I really did put up all my wedding pictures on my website. And I swear to you, my wedding pictures got downloaded just as much as my bikini pictures.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I had always wanted to include images in a novel, and with my first book, 'Telex From Cuba,' I made an elaborate website that is basically all images.
It is sweet that people want to know everything about my wedding, but they should also respect my privacy.
Sometimes I think all my pictures are just pictures of me.
People want to share their photos publicly with lots of people.
Each time I went to create my website, I needed imagery. It was complicated to get, the process was expensive, I had to negotiate rights. I knew there had to be a better way.
I am happy for people to talk about my pictures, but I wish devoutly that I was not expected to talk about them myself.
I've been lucky enough to have had the luxury of being able to make the picture I've wanted to make each time on my own terms and without compromise.
Every time someone downloads a picture, the photographers get paid about 30% of what we charge.
Everyone keeps asking you for pictures, and after a while you get tired of that. I always say, They are in the archives.
I would absolutely, definitely never sell my wedding pictures to a magazine. I'd like it to be a special day, not a photo shoot. And once you've done that, your marriage becomes everybody else's business.