tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post701654338006196180..comments2023-11-08T02:34:03.106-08:00Comments on The Latest with David Jay: I said "I Do" ;)|| davidjay ||http://www.blogger.com/profile/11433140031146732831noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-66013605026445297292009-02-11T19:24:00.000-08:002009-02-11T19:24:00.000-08:00DJ, I haven't been a big follower of your work- bu...DJ, I haven't been a big follower of your work- but I have seen it all over Pictage (in the past). I realize we all make mistakes, and we all do things we later regret.<BR/>I have to ask you this: do you regret what you said about the Pictage CEO?<BR/>My second point: this is definitely a dark hour/day for the wedding photography industry. When we have some of the most famous photographers/business entrepreneurs insulting each other- what message does that send to other "up and coming" photographers? <BR/>PLEASE RESPOND (when you get a chance ;)<BR/><BR/>Philippians 3:14<BR/>~PeaceTravis Johansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709275110136509616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-40177359193750708282009-02-06T15:28:00.000-08:002009-02-06T15:28:00.000-08:00Good reason not to place your hope in another huma...Good reason not to place your hope in another human being and raise others up to high. The fall is usually pretty hard. DJ I held you in high regard and thought of you as a rock star of sorts. I wouldn't walk on too many people climbing the ladder to success. You'll be seeing these same people on they way down. Pictage has always been good to me and I wouldn't be where I am today without them. When I read your post regarding Jason I was shocked. I called my account rep as I was a concerned with the comments you made. I'm happy to heard that Jason is NOT leaving Pictage. I'm just disappointed and shocked at the unprofessionalism of your comments.Don Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361417443662623014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-85278179175765926342009-02-06T07:18:00.000-08:002009-02-06T07:18:00.000-08:00Quotations from another blog...."I know that many ...Quotations from another blog....<BR/>"I know that many of you have tried to comment on DJ's blog, and they get promptly removed. If this has happened to you you can put your comment here." Well, my comment (Which is the above statement) as well as the comment after my comment both got deleted from that blog : ) Which, there is Nothing wrong with deleting comments, we all have the right to do what we wish with our own blogs. <BR/><BR/>But, why should someone point out what someone else is doing when they are doing the same thing?? <BR/><BR/>Below is my Deleted Comment from another blog... (Please note, the questions are not directed to DJ, this is the exact comment originally posted on another blog)<BR/><BR/><BR/>In short.... <BR/>1. Why criticize and question a man's faith who has put his trust in Jesus Christ, our LORD and Savior?<BR/>It is written in Romans 3:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.<BR/><BR/>2. Who of us is perfect? Seriously. <BR/>It is written in John 8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.<BR/><BR/>2. Is the postcard photo of the bus and lake necessary? <BR/>It is written in Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:<BR/><BR/>3. What should be the solution here?<BR/>It is written in Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.<BR/><BR/>Let us remember that it is also written in Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.<BR/><BR/>All of this? bashing names, inappropriate images, over someone changing labs/picture hosting and sharing with others they've made change?? Is it really worth loosing the friendship you guys once had? <BR/><BR/>I have listened to both of you speak and appreciate the knowledge that you both shared in your seminars as well as outside of your seminars. I hope forgiveness is given and received on both parts and the friendship is restored. : )<BR/>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>If one is reading this is not a believer in Jesus Christ as our Savior, the Bible as God's Holy word, then please continue to read some more scriptures : )<BR/><BR/>The Bible is God's truth. Consistent expository teaching and application of what God has said in His Word is a must. <BR/><BR/>GOD'S WORD<BR/>1 Timothy 3:16-17 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.<BR/><BR/>Hebrew 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.<BR/><BR/>SALVATION<BR/>1 John 1:8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.<BR/><BR/>GOD HAS ADOPTED/CHOSEN US<BR/>Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. <BR/> <BR/>Ephesians 1:4-6 For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight, in love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves <BR/>Actually, read Ephesians 1:3-8.... <BR/><BR/>Ecclesiastes 3:14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.<BR/><BR/>2 Corinthians 7:1-4 Read this one too.. (If anyone is with out a Bible you can always google scripture.)<BR/><BR/>Please forgive me if there are any typos in my spelling. : )<BR/><BR/>May God's love, mercy and forgiveness be upon us all...<BR/><BR/><BR/>P.S Hebrews 4:12 is right!! <BR/>The Word of God is sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.Sheryl Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520162588295114257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-12218890740598449302009-02-05T20:56:00.000-08:002009-02-05T20:56:00.000-08:00DJ - If you delete this comment, I seriously won't...DJ - If you delete this comment, I seriously won't be offended at all. But I wanted you to read it. This is what I posted on Gary's site.<BR/><BR/>I had dinner with David in September 2007. That was 16 months ago. <BR/><BR/>During that conversation I expressed complaints about Pictage... mostly relating to quality. He did nothing but sing their praises and how it's an effortless way to generate a passive income. He also suggested that I contact my account representative and that they would take care of any problem I had. He would have had no incentive to lie to me as it was just us and another friend, who was completely removed from the wedding industry. <BR/><BR/>Ten months later, he starts "planning" for the future of the industry by partnering with SmugMug, stating that, "[Pictage] worked great for me when they first started but year after year I felt that they got more out of date and more expensive for what they were offering and eventually I felt like they crossed a point where I couldn't feel good referring people to them and so I moved on." <BR/><BR/>I find it hard to believe that that kind of a mindset could change in 10 months, unless he was lying to me in the first place. But keep in mind, he was speaking on behalf of Pictage as recently as WPPI '08... last March (perhaps even later than that). Still singing their praises. If he started working with SmugMug 6 months ago, that means the relationship started in August. So now we're down to a complete mental shift in 5 months. <BR/><BR/>The man has a hefty California mortgage to pay and is not an active photographer. If another company comes along offering a larger endorsement and an offer to feature ONLY him as their "Artist in Residence for Wedding Photography" when he's buried in the sea of the insane talent Pictage endorses, he'd be a fool not to switch. That's just a smart business move. And keep in mind, this is a man who is driven by success and influence. The immaturity comes when he decides to bash Pictage in the process and make Pictage clients question their business alliances. Or maybe that's part of what SmugMug is paying him to do. <BR/><BR/>This is not the first time this has happened. If you go back far enough in his blog, he did the same thing with Bludomain right before he launched his website platform. He capitalized on a weak moment when one of their servers crashed. That's not human error. That stuff happens. But he wasted no time bashing Bludomain while promoting his up and coming product -- the future of websites.<BR/><BR/>The last point I'll make is more of a personal one. David made a public statement about me on his blog, and while he did not mention me by name, it would have been much more mature to confront me in person -- after all, I was right there. What I did was not malicious nor did I have any ill feelings toward him. Actually, I had no idea I had hurt him until I saw it on his blog. I sent a sincere note of apology. Twice. While chatting with another who was on the bus, I asked him to pass along my apology in case he didn't see it in the stack of emails he receives. My friend's response was, "Oh no, he saw it and he was definitely talking about you. Everyone on the bus knows about it." And yet, no response back to me on my apology. A mark of maturity would be to invest that energy resolving it with me, rather than dwelling on it and slandering my name on a bus with a group of people who don't know me.<BR/><BR/>I still have no ill feelings towards the man. I think he is growing up in a rather public spotlight. While I no longer have contact with him, as recently as a couple weeks ago, I recommended to a mutual friend that he get back in touch with David because I thought he might need a good, solid friend with everything he's going through. Ego can be a hard thing for a man to get a hold of, especially when there are thousands worshipping everything you say. I don't envy his position at all. Being on a superhuman platform has got to be exhausting and lonely...falling at some point is inevitable.<BR/><BR/>Where I disagree with Gary is on the point about him being a Godly man. Christians are nothing more than people who realize that they screw up and hurt others. Godly is just another word that places him on a pedestal. He's a broken human who makes mistakes. We all are. God comes in when we decide what to do with those mistakes. <BR/> "The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, and walk out the door and deny him with their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable." - Brennan Manning <BR/><BR/>OH, and I am currently a very satisfied Pictage client who will celebrate 6 years of an unbroken business relationship this October. DJ was right, my account representative did resolve all my issues -- most of which were my fault. And I generate an extremely healthy passive income every month. I am also a very satisfied Bludomain client of almost 5 years -- back when the websites were expensive and no one had them. I'm not endorsed by either. Maybe I don't expect perfection from others when I know I'm not there myself.Jen Krollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074324280586256325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-45306501386377949942009-02-05T20:12:00.000-08:002009-02-05T20:12:00.000-08:00I'm going to focus on my love of photography!I'm going to focus on my love of photography!me@brianmcguckin.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812130092936754076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-37975424104965063552009-02-05T18:42:00.000-08:002009-02-05T18:42:00.000-08:00Gary posted here that I have attempted to add him ...Gary posted here that I have attempted to add him as a friend on Facebook, which is true. What Gary didn't post is that He tried to add me as a facebook friend first, back on 8/29/08, when I wasn't into Facebook yet. I still have the email that was sent to me, thank goodness for Gmail. I have never done anything to Gary, but question his controversial posts about Christianity, and now this post about DJ.<BR/><BR/>He accuses you DJ of deleting comments, and then he blocks us who have an opposing view to his own, another irony:)<BR/><BR/>Anyway <BR/><BR/>Rock On!!!!<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'll post my disappointment with Gary on my blog;)Tim Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404510675986875736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-131615992236030572009-02-05T18:18:00.000-08:002009-02-05T18:18:00.000-08:00I didn't read all the comments, but enough feel sa...I didn't read all the comments, but enough feel sad. Sad that people base their friendship with others on whether they prefer to do business with one company over another. Sad that people can't make factual statements on their blog without being ridiculed. Are we in China?<BR/> <BR/>Two summer ago I was in Greece and spent about $300 calling Pictage (in the middle of the night) trying to figure out what happened to an event I sent in via DVD. After several calls, a pissed off bride and a huge cell bill I finally got a hold of the right person who found the DVD on her desk. I would have switched in a heart beat but I couldn't find a company to sufficiently replace them. A strong competitor might be good for Pictage.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717076208307106303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-24784895547584468982009-02-05T15:51:00.000-08:002009-02-05T15:51:00.000-08:00this is like high school..this is like high school..Jenaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391176831704772998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-86117176273474665422009-02-05T15:20:00.000-08:002009-02-05T15:20:00.000-08:00Agreed pictage is overpriced and smugmug is a bett...Agreed pictage is overpriced and smugmug is a better solution.Steve Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04361413703179701667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-40431477551369410652009-02-05T14:34:00.000-08:002009-02-05T14:34:00.000-08:00I been with smugmug since August and I love them.....I been with smugmug since August and I love them...they make my life so much easier. :)Lucia Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534373096030411439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-45706305515403367202009-02-05T13:46:00.000-08:002009-02-05T13:46:00.000-08:00I thought you were re-inventing yourself this year...I thought you were re-inventing yourself this year, DJ?<BR/><BR/>I've gotta say, I thought that would mean the end of defamation in these here parts!<BR/><BR/>Then again, I share Denis' view that your changing loyalties needn't hold much sway in the real world ... when you get so big you lose your first love (i.e. actually shooting), you start to lose your ability to understand and serve photographers, and you lose street cred too.<BR/><BR/>I hope this post is a relapse you will correct and move on from.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947372769862735805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-10849673185702751472009-02-05T13:08:00.000-08:002009-02-05T13:08:00.000-08:00DJ know you are loved, if you ever need anything j...DJ know you are loved, if you ever need anything just let me know. I hope that with putting Pictage out of the picture that all of you guys can be friends again one day. All of you have such great hearts and great minds. It would be sad to see them not working together, if even just for friendship. <BR/><BR/>Blessings!<BR/>T-RockMrs. Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764067821862645820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-49616342827088586342009-02-05T11:07:00.000-08:002009-02-05T11:07:00.000-08:00Wow, blog war..... getting serious hey...btw, I am...Wow, blog war..... getting serious hey...<BR/>btw, I am from Australia. Obviously i know nothing about pictage and smugmug of what they offer before this post. I know no one here at all...In other words, I am a neutral blog reader.<BR/><BR/>Well, I thought I would like to share my opinion about this to give DJ support on this matter.<BR/><BR/>I thought giving some facts about ex partner, it's not really something new.... For example, Footballer (Soccer I mean) quite often does it after leaving the club. here is the example http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=616243&sec=england&cc=3436<BR/><BR/>Yes, it may give ill feeling to the previous club's fans... well, but nothing wrong with it.. If you are a loyal fans, you wouldn't just switch your loyalty to different club because of what other people says, right??? <BR/><BR/>Personally, If DJ were my friend or especially my groomsman, I wouldn't advise harshly in public for something he may have done wrong here. I would share my thought privately and not trying to influence others to do otherwise. So my personal opinion about this war has definitely got something more than just what he says here.<BR/><BR/>But one thing it really annoys me.. why Christianity is brought into this discussion.... For DJ, it's a bless to have a job what he got... sooo I say it's nothing wrong with it..this is his blog right????... christian people is still human and not as holy as others.<BR/><BR/>Well, I hope what I said it doesn't cause more damage to it has already had here...<BR/><BR/>CiaoooFoto Expressionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218237070071995043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-22165749417917672782009-02-05T11:01:00.000-08:002009-02-05T11:01:00.000-08:00Thanks for all the comments everyone...and yea Joh...Thanks for all the comments everyone...and yea John that's a great feature and they've got that one coming. We just talked about it when they were here in SB last week.<BR/><BR/>Rock on,<BR/>DJ|| davidjay ||https://www.blogger.com/profile/11433140031146732831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-84933376828344521172009-02-05T10:44:00.000-08:002009-02-05T10:44:00.000-08:00dj...could you confirm if SmugMug develeoping this...dj...could you confirm if SmugMug develeoping this feature:<BR/>Add to favorites and then be able to send the favorites list to photographer for album design!<BR/><BR/>thanks...<BR/>Jabez photography...<BR/><BR/>Company who listen to photographers feedback and do something about it fast...win!wedding-photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407058748833020196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-84941101558073189932009-02-05T10:40:00.000-08:002009-02-05T10:40:00.000-08:00WOW. Gary talks bad about DJ accusing him of delet...WOW. Gary talks bad about DJ accusing him of deleting posts. I'm no longer allowed to post on his blog. <BR/><BR/>Gary. Censorship? Wow.Bobby Earlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037639256426811596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-1590632182053953642009-02-05T10:02:00.000-08:002009-02-05T10:02:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.MattDJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366101424547507350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-10710202293410824892009-02-05T09:28:00.000-08:002009-02-05T09:28:00.000-08:00Sorry to interrupt ... I didn't realize I'd steppe...Sorry to interrupt ... I didn't realize I'd stepped into a middle school. Sorry. Party on.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148007999594455540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-10701975701409511902009-02-05T09:25:00.000-08:002009-02-05T09:25:00.000-08:00I'm not a religious man David- but you are going t...I'm not a religious man David- but you are going to hell. You are the most manipulative immature person I have ever heard of. You and your rock-star want-to-be posers are going down with you as well.Dew Imageryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091476225131250047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-87488192281153195572009-02-05T09:24:00.000-08:002009-02-05T09:24:00.000-08:00Gary, I only said that I was going to leave your b...Gary, I only said that I was going to leave your blog one time and that I would be back when you posted positive things again. <BR/><BR/>My point is that you have attacked DJ's ethics. The problem is that you did this on your public site, you could have just called and discussed it with him. To do this on a public site demeans him, and is unfair. All he did was voice his concerns about a company, and I have had the same concerns with Pictage. I just found it ironic that you posted such a negative post about DJ, because you were concerned that he posted a negative post about Pictage.Tim Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404510675986875736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-16526282303943823642009-02-05T09:21:00.000-08:002009-02-05T09:21:00.000-08:00Geezummm Gary. You have just shot yourself in the ...Geezummm Gary. You have just shot yourself in the foot.<BR/><BR/>To be such a successful person and now this. I do not think you realize what you have done. It is painfully obvious you do not care.<BR/><BR/>I admire all you have accomplished and done for photographers in general. <BR/><BR/>I have supported you and your products, but this is pretty bad.<BR/><BR/>It is clear you do not really care positively, unless it directly feeds your bottom-line. This blog entry does not, so your anger shows really, really badly.Darrell Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760754711687425525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-58306796843188789562009-02-05T09:16:00.000-08:002009-02-05T09:16:00.000-08:00Why even mention a past relationship with Pictage?...Why even mention a past relationship with Pictage? How is that at all important to anybody else. The mere fact that you had to mention it, as if to make yourself better about "leaving", makes me sick. <BR/><BR/>I don't see anything wrong with you exploring your options, but the fact that you had to bring your readers into a past relationship with Pictage just confirms my assumption that you are nothing but a pompous and vengeful person.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17051632183175348138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-73809467907020557892009-02-05T09:12:00.000-08:002009-02-05T09:12:00.000-08:00Tim Ray - I've blocked you multiple times because ...Tim Ray - I've blocked you multiple times because you keep saying you're leaving and never coming back. <BR/><BR/>Money has nothing to do with why I posted what I did - I am not involved with Pictage management. I wouldn't bring faith into it if DJ didn't write a poem saying this was going to be a new year for him.<BR/><BR/>Hey I cared about DJ a lot - was his biggest fan. We had dinner not so long ago and kept everything light and happy. But he is just a huge disappointment to me. <BR/><BR/>Where do you bring "money" into the discussion? I don't get it.<BR/><BR/>And Tim, you've been trying to 'friend' me on facebook, trying to get back into my blog, and I'm going to be polite and tell you - you are not welcome. Please stay outside - thank you.<BR/><BR/>GaryGary Fong, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111576817977991589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-36673741327316085722009-02-05T09:00:00.000-08:002009-02-05T09:00:00.000-08:00Gary has blocked me from posting on his blog, and ...Gary has blocked me from posting on his blog, and has removed my last post. <BR/> <BR/>It appears that money is more important than friendships anymore. My point in my post that was deleted was that DJ voicing his concerns about Pictage isn't the same as the personal attacks against DJ, even bringing his faith into it. Because DJ was just voicing his concerns about a company, but the attacks against DJ were against him personally.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, DJ keep your head up high. You still have people who respect and admire you.Tim Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404510675986875736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13946500.post-56096874540854438062009-02-05T08:17:00.000-08:002009-02-05T08:17:00.000-08:00Geez - what an overeaction! While some protocol an...Geez - what an overeaction! While some protocol and tact might go into DJ's experience jar - this was no biggie. Gary, Missy and Denis are married to Pictage so there hyper reactions are a bit transparent. I'm no rockstar photographer but connected around the US no less and Pictage perceived problems are snowballing a bit. Most of us don't care who the CEO is - just service, accessibility and cost are what matters!Chris Croyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016672377190340693noreply@blogger.com