The other side of this is that celebrities with money need to get ready for the backlash that comes from f***ing over starving creatives with f*** all to lose.

S*** is like not paying your hooker and then being surprised when her pimp catches you down a side street and takes garden clippers to your Achilles.

By having industry standards that you don’t let be bypassed by these celebrities.

It’s obvious homeboy approached this like a fan (OMG ITS SZA IMA GO WAY BEYOND MY OCCUPATION AND JUST PAY FOR EVERYTHING EVEN THO IM JUST A PHOTOGRAPHER) than a f***ing businessman and thus he got finessed.

And that was wrong of them. If he gotten his business right we wouldn’t be in this predicament.

That’s so dirty if true.

TDE been getting money from places like Rockstar and s*** and still haven’t run that man his check.

Punch a scumbag, dude the Walmart equivalent of Suge.

not the achilles

aren't verbal agreements legally binding in the US? i wonder if it's determined by state

But that’ll never happen cause celebrities with money will always have the leverage + its always another broke motherfucka that will take getting nickle and dimed to get close to an artist with a smile on they face. That’s what happens when an industry has a lotta accessibility.

Otherwise, TDE woulda been called out for not clearing samples en masse years ago lol

Contract made but not signed...and he still did the photoshoot? What sense does that make? What was the point of drafting a contract with your terms if you just not even have people sign the s***

photgrapher is in the right

No wonder this nigga got finessed. He's a dummy.

Not really, very hard to prove the legitimacy of a handshake deal when each party claims differently.

yall niggas that keep saying “she look good to me so I don’t see the issue” are missing the point

Imo this is a bad take that doesnt take into account the situation of small time photographers

The reality is that these guys don't have s*** for the most part and understand that getting with a celebrity will change their lives. So as a small time creator, they will do ANYTHING to get these people on your corners bc that's kinda what you supposed to do... When you're small with the chance of your lifetime before you, you kinda do whatever that person wants, not because you're bad at business but because you NEED her.

Thinking that small time creators can just discuss with established superstars like they're normal business partners is just ignoring the reality and falling back on feel good advice

If anything this situation proves my point. She f***ed about so he posted her s*** that she decided she didn’t want posted and there’s not a thing she can do about it. And if she had paid for them then maybe she would have a right of way to have not left off the internet.

Dude f***ed up by accepting the paperwork but should have never moved an inch till signatures were made.

They still need to run him his money tho.

Oh her feet look good

mfs on this page victim blaming the guy for being exploited

On surface level, with the history of shady people like Terry Richardson in the industry in mind, this is a bad look for the photographer.

After reading the photographers angle on it and assuming it’s true, this is ENTIRELY on SZA and TDE. Nobody forced her to do this sexualizing photo shoot lmao

Her and Ari Lennox needed to look more “marketable”

industry full of sharks

this is day 1 stuff

And all they had to do was pay him.

TDE good for it.

Jesus, that chin

“ So as a small time creator, they will do ANYTHING to get these people on your corners bc that's kinda what you supposed to do...”

Another industry lie that people say to justify nickle and diming niggas.

That’s not a bad take at all, if you sought out my services because you were shown my portfolio, you NEED me just as much as I NEED you. Probably more cause you sought me out because of my vision and my skills.

It’s not ignoring reality as much as it is wanting better standards. As a nigga in this music industry all ppl ever do is argue and complain how the “lesser guy” doesnt get their fair share or due. If takes like mine were more accepted than the culture as a whole would be in a way better place than it is now.

Listen man, pay your photographers, graphic designers, editors, etc.

Photographers, graphic designers, editors, etc get your s*** in writing. And don't bend because of the name/brand your work is going to be associated with.

Cash >>> clout/exposure

You can do a shoot, and end up not liking how it turned out. Nothing wrong with that. Sza has had photos where she’s been in bikinis, panties, or even semi nude before. The issue where she may be wrong is not paying him.