Hey unspoken, your a lovely bag of joy aren't you? Know what your talking about prior to knocking someone. Not all studios have been converted to digital yet. There is still 23% that is film.
Photographers near corporate are in fact sent there for training, and then sent into the field. Those studios are amazing, and it's really not fair to train people there, as the studios in the field aren't nearly as good.
CPI taking over and micromanaging the hell out of us is getting a bit old. They're sucking the fun right out of this job. They want, they want, they want... if they let us breath occasionally they'd find what they wanted would come naturally. I've almost had enough, which is sad, since I've been here through 2 bankruptcys, 3 takeovers, & 9 DM/MM's.
This company is seriously starting to suck.
Oh, and as for hiring more experienced photographers...lol.. I don't know what part of the map your on, but in mine, if you can read, and write enough to fill out the application, your hired at $12 an hr. ###s off the street who know nothing of photography, who think it'll be a fun job, just pushing a button.
I think if CPI seriously wants change they need to remove all of Picture Me's upper management, starting with the Regionals.
