[Leica] IMG: New look

[telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)]

Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> wrote:

>>How does a working photographer with thousands of wonderful images
>>actually turn that work into measured value in the form of $$$?
>>Hopefully without resorting to tricks, decorations, bells and whistles?

> These days it's more difficult than you could possibly imagine, with 
> everybody and his brother who has a digital camera giving their 
> photos away for free to see their name in print...  The only avenue
> is to have something different, something that most part-time
> photographers are not able or willing to do.

IMHO if the different look comes entirely from a commercial software package 
or commonly-available photographic equipment, there's nothing stopping 
anyone else from duplicating that look... and soon it's no longer 
'different'.

The best way to have a different look that nobody else will duplicate is by 
using the gray stuff between your ears.  Tina you've got the photos, the 
heart and the will to do more of your magnificent work.  Keep expanding on 
what you do best and don't get sidetracked with software tricks.

> Websites want to use the photos for free and offer to give you
> "valuable exposure" instead of payment.  Exposure for what?

For other websites looking for free photos.  Not very valuable.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com