Using psuedonyms

[DrTang]

heh


My 'handle' here is my pseudonym

it's a long and convoluted story how I got it... I am not a Doctor by any means


but yeah...I use it for photo related stuff, and one time I was part of a group show of slightly risque nature..I suppose you can google my handle to find out more - but the opening was printed in the local paper... and apparently my 'namesake' - who is located in town...kept getting compliments on his photography

How many of you do or have considered using pseudonyms to display your art, and why? For example, if you shoot a lot of nudes or erotica, and have a day job where that sort of thing may not be quite acceptable.... Have you experienced any unforseen consequences for doing that? Has someone "discovered" or "outed" you? What's your favorite ?

PS: "Blinky Palermo" - love it!

[cyrus]

heh


My 'handle' here is my pseudonym

it's a long and convoluted story how I got it... I am not a Doctor by any means


but yeah...I use it for photo related stuff, and one time I was part of a group show of slightly risque nature..I suppose you can google my handle to find out more - but the opening was printed in the local paper... and apparently my 'namesake' - who is located in town...kept getting compliments on his photography

Dr. Poon Tang, I presume?

[BrianShaw]

That sounds more like a Native American name than a porn name!

[BrianShaw]

Horace Beaverbrook

[Jason_1622]

I know everyone weighed in on their thoughts. Mine: pen names are for authors, not photographers. stage names are for porn actors, not photographers.

[BrianShaw]

Jeopardy question, for $20: Who was Weegee?

[anglophone1]

Jeopardy question, for $20: Who was Weegee?

Arthur Felllig

[Jay DeFehr]

I use my real name because I find it a little annoying to refer to people by non-names in conversation. Hi anglophone1! just doesn't flow like, hello Clive. I appreciate when people who use handles provide their first names-- that's all that I need to feel less awkward in conversation, and it doesn't intrude on anyone's privacy.

[Sirius Glass]

My name came when I got five Zeiss lenses for my Hasselblad. Now that is sirius glass!

[rdenney]

Jeopardy question, for $20: Who was Weegee?

You already had to send the twenty bucks to Clive, but Weegee was, of course, a nickname, not an alias. There is a difference.

Rick "call me Rick" Denney