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So, like, okay.

Let's "say" that someone shows their "photos" to someone, with the intent to "make" them feel inferior -to- him. . .

Is "that" *person* bad?

I have photos of Quigong P., feel free to ask if you want to feel Extra Strong Deep Mind-Crushing Inferiority to the Advanced Achievements of the sophisticated Asian culture.

Yeah, so don't do it, dumbass. It'll just come back to bite you in the ass when some more talented person does the same to you.

[/goody two shoes truth o' the day]

Yeah, that's not a good thing.

By "photos" do you mean "penis," because I have some experience with such matters. My advice in that case is only do it if you are absolutely, positively, entirely, no-chance-in-hell-I'm-wrong certain that they don't have a pair of scissors or knife within arms reach.

If by "photos" you actually meant "photos," then you shouldn't do it anyway because they may react by pointing out the mistakes you made and the ways you are a complete failure as a photographer, thus turning the whole episode back on you. Then you will feel quite the fool, and they will run away cackling.

it depends on the relationship, eh?

if the other person is an ass who needs to be brought down a peg, then its OK to do so.

if the other person is a newbie photographer who has a fragile ego and modest success in picture taking and is otherwise a nice guy, then you are the ass.

if you try to humilitate the other person with your amazing photographic accomplishments only to be crushed yourself by the other guy's superior work, you are still an ass. so be careful.

it depends on the relationship, eh?
As an artist -- the arts being nothing but a pit of writhing carnivorous egos -- I have been in all of the following situations.

if the other person is an ass who needs to be brought down a peg, then its OK to do so.
Actually, it works better if you can get someone else to show your work to the pretentious egotistical ass who thinks he's such hot shit. Listening to other people praise you will singe his tits like nothing else. Hehehe. :D

if the other person is a newbie photographer who has a fragile ego and modest success in picture taking and is otherwise a nice guy, then you are the ass.
Yes, this is just grossly uncool. However, it will cement your reputation as a pretentious egotistical ass who thinks he's hot shit, which will make other artists go gunning for you. And if it turns out the newbie you went out of your way to crush has an influential teacher or mentor who is someone you otherwise would have wanted to suck up to, well, hey, what goes around comes around.

if you try to humilitate the other person with your amazing photographic accomplishments only to be crushed yourself by the other guy's superior work, you are still an ass. so be careful.
Ah...I have been the other person in that scenario more than once and let me tell you, few things in life feel better than seeing that look on their face -- how that smug expression first freezes and then falls and then their lips kind of get tight -- and then that condescending tone of voice turns cold as ice, and then they quit talking to you altogether. Ah...yes...fun. :D It's especially fun if it happens in front of witnesses.

Like, once, it happened to me with two artists at a reception unveiling the winners of a juried art show contest. I only came in third -- even though my piece was the best in the group, but whatever, it was a free $500 and a little publicity and an open bar. And the first place winner was just being a jerk to everyone because, you know, she was a real artist and had the degrees and the teaching job at some college to prove it (she did a digitally altered photograph of a suburban street in which she had flipped one of the houses upside down -- ooh, avante garde!!). The second place winner was some guy who did some painting of something, whatever, and he was being very friendly and flirtatious with everyone -- yeah, until the unveiling. (The fourth place winner was a very shy girl who didn't say anything to anyone.) The minute the two who came in ahead of me got a look at my piece, you could almost hear the hissing intake of breath. They could not get far enough away from me after that. It was hilarious. My friends were tugging on my sleeves, whispering "check it out," as those two would sneak up to my work and examine it and get more and more visibly pissed off. Oh, and when the reporters and judges and arterati who attended the event (for the free booze) spent the whole night clustered around my piece, kvelling and yelling over it, while theirs stood ignored -- well, I think if they thought they could have gotten away with murdering me right then and there, they'd have tried it. I remind you all that they came in ahead of me in the contest, and their egos still couldn't handle it.

That was a fun evening. :D

mur, i LOVE that story!

mur, i LOVE that story!
There's no money in the arts, but it pays off in other ways. ;)

"The path to hell is paved with good intentions."

I wonder where bad intentions will lead you?

I enjoy the liberties you took with the font, text colour and so on in the OP.

Pretentious ass.

If your stuff is good, it'll speak for itself. It doesn't need you to speak for it.

My dear IL Ruffino, there are still a lot of things that you have yet to learn. Did nobody ever tell you that the best revenge is living well?

If your stuff is good, it'll speak for itself. It doesn't need you to speak for it.
The *stuff* doesn't speak, and it even suppresses free speech.

There's no money in the arts, but it pays off in other ways. ;)

Your lovely little story has made me curious. Would you by any chance happen to have a picture of the artwork in question online? I would like to see it.

Your lovely little story has made me curious. Would you by any chance happen to have a picture of the artwork in question online? I would like to see it.
I don't have images of all the works in the competition, but this is the one of mine that got the other artists panties so twisted up:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/2842245320_2d9df2267c.jpg?v=0

"The New Masses"

It's a 17x15" collage made for the show's theme of "the artist's role in society." ;)

Did someone show you pics of their dong uninvited?

Did someone show you pics of their dong uninvited?

I'm sure they were invited to show their dong.

I wouldn't say "bad," just immature, silly, childish, needing to grow up, insecure, and lacking in self-esteem.