Who Is Betty?
.Betty is all about controversy. An ever changing chameleon, brash and sassy. Betty doesn't care what anyone thinks. She doesn't care if you love her or hate her.... as long as you think of her.
ONLY $600.00 www.bludomain.com/photography31
. the newly revised Betty. photographs courtesy of the most adorable couple Signe & Nick Adams. I'm hiring them for my wedding to boyfriend B. Two photographers who think outside of the box, incredibly passionate and talented. I just want to dive inside their minds. www.nickadams.com
. we are relaunching because "Betty" said so! We are looking for a "Betty" send us a photo if you are brash & sassy. Photo must be of you. Entries must be in by Friday February 16th. Send them to me at info@bludomain.com. Winner gets a pedicure, manicure & facial from their favorite spa!
. a statement released by BluDomain
It has come to our attention that there have been some posts on some of the photography forums regarding the alleged unauthorized use of images on our latest interface "Betty" by the photographer. We want to make it clear that we spoke at length with the subject named in question and permission was indeed granted before the interface was launched via telephone.
At that time the subject in question had requested to be compensated for the use of these images with a free website - a request to which we gladly obliged. Today, however, these requests became a bit more substantial and the subject has written her own self promoting bio that is a page long and insisted it be posted on our blog and as such we have decided to remove the images from our site. We are not a company that indulges in drama.
We would like to assure everyone we are not posting up images without permission. In fact permission was given to Bludomain before the launch of Betty and again granted in a conversation to the photographer after the launch.
We are not in the habit of making statements such as this but it is difficult to hear ugly rumors and sit defenselessly as things get exaggerated and misconstrued. If subject in question did not want her images used she was given ample time to say no when asked by BluDomain and the photographer. This will be the last statement made regarding this issue. Thank you.
BluDomain
Love this NEW BETTY better anyway.. She so looks like the description...
Posted by: Fan of Blu | February 09, 2007 at 06:13 AM
Wow!
Sorry to hear about what you had to deal with...
But man-o-man!
I LOVE those new pics!!
I cant tell you how much I love NickAdams.com style and work, I am for sure bookmarking the photog's web site.
The new pics seem to really fit SO well with the look and feel of Internface 31 / Betty.
Really a sweet combo
And I am in the Mix!
As I have faxed by contract in, and cannot wait to start working this sweet interface.
Good to hear you guys are working hard to get all the performance issue cleared up and all.... I know what your going thru, as we are a web hosting provider as well.
Cheers!
David Norris Photography
http://modernpics.wordpress.com
ParagonHost
http://www.paragonhost.com
Posted by: ModernPics | February 09, 2007 at 06:14 AM
I LOVE this better too. The images ROCK!
Posted by: k | February 09, 2007 at 06:15 AM
No more drama. The new images are great. Sorry about the headache. And Kailee....I appreciate your posts. They dont go un noticed. I hope the gumballs are good. Keep up the good work.
Matt
Posted by: Matt | February 09, 2007 at 06:30 AM
The new betty is way better!
I have a quetion about betty
how many pictures will it hold in each of the gallerys?
Posted by: gin | February 09, 2007 at 07:12 AM
These pictures are AMAZING! Way better than the old Betty!
Posted by: Dawn | February 09, 2007 at 07:19 AM
Although we appreciate the freedom of interaction that you get in a forum this blog is reserved for positive feedback and constructive criticism void of emotion. We will not contribute to any further controversy over this matter - it has nothing to do with us and is becoming somewhat tiresome.
Any posts that are negative will be promptly removed.
This is an issue that is between two photographers and is none of our business.
I'm a happy girl guys! No need for these he said/ she said, let's fuel a fire and write hateful posts.
Posted by: Kailee | February 09, 2007 at 08:55 AM
Love it Kailee and sorry you had to deal with the drama. I actually like the girls/guys in the new photos better! Keep up the good work and "nil illigitmus carborundum" (Latin for "don't let the b*** wear you down")
PS Does Betty have client proofing?
Posted by: Kim | February 09, 2007 at 09:45 AM
I was really surprised to find out about all this drama going on. Blu, I'm glad that you took the images off the site, I think it was the right thing to do since it seems no one really knows the whole story behind all the drama except for the parties involved.
I do think that your next interface should feature the photos of Amy Wenzel. It's too bad that her images had to come off as well. She's an amazing photographer!
Posted by: Erin | February 09, 2007 at 10:04 AM
6 of Four loves BLU!
Posted by: Katie Torres | February 09, 2007 at 10:15 AM
It's amazing how pictures make all the difference in the world. I wasn't really that into Betty when you released her. And it was because of the model. I didn't find her attractive at all and it clouded my judgement. But since you switched the photos, I like Betty 1000 Percent better! The sad part is, if I wanna buy Betty now, I have to pay full price!! I BLEW IT!
Keep up the good work. You are a very talented bunch.
Posted by: Steve | February 09, 2007 at 10:51 AM
I heart Blu.
I have been a fan since last summer and holding out for Jinky to work with you. Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Clary | February 09, 2007 at 10:53 AM
Let's not bash the other photographer or the other model. They were both wonderful, but had a misunderstanding. The new Betty is great too, but let's not hurt others in the process of loving the new.
katie
Posted by: Katie Torres | February 09, 2007 at 11:09 AM
I agree Katie! Nicely said!
Posted by: Erin | February 09, 2007 at 11:14 AM
Is the image in the front going to be smaller now? On the prior "Betty" it was larger.
Posted by: Nat | February 09, 2007 at 12:15 PM
I think it is a shame this whole Betty thing took an "ugly" twist and glad to see you changed the images on the site to protect the innocent.
I would like to know if a splash page is included since the client proofing is off that...how does that look or work?
I really want this site, but too many unknowns...proofing, calendar, splash page, size of site and how it looks on small monitors. Can Blu address this please. I know there are other curious minds.
Posted by: Bee | February 09, 2007 at 01:21 PM
Love the new site...and well said. Bravo for the postive spin.
Posted by: Jessica Scheufler | February 09, 2007 at 02:48 PM
I totally agree with Erin....bring Amy Wenzel's photos back; she wasn't involved. Her stuff rocks, she rocks!
Posted by: sara anthony | February 09, 2007 at 08:13 PM
Sorry to hear that your newest site turned into an Ugly Betty. No pun intended! Any photographer would be honored to have their images displayed on your websites without any compensation.
Posted by: Curt | February 09, 2007 at 09:22 PM
I also think you did the right thing by removing the images, but it was also nice to hear that Betty was given a free Blu site, I would have been thrilled with that compensation. Sorry it happened to everyone, but love the new Betty!
Posted by: aj | February 10, 2007 at 06:58 AM
Note to Blu Team...
I like the new size of the pic for the spash page.
Much better IMHO
David
ModernPics
DavidNorrisPhoto.com (Coming Soon)
Posted by: David Norris | February 10, 2007 at 04:38 PM
Bettie must be a hot template. I tried to purchase it 2 days ago and was told it's sold out in IL. Almost unreal.
Posted by: Tao | February 11, 2007 at 07:26 PM