Typical thug and his idiot, fame-lusting wife in the Columbia Gorge

Typical thug and his idiot, fame-lusting wife in the Columbia Gorge

We spotted these losers in the Columbia Gorge. Scum like these two turkeys have no artistic ability at all. It’s all about glorifying themselves on various forums, patting themselves on the back for what they imagine is their immense photographic skill and abilities. The only skill they possess is an uncanny ability to precisely steal what other, real photographers have taken before them. Kind of like how a copy machine has the uncanny ability to closely replicate whatever you place between the glass. It won’t be exactly the same, but close enough for all intents and purposes.

 If these losers just stuck to messing with gear or doing their Flickr “circle jerks”, it wouldn’t really matter. But they always, inevitably start trying to “sell” images. That’s largely because photography, practiced in this manner (ie, big DSLR camera, tripod, etc) is no hobby. So these losers always try to sell their stolen comps to justify the thousands blown on gear and Marc Adamus photo tours. Of course, one will never pay for their polarizing filter, much less lenses or cameras, by uploading stolen images on Istockphoto or Dreamstime. For the bozos who do that, it’s all down to bragging rights. Saying “I’m a landscape photographer” sounds much cooler at parties than “I’m a loser who wishes I was as good as Marc”. They love the idea of loftily walking around, pretending that they’re a “nature enthusiast” or “wilderness lover”. Of course, the fact that a camera isn’t actually required to take a walk in the park, or a hike in the forest, never crosses their minds. Avoid interacting with these losers, except to ridicule them or view them with contempt. If we consider these bozos artists, we might as well call our Rite Aid copy machine an “artist” too. 

Marc Adamus loving morons and Flickr circle jerk members do "their thing" in the Gorge

An analysis of LOSER/LIAR Ryan Dyar’s fake interview in Aperture Academy, Part Two

An analysis of LOSER/LIAR Ryan Dyar’s fake interview in Aperture Academy, Part two.

LoserPhotographers.com Feature: An analysis of LOSER/LIAR Ryan Dyar’s fake interview in Aperture Academy, Part one.

(See Part one here)

  Ryan Dyar is a good target for a Loserphotographers.com analysis. A drug addict who lives with his well-to-do parents in Battle Ground, Ryan Dyar has spent both a lot of time and a lot of his parent’s money trying to turn himself into a “professional landscape photographer”. He had an “interview” on the bogus Aperture Academy website, which seems to be obsessed with “interviewing” as many losers & frauds as it possibly can. Part one of a multi-part series. Quotes and our analysis follows:

“The biggest challenge for me was learning patience, learning to take my time. I believe that patience is key in almost every aspect of landscape photography.”

Whatever. These losers love waxing poetic about their “philosophies” in these fake interviews they are constantly arranging.

“While hiking or scouting a location, it’s best to take things in slowly, get acquainted with the area. If you hurry to just get there and grab the first composition you find, you may miss something just around the corner."

Marc Adamus or some other photographer has already done the “scouting” (doesn’t that sound so legitimate!) for these bozos. They just have to show up, 5D Mark II and 16-35mm Mk II in hand, the other hand on their member, eager to find those tripod holes and create their very own Exact Copy of Someone Else’s Photo.

“The same goes for processing your images. Slow down and take the time to pay attention to the details.”

Or you could just let Photomatrix Pro do the “paying attention”. By the time these turkeys are done, the images always look like they just left the Photomatrix HDR hangar. 

“It may take an extra  10 minutes, but if you spend the time finely masking your exposure blends you can avoid those nasty halos and harsh transitions.”

Do real photographers talk about “exposure blends” and “halos” and all that nonsense? No! With the amazing dynamic range of digital cameras, there is rarely a need to indulge in any of this nonsense, yet these lame morons are constantly obsessing about exposure blending, HDR, and other crap that has nothing to do with good photography.

“Things like this are what make an image stand out from crowd.”

Pure bullshit. There are hundreds of Ryan Dyar type idiots on Photo.net and Flickr. Taking these kinds of images and messing with them in post is the best way to never be noticed.

“Mountains are my favorite subjects, and though the western US & Canada have some stunning ranges, I’d have to choose the Himalayas in late summer/early fall.”

Ryan Dyar probably just made this up. Has he ever been to the Himalayas in “late summer/early”? Probably not. Yet this pot-smoking LOSER is making it sound like he has extensively travelled the world’s mountain ranges and formed an informed opinion about all the mountains on Earth.

“Fall in Patagonia is a very close second”

Here we go again. We guarantee you that Ryan Dyar has never seen Patagonia, much less in the fall time. 

“I actually have plans to spend some time in the Himalayas later this year”

We would normally call bullshit on this claim, but Ryan Dyar does have well-to-do parents, so if he does go there, he will be paid in full by daddy. We urge him to sample the local “herbs” while he’s in the Himalayas, of course (laughter).

Part Three coming soon; stay tuned!

These lies, fraudulent boasts, and misrepresentations are merely a fraction of the many to be found in anything Ryan Dyar writes. Beware of Ryan Dyar or any of his friends. He is a LOSER who lives with his parents and indulges in illegal drugs. This is NOT the sort of person you should be buying anything from!

A couple points about Copyright Law and Copyright violations.

A couple points about Copyright Law and Copyright violations.



 If someone were to copy a Steven Spielberg movie (for example), the repercussions would be severe. Whoever did this, if they ever even got as far as to have a finished product, would be attacked by armies of lawyers, ridiculed by the press, and maligned by the public for what would amount to a shameful act of theft and appropriation. 

 Now the rules governing photography, another section of the visual arts, are about the same. You can’t just run around appropriating someone’s compositions, the feel of their images, or the text on their website. Why is why the following image is so shameful, and a real indication of the dreadful direction our society has taken:

 

 Now what is wrong with this picture? Apart from the blatant, disrespectful, shameful theft going on, the other thing that’s wrong is:

1 These losers/scum aren’t being attacked by armies of lawyers.

2. These losers/scum aren’t being ridiculed by the press.

3. These losers/scum aren’t being maligned by the public for what amounts to a shameful act of theft and appropriation.

 Now don’t get us wrong. We don’t expect Miles Morgan or the other three stooges in this photo to feel any shame or remorse for what they are doing here. They are remorseless, immoral THUGS who lack empathy and feel no compunction at committing crimes like this. In fact, most of these bozos run all around the West committing the crime of copyright violation, every day. There are hundreds of these losers on Flickr and elsewhere. 

 The secret here is that images don’t protect themselves, and copyright doesn’t enforce itself. If Steven Spielberg didn’t sue a thief who stole his movie, nothing would probably get done. An IP/creative arts professional needs to be proactive about protecting his work. Copyright that isn’t enforced is copyright that is essentially given up. 

 There is nothing noble or good about what these pathetic imbeciles do. It’s financial terrorism. It’s completely inartistic, lacking in shame, and devoid of respect for another person’s ideas and property. It destroys the photography industry, destroys jobs, and fills the pockets of Chinese and Japanese camera companies at the expense of a native industry. Miles Morgan and his other bozo friends would serve us best by throwing themselves off a cliff (Rowena, for example) and ridding us of their malignant, damaging presence. Or, at least, spending a nickel in the federal pen as an example to the rest of their stupid buddies. In the future, when people awaken to the terrible injustice carried out by these THUGS, the time when LOSERS were allowed to scurry around, Xeroxing/stealing professionals’ images, will be remembered as a most shameful time in our history. A time when economic growth was destroyed and peoples’ careers were destroyed so LOSERS could feel good about themselves on Flickr.