BYT posts lots of pictures. We like pictures because people click on them. We want to take more pictures, the more pictures we post, the happier we are (we assume the same goes for our readership), generally speaking.
In the past we've had photographers who worked with point and click cameras, but the point is, we're not a bunch of art-fag photo snobs who sit around and judge you based on the size of your lens, if you take great pictures, we want you.
So the question is, do you take awesome shots? Do you usually post them on your flickr page and wonder why it is that you haven't been discovered yet? Would you like to get 200,000 hits on your flickr page next month? I bet you would...
Do you like to party? Do you want to get into clubs and shows for free? DO YOU LIKE DOCUMENTING DEBAUCHERY? If so, BYT wants to help you out.
If you are an emerging artist who is looking for an opportunity to shine, bring it on. If you're a mickey mouse photographer who thinks that you're worth way more than just the incredible opportunity of shooting awesome shows and parties with VIP treatment, then ask yourself why people don't pay you to do that already. And if they do, then don't sweat it, SOME PEOPLE KNOW AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY WHEN THEY SEE ONE.
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO:
Send an email to dakota@brightestyoungthings.com and tell us why you're awesome, please, don't be shy. Send us links to your websites, flickr, smugmug or any other kinds of pages you've got. Even if it's a photo clip from your high school newspaper, we want to see it. If you don't have anything you feel like you want to show us, go out and shoot something tonight and send it to us, maybe you're the next Richard Avedon, we won't put it past you. Show us why you deserve to be making millions of dollars, and we'll try to help you do just that by publicizing the crap out of your work and getting you KNOWN all over the DC metro area (and beyond!).
WHAT WILL YOU GET IN RETURN?
Think of us as Xzibit and your life as a vehicle. 'Nuff said.
For more information about watermarking etc see our photo rules
God loves a cheerful giver.
please take down that photo of dakota it is scaring me
Hi my name is Ron, I am writing to you because I read the article in the Washington Post on 6/28 in the Style and Arts section. (Life of the Partyrazzi)
I will be furloughed in July and need a job. So I looked you up. I have been taking pictures for about 3 years, I work with kids and started getting them interested in photography. Anyway...
And I started to think that I can do that. I take awesome shots, and I love the night life. I need to get discovered fast.
I have my pictures on Flicker, (m.moses40) so if you don't mind, take a look at them and tell me if I can become a BYT.
Hi, my name is Ron, and I have a mustache. I also take pictures. I also like loose women. I am slightly ironical, but not with my mustache. My mustache is there solely for status.
I miss shooting for BYT. My beard is for status-what.
We miss you too Pat!
Is experience necessary? I'm pretty sure I have inherent talent. I also have some sweet apps on my iPhone that makes taking awesome pictures a snap. (no pun intended)
Let me know and I'll send you a list of shows I'd like to get into.
you dont pay your photographers??
you should be ashamed of yourself!!!
WOW my photos will appear on your site!!! where do i sign?
I am sure you pay your web designer, cell phone bill, car insurance, electric bill, rent---why not photographers?
remember you get what you pay for...
Hi Nelson!
a) we don't pay our web designer shit and he's been with us for a long time
b) we pay our car insurance because it's the law
c) we don't pay our photographers because we don't make enough money to do so yet. The benefits are having thousands and thousands of people look at your work (which is properly credited back to you), getting to shoot fun events that you normally couldn't, being part of a community of other photogs and creative people, being part of a growing site/business, getting attention, etc.
d) you are annoying, please go away
why am I annoying because I suggested your photographers get paid for their work??
Nelson - ooh, ooh, can I answer?
Too many exclamation points.
ahhaha....Nelson, you are annoying because you don't understand the importance of being published and the power of BYT!