Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Photojournalism instead of art? Most "art photographers" make a good image or two a year.You, on the other hand, did it on a daily basis. You're plenty arty enough for me and congratulations are definitely in order...... :-) Walt Ted Grant wrote: > Oh there's good news tonight boys and girls!!!!!! Hot damn it doesn't > get much better unless you win the lottery. :-) > > It's pretty rare for me to sell prints of my work as I never > considered myself an "art photographer." :-) However a local art > gallery was putting together a show and had 3 fine "art photographers" > signed on and would I like to hang something? First re-action was... > "Who the heck would by my pictures as they're photojournalism not art?" > > So I had 13 prints hung last week, this afternoon the Gallery lady > called and told me 5 pints had been sold at...... $750. 00 each!:-) > So if you guys want to call me "ted the artiest!" ;-) I think I can > handle it for $750.00 per print. > > Not only that but she said when she changes this show for the > Christmas show she would like to keep what she has and if I'd like to > hang new photos she would be only too pleased.:-) Oh geeesh the > thought of a nice Christmas present! ;-) > > Hell maybe there's economic life for an old photojournalist after all. > :-) > > It's just sharing good news folks. :-) > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >