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Originally Posted by penny609
Seems like people are going a little too harsh on Meisel. He is not my favorite photographer and never will be but I respect his work in general and even love some stories he shot. Every single photographer, musician or whatever artist has done this before, recycling or "stuttering", on purpose or not. Especially when someone is asked to produce a lot and fast. I'm not sure he is running out of ideas, as an artist there are always moments you are not as inspired as the previous semester and your ideas can get mixed, you have troubles to handle inspirations that haven't matured enough in your mind. But clients don't understand it this way, have their deadlines and need the "product" to be delivered in time. The debate could be if an artist should then refuse the deal but it's not as easy as it seems. Plus, Meisel-bashing has become a popular sport and it looks to me as boring as soccer. When John Doe gets repetitive in what he does, no one cares. But when it's a famous person... well, seems that scandal still seels, unfortunately. Even when the thing isn't that obvious, as many people pointed it out here.
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But that's exactly the problem, when your work as an artist starts to get repetitive and you run out of ideas, you should just hang the boots, there is nothing wrong with resting in your laurels. And this goes for any artist.
Actually when John Doe work is sub par, he gets fired and people move on.