Comments on: Friday Flickr Feature - Rosie Hardy

By: Torp

Torp — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:27:21 +0000

People, you need to learn to read everything. Check the last and uppermost post on that plagiarism site…

“This was a marketing strategy to create more buzz around Rosie Hardy.”

Of course, this means you can’t really trust what they say - it might be another marketing ploy, but it does mean that she’s not plagiarizing things.

I’m giving it a 50/50 chance the Aaron above is the Aaron in Rosies life, continuing to work the marketing ploy that it was…

Also, boo hoo, they’re not helping you. You can’t go around expecting anyone and everyone to help you - the best way to learn photography is to go out and shoot. If you’ve sent them emails asking for a course, and they haven’t replied, then too bad for them, really - they’re the ones losing a customer, and there are plenty of free tutorials and courses out there. Wouldn’t surprise me if you can find the same sort of introductionary course for free at a local college, or local photo club, or something like that.

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:24:24 +0000

If you love something very much, like photography, you’d be amazed how far you would go. It’s interesting reading the comments about how it’s ‘impossible’ for Rosie to edit and take the pictures all by herself. It’s like comparing someone who is an athlete. It’s like saying, it’s impossible for them to practice everyday, won’t they get tired? She obviously found the time to take and edit pictures, and what’s so wrong with that?

By: Madison

Madison — Sat, 23 May 2009 01:21:17 +0000

You know I honest to God believed in Rosie when I first heard of her and Aaron on an MSN interview they had a few months ago…

But now I see that the two of them don’t care. I’ve emailed asking for lighting tips, aperture and shutter speed tips, and all sorts of other things! It really hurt me that neither of the two responded. I think it’s all a sham now and it really upsets me.

I’m trying to become a professional photographer and actually struggling with it all the while they’re making money off of being rude and not helping aspiring photographers.

You know what? I actually DID meet my boyfriend on the internet via http://www.flixster.com
He’s from Nottingham, England, and I live near Orlando, Florida, USA. So there’s a real story for you. We see each other every three or so months and he’ll be moving over here to get a job at Disney so we can live together. We’re having a lot of financial issues too! There’s no way that it would go that smoothly for them. So yes, Rosie? I hope America goes “tits up,” as stated on you’re Flickr.

Also, Aaron seems to be the only one of the two that drops the odd comment saying “I love you baby.”

Rosie is too centered around herself and this aloplecia bull crap is just so we can feel sorry for her and be inspired by her work!

What does she really look like anyway?

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:57:06 +0000

I don’t think some people on here know the definition of “INSPIRATION”
Therefor I will give you the defintion: Ispiration: the process of being mentally stimulated to DO SOMETHING or fell something. As you can clearly see, unless your too narrow minded, Rosie was simply inspired to do those pictures. Have in mind she’s only 17 and she’s still learning. When you were 5 and in school you learned the alphabet by copying it, you learned to write by copying the teaches writing, you learned to count by copying numbers. So Rosie is learning the ways of photography by being an inspired and copying (in good way) the ideas of the other artists. There still her own if she was the model, and she used her equipment, and she pushed down the trigger of the camera. And if you want to critizes her lets see your creditials first, lets see your amazing photography. I personally think it’s pretty sad that you need a 14 year old to tell you the imaturity of your ways. So if you don’t like Rosie’s pictures so much why are you putting so much time and effort into her photography, and finding fault in it?

By: Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:21:40 +0000

So sad. People refuse to CARE that she’s doing this?? Yes, we all use inspiration; however, to blatantly copy an image, textures, etc, and pass them off as your own and MAKE PROFIT OFF OF THEM is ILLEGAL.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:46:27 +0000

Don’t worry she/they will never stop.

She already uploaded a new image.

And people on Flickr don’t care if she is a liar and that she copies and sells other people’s work.

By: The outsider

The outsider — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:59:46 +0000

I think your sense of humour needs a bit of “retouching”

By: The outsider

The outsider — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:54:09 +0000

Ok so she made a mistake, were all human and we all make mistakes. Rosie Hardy made a mistake and I seem to think she has apologised for it. If she is as seirous about Photography as she makes out then I belive she can move on from this and hopfully be a better person because of it. I know the evidence is stacked against her at the moment but If she can proove she has originality there is no need for her to give up on Photography.

Keep going rosie, you aint finished yet!

By: Jonas

Jonas — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:17:34 +0000

To “Hello”. Why don’t you use your real name, if what you are saying is true ???
Can you prove that she takes the photographs herself ?

To try to defend Rosie Hardy is useless.

She has no credibility and nobody believes in what she says anymore.

She lIED.

She said that she didn’t saw the images that she copied and there are proves that she lied here :
http://rosiehardyplagiarism.tumblr.com/post/80580768/rosie-hardy-photography

Her career as a photographer is over.
Because people “google” the photographers name before hiring them. And her name is associated with lies and plagiarism now.

I’m sorry for her. But she is an adult and has to take responsibility for her actions.

By: Hello

Hello — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:49:58 +0000

I think this you are all disgraceful and pathetic.
I go to school with Rosie. I’m not particually great friends with her. But I know some things for sure.
She is no fake. She fully edits her photos herself.
She took pictures of our ball and I actually watched her edit them.
Her relationship with Aaron is real. She is real. She is the sweetest down to earth girl.
Marketing stragegy?!
Are you serious? Why is it nowadays, as soon as somebody is talented and beautiful, people automatically assume they have other agendas, like a marketing stragegy?!
Is it really that unbelievable that she just sees photography as a hobbie and a passion?
And as for being a robot.. she is so devoted to her photography that she met with our Head Teacher to take off some pressure with her A-levels so she could devote more time to her passion.
Maybe some of you should grow up, & not be so jealous.