Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rob Heyman said. > Thanks Ted. > > These portraits may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it keeps me interested to > try something different, and they pay the bills!.... The young lady has just > been in to view them and I must say that the resulting order will pay quite a > few of those bills.<<< G'day Rob, There have been some interesting view points regarding the photographs of mother & child you executed so well. Some comments by amateurs who need not rely on the "customer counts" for the income derived from what our work looks like. What really counts is..... the mother gave you an excellent order for prints, that's life and how it's supposed to work. Not what LUG comments, as viable as they maybe, actually don't amount to diddly when it comes down to paying the bills and earning income. Sure LUG comments usually work in the assistance with many amateurs and yes I admit on more than one occasion LUG/LEG comments have opened my eyes to, "Damn, that's a good idea I'll try that." for me. Some of us folks are professionals who rely on the sale of our photography and how well the "customer likes it," be that published books or commercial sales in many disciplines of photography. The real bottom line, always shoot what your heart and gut tell you what is right, not to become upset and thrown off track by those who've, although excellent photographers in their own right, have neither been published extensively nor had to cope with earning a keep by the mighty Leica and film. Your photography in this case was and is excellent, absolutely first class. Sure to some it's cliche, so what, that isn't relevant for one iota if it sells like hot cakes and makes you look like God's gift to the world as a photographer! Certainly in the eyes of the person purchasing the pictures! They will tell other potential customers how good you are and that's what keeps the wheels of earning your living turning. In my case with "This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler." book I've had a few comments from LUG members saying the work on many pages is just very ordinary pictures anyone could have taken. So why do others claim it's such a great photography book?" Well I suppose on an over all bases something must be OK with it as a photographic Leica book on the medical of profession with copies sold world wide and it's being re-printed for a new release and title September 2003, "Doctor's Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler." To be followed with, "Women in Medicine. This is Our Work." in 2004. Now if I let some folks get me down because they thought some of the pictures were "just ordinary everyone can take them what makes it so great?" Then my goodness I'd not have started the new book on women, nor would the original Osler book have been re-printed by a publisher who asked "could he do it?" :-) So old buddy best to always stick with your heart on how you feel about your photography no matter what others say unless.......... "they are paying the bill, then you might make a minor adjustment." ;-) ted - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html