Comments on: Photo Intern Humiliated By Photographer; Forced to Tickle Model’s Feet (VIDEO)

By: Valsunsandy

Valsunsandy — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:01:13 +0000

good start

By: pseudonym

pseudonym — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:11:30 +0000

I work for A and I also worked for her when this happened. Sophia is not really telling the whole story. While A did frequently call her Alex, It was not malicious, she could not remember the right name. When we did the shoot where she tickled the model’s feet, she didn’t seem too upset about it, in fact we all joked about it. she was fired a about month after the incident because she was supposed to come into work for two days and took it off to take two interviews. something that does not require two days off. There were two shootings going on and she did not fulfill her obligations. It’s fun to work for A even of she is a little eccentric. Also, sophia was an upper east side brat who A only hired as a favor to someone else.

By: yawns

yawns — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:19:28 +0000

sophia this is just other interns dont flatter yrsf

By: Intern

Intern — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:43:11 +0000

Haha i think i know who this is. Its gotta to be Andrea Blanch. I interned for her as well. This really is not so bad. Check her out at
http://www.andreablanch.com
Sophia did I guess right?

By: steve anderson

steve anderson — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:09:28 +0000

Re-posting just to make a correction in my link below
I’m surprised at PDN for posting this.
This is reality TV style marketing.
It seems to have no validation what so ever and does nothing for our industry.
But Alex got her 15 minutes.

By: steve anderson

steve anderson — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:47:15 +0000

Just to correct my link below, I have reposted.
I’m surprised at PDN for posting this.
This is reality TV style marketing.
It seems to have no validation what so ever and does nothing for our industry.
But Alex got her 15 minutes.

By: Paul Guba

Paul Guba — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:59:43 +0000

When I started out I refused to work for free. It is an invitation for abuse, if you have no value in the eyes of a coworker/employer then you will be treated as such. An assistant is the lowest paid person on any production and if you cannot or believe it not necessary to pay them perhaps you need to reconsider your business model. If someone brings value to your production then they need to be compensated. Abuse is not compensation.
As far as the comments are concerned. Abuse is a cycle those that are abused may often abuse another individual as it is rationalized by the abuser that it is acceptable behavior. Rather than criticize those that say it is OK to do these types of things and worse, consider that there is a long standing culture within the industry that condones this type of behavior. Until people like this young women point out that this is unacceptable the cycle will continue.
Some of the most miserable, egocentric, abusive people I have worked for have been photographers I have assisted. It is equally true that some of the most kind, generous, and caring people I have worked for have been photographers I have assisted. I choose who I worked for a second time. As I became more secure in the business of photography, it became unlikely that I would work for the first group I mentioned.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:57:27 +0000

I have a question here… Why do we even assume that the allegations in this video are true? I did not look for more of Sophia’s videos, so I do not know if there is actual proof of her allegations. Are we discounting the fact that she may have just made it up as part of some school project???
Regardless, have I told you about the time I encountered Big-foot having tea with the Dalai Lama and Richard Nixon, in Manhattan? It was a couple of years ago. I am going to create a utube video and post it on line.
– A.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:56:26 +0000

Sounds like “A” was grooming Sophia for a lesbian relationship.

By: aj

aj — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:18:18 +0000

there are laws regarding “internships”. it is prohibited for an employer to use free labor for jobs that would otherwise require payment. sue the A.