Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe it's both the problem and the solution. When I saw Chris's piece I immediately thought - Brad Pitt needs to see this. It's both a freely available piece and something that may be seen by thousands (or even millions) Will it promote NOLA? Yes. Will NOLA's success translate into Chris's success? Yes. When does Chris get paid for his labor of love? I don't know. But no artist ever knows who will purchase his work. It's the difference between commissioned work and work done because one has to. Many of the most memorable projects were created because the artist simply had to create it. We need to find new ways and means of support for our work as the old model fades away. No easy task. Yet the task at hand at this moment in history. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Aug 24, 2009, at 8:30 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 06:56 PM 8/24/2009, you wrote: >> We are them. >> What stories are "we" telling? >> (see Chris's NOLA Rebirth) >> Where are "we" telling them? >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser > > I love Chris's NOLA Rebirth. We can tell our stories all over the > internet but if nobody is paying us to do it, how do we continue? > I've never understood the Creative Commons movement that believes > that everything on the internet should be free with no copyright > restrictions. How are creative people supposed to continue to > create? What is the incentive? Lots of hits and praise are > wonderful but they certainly don't pay the mortgage or put food on > the table. There's got to be a better model. > > Tina > > > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information