“ Cause being 25 and non-male with the name Mareen kind of sticks out in the field. Same thing would be if you were a programmer. You’re like Leah Culver of photography. I dunno, nerds pay attention to such things. It’s a form of admiration, really. :)
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Hi, I am Mareen Fischinger, a 23-year-old female photographer from Germany.
This tumblelog started with a question I raised in my personal tumblelog.
The idea is:
I would like to know why people feel the need to compare me to "real" photographers. Comparing not in the sense of style or something, but as a different demographic (like, 35+ and male).
Just want to save the answers and think about it.
I have had several encounters where clients treated me like a child or thought I was the know-it-all intern of Mareen Fischinger.
So far, everyone here is stating the problem. Need to find a solution. Because letting your work speak for itself only works when the people you are supposed to deal with know it. But then it works really well! :)
More email or repost responses welcome. I will post them here. myfirstname.fischinger @ google’s email service