Talk:Suzy Gorman

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[edit] NPOV comment

Just in case anyone is curious, this article is not intended as a hatchet job. The photographer revels in her reputation of being difficult to deal with, and I have run this wording by her -- she has approved the phrasing. The articles that I have quoted as references, confirm the demeanor and the comments. The wording here on Wikipedia is as neutral as I could manage -- if anyone would like to figure out a way to present the demeanor in a more neutral fashion, feel free! --Elonka 00:48, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why does this article exist?

I've been an advertising art director for nearly five years, three of those years spent in St. Louis, and I'm hardly familiar with this individual. She doesn't register on the radar screen outside of doing the occasional portrait for local publications. Which means she's like a lot of other photographers, thus not that spectacular. She hardly warrants being on Wikipedia, and even worse, none of her work is dispalyed. Focusing on her "reputation" (which isn't nearly as interesting or visible as this article claims) is pathetic. A photographer is defined by their pictures, not their attitude. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bradleygutting (talk • contribs) 11:05, November 17, 2006 (UTC)

On Wikipedia, notability is sometimes judged not by the quality of someone's photos, but by the amount of press attention that an individual receives. Someone could be a fantastic photographer, but unless they won an award or were written up in the newspaper, that doesn't make them "notable." As for St. Louis photographers, if you know of others who you believe should have Wikipedia biographies, please by all means bring up their names, or go ahead and create stub articles on them. As for why Ms. Gorman's work is not displayed, that is probably because there are no "public domain" images of her work. If you would like to see her images, I am sure there is a link to her website somewhere in the article. --Elonka 08:07, 19 November 2006 (UTC)