Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bob wrote: >I am not a professional photographer but I certainly understand the value that >people place on outstanding photography. Recently I was asked to photograph >the children of an acquaintance. I am a real sucker for chlldren and I get a >tremendous amount of enjoyment capturing their activities. If my work shines >it is in this area. On this day I took about 120 pictures and of those there >were around 50 that were exceptional. Wow! That's a strike rate of over 40%. When it comes to portraiture, I reckon to get two or three really good shots per roll of 36. <big snip> > I would rather ask to take pictures of >children and give them to them than to be depressed when I learn how much >value they place on my work. For me, when business is brought into it the >enjoyment deminishes. I appreciate the commitment that our professional >photographers have made and hope that situations like the one that faced Tina >are not common occurences. As a fellow amateur, I take exactly the same view. It's more rewarding to give the shots away. Last weekend I was up in Tipperary taking shots of the Tipperary Hunt mostly with an R3 and a 135 Elmarit. Even got a grab shot of the fox streaking in the opposite direction! It was suggested to me that I could make a penny or two selling the shots to these well-heeled and well-mounted ladies and gents. Far from it. I'd rather give them a set of prints from the photo-lab and the negatives, and tell them to sort out further prints for themselves. That, of course, is after digitising any neg that I felt to be outstanding...... :-) Slan Alex Alex Hurst Cork Florists 19 Winthrop St, Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 21 270 907 Fax: +353 21 271 248 email: corkflor@iol.ie Website: http://www.flowerlink.com/corkflorists Home website: http://homepages.iol.ie/~corkflor/