903217177336344592011-09-30T00:22:00.857-07:002011-09-30T00:22:00.857-07:00Yep, worst advice I ever took was to charge for a ...Yep, worst advice I ever took was to charge for a job when they asked for free. I lost the job even though I wanted it, won't listen to that particular friends business advice again ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-9679437239723428272011-09-29T21:06:56.963-07:002011-09-29T21:06:56.963-07:00Thanks for writing this. Everything you said is to...Thanks for writing this. Everything you said is totally true. These are all basic ideas that somehow I haven't been paying attention to until recently. :-) Nice people deserve every bit of success they get.JustStarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739812147175073371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-75436463145039008212011-09-29T20:46:51.898-07:002011-09-29T20:46:51.898-07:00That's all nice and rosy, but not everything w...That's all nice and rosy, but not everything works out so well. I spent over a year shooting swing dancing events for no more than free admission and receive NOTHING in return, not even being asked back to shoot the same event the next year. I bent over backwards, did tons of promotion, gave them thousands of dollars worth of my time and hundreds of photos for NOTHING.<br /><br />I think it's nice that you've had doors fall open for you and had massive amounts of popularity on flickr that have led to you being high on google searches and whatnot, but I don't believe that doing things for free or low pay will provide an absolute return.<br /><br />I think it is good to shoot and to practice. It's good to do personal jobs for fun. It's good to try new things and learn new things. But it's also good to learn balance, learn when to say no, and learn to let things go if you're being taken advantage of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-66944165976642120972011-09-29T20:16:44.263-07:002011-09-29T20:16:44.263-07:00so true :) I have the same thought, you put it nic...so true :) I have the same thought, you put it nicely.SK Jong Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383220302039507701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-91246510381624088732011-09-29T19:11:44.137-07:002011-09-29T19:11:44.137-07:00Totally agree on networking and being kind :)
But...Totally agree on networking and being kind :) <br />But girl you got major talent!! people see that without even a word being spoken ;-) - but do agree with what you said.<br /><br />Keep it up. I love that 2nd shot with the dress. Beautiful.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Drea<br />www.dreawood.comDreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901940515022250309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-9493785108894947992011-09-29T18:39:32.049-07:002011-09-29T18:39:32.049-07:00Great article. Really encourages me to keep doing ...Great article. Really encourages me to keep doing what I am doing. It just takes time to build up some networks. =)RavenEchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379287547126206555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-13395606641953498372011-09-29T18:06:54.945-07:002011-09-29T18:06:54.945-07:00This is a great post! Just the inspiration that I...This is a great post! Just the inspiration that I needed this week. Good things happen to good people and we all have to remember it. Have a wonderful weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541918346457402777.post-38236666791602110652011-09-29T16:42:46.090-07:002011-09-29T16:42:46.090-07:00What an inspiring post you've given me hope! ...What an inspiring post you've given me hope! I've just moved to Sydney and am finding it very hard to start up with my photography, you've encouraged me to work on overcoming my shyness and trying to strike up random conversations with people :) love your blog xLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691868797257647466noreply@blogger.com