My 1st Magazine cover. Acclaim Magazine.

I was asked to shoot it by the girls over at www.houseofjackiebrown.com

We shot on the subways and subways & streets

We had post editing issues…they did not like some of my editing techniques. They meaning the mag.
I said fuck them straight up. I told the girls at HOB that IF they touched my photos I did not want anything to do with it.

So today I see a tweet.

I go cool, I have been wanting to see it the mag cover after all the drama.

I really got super pissed off. I felt like I was being disrespected artistically.
If you ask me to shoot something, I am going to do it MY way. If YOU don’t want me to shoot YOUR way YOU should get another photog. I am not the one.

I have been doing things MY way since day 1. Never sold out not a 1 fucking time. And I never will.
I can go on and on about how I feel. But I am going to chill.

Naw, fuck chilling. Ima go in!

I wish that I knew Dalek was doing the cover.
I wish that they gave me some love on their blog entry about the cover

I mean… you do call your self a streetwear magazine right? How am I not mentioned in the blog at least?
I know I am not BIG enough to get a mention on the cover. But the fucking blog…come on son!
I am THE photog for most streetwear parties in NYC. No need to tell you that…you already know! haha

BTW the Eagles fucking sucking it up right now!

So yeah, back to ranting.

Or maybe I should reserve judgment.

And before you call me bitter. I am just gonna say. FUCKING YES I am BITTER! haha

But, But. BUT!!!

I am very proud to have a cover. But if you are not happy about something why act like you are?
Fuck all that shit.

Hahaha look at my bitch’n about this shit. *smh*

In other news,

THIS NIGGA HERE!

hahahaha I don’t feel bad for him or any Eagle fan! GOOOOO BILLS!!!

I dedicate this to you, and you!

hahah Tweet that fool and tell him how much you love him, he needs a hug

Update ( after re reading what I just wrote)
I just wanna say I am not mad at any one involved in the shoot. I am just stating how I feel.
I was REALLY excited about doing the shoot and was HAPPY for a few days after. It was just all the other shit that got to me. So ladies, yes you ladies. I want to say thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with you. I know it was not so much YALL as it was explained to me. It was THEM.

Next time I will ask more questions, So I can know what I am getting myself into.

Cheers!

Update #2

I got a Email from PJ at Acclaim.

Looks like it was both HOB and Acclaim that wanted me to change my work.

hahaha I almost wish I never did that shoot. It’s like damn. The shoot was mad fun! everyone worked hard, from the nail girl, to rose, to HOB to the dude who was doing the hair. Shit was dope!
But like I said I am NOT a fashion photog. I will never be, don’t wanna be. So wishing me luck in the fashion game is just dumb.

I am putting this behind me. Fuck that cover. I guess I won’t ever work with HOB or Acclaim again. Like I give a flying fuck. I never asked to work with them in the 1st place. I was asked to shoot.

Did I mention I did this shit for free? And HOB wants more photos? I sent selects, the ones I loved. I can’t send stuff out in the world that I don’t love.

Yes, I said I would meet up with them to look over them and edit a few more if I deemed it possible. But I said fuck all that shit. I was done with this shit. Shit became irritating

So, I am a diva, I have a a big ego, and what ever else I was said to be on twitter and text. Oh I ‘m hard to work with too. haha.
No I am hard to work with if you start telling me how to do my job no matter how big or small. I will say fuck you. I have my reasons.

In the end. We all win. They got to work with me, I worked with them.

This cover is NOT going to make me, I am making me. With the much the help of people who know whats up. Not by people who want me to do shit I don’t want to.

There will be many more covers with magazines that matter to me.

*acts like Kanye West when he was on Punk’d* hahaha *shrugs*
*Sings he got a big ego*…no no wait I hate that fucking song!

I sat on pushing the publish button for a hour.
I am saying fuck it. This is how I feel right now. I might feel like this tomorrow, but RIGHT NOW…RIGHT NOW, I do!

*Pushes publish*

Dear, Keri Hilson

I fucking LOVE you.
You are so fucking good HOT!
And you seem sooooooooo fucking cool!

I wanna tell you something so let me explain for a sec!

If I fucked you, I would give it to SO fucking good
Better then any man or WOman.
Ask my girl, Cali Boo. She gets it good, No no, fucking great!
I wanna fuck you with that outfit you have on in your video….yeah you know the one!

Ok, Ok I will stop for now. But baby one of these days I tell ya! You, me..Cali Boo? Who knows!

Ok honey. I am off to Vegas.

Have a great weekend where ever you are.

xoxoxo,

Mel

I wanna tear you apart