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Never argue with an idiot...

9/22/2012

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One of my favorite professors gave me some great advice his dad gave him: "Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level and beat you with experience."

I often find myself frustrated by the lack of respect people show one another. I am a young, hard-working professional, but I am rarely treated with respect, nor are my ideas or research taken seriously.

When it comes to photography, I find myself being quiet and shying away from standing up for myself, my ideas and my photos.

Today I had the lovely opportunity to work with someone who recently bought a studio above a bar and "became a photographer". No, buying a Canon Rebel and sticking the kit lens on it does not make you a photographer, neither does buying a studio.

While I tried setting up the students she rolled her eyes at me and told me that my background looked crappy. Setting up a photograph means looking at more than just the background.

While I was brave at first by directing the students to change their positions so the sun wasn't in their faces, my bravery soon vanished as this "photographer's" rudeness came through. I would take a few practice shots, adjust my shutter speed and aperture and take a few more, while she was popping up her on-camera flash and trying to draw attention to herself.

I would point out an area I thought would be good to take a photo at and she would loudly announce it as her own idea. I would position myself in an area to get a good shot and she would rudely step in front of me to make sure I couldn't get the shot.

While this level of rudeness and unprofessional behavior is not something that is new to me, it is something that bothers me. This photographer was 20 years older than me, surely she should at least have a few manners.

I know I can't change how people act, but one thing is for sure — I never want to be like her, or be brought down to her level. As the advice from my professor said, ""Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level and beat you with experience."

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My passion for storytelling

9/15/2012

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Two goslings held by my mom
"A picture is worth a thousand words." ~Napoleon Bonaparte

For those of you who know me, you know I am a fairly quiet person. My favorite thing to do is listen. I like listening to stories from my grandparents, listening and learning from a lecture and listening and watching others interact at family gatherings (OK — I am also a bit of a people watcher too.)

Observing people, animals and nature brings me great joy, but telling the overlooked or misunderstood story is what I am most passionate about.

While in college, I found a degree in journalism to be the perfect fit. I found a career path that would allow me to watch, listen and tell other peoples' stories.

Writing is one way I can tell someone's story, but taking a photo, and letting others look at it and find their own story in it brings me even greater joy.


To me, photography isn't about taking hundreds of photos, it's about taking the one photo that makes you stop, that makes you think and that makes you smile.

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    Kayde Kempen

    December 2011 @uwoshkosh graduate with Bachelor of Science in journalism with a writing/editing emphasis.

    I love photography and baking :)

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