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Subject: [Leica] Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8?
From: liangjiyang at gmail.com (Kay Yang)
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 14:38:35 -0700
References: <CALCsb0F_TNviEPQPYYL7o30aBnHrVn5imD12=KvqVE+MzDSfpw@mail.gmail.com> <CBA8CD95.1CDB0%mark@rabinergroup.com>

I am not a pro and I am not trying to make a name for myself, at least not
at this point. I am just using it as a scratch drive. This is not a
business to me.

On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> When I finished college like I said yesterday I moved to Portland Oregon
> and
> started out showing my portfolio to art directors. I hitch hiked.
> The first guy  first day told me I had no future in photography.
> The second group of guys  the next day gave me advice for the entire
> afternoon. A main guy at that design group was giving me advice as  I was
> telling him they didn't tell us anything about art business maybe I should
> take a course in it or something. And I was going to put "rainbow
> productions" or some dumb ass thing on my business card.
> He said its all about your name. starts and ends with YOUR NAME.
> Did Richard Avedon or Irving Penn call themselves "rainbow productions" or
> some dumb ass thing? I think they called themselves Richard Avedon or
> Irving
> Penn. As did any other photographer you ever heard of.
> Araakii is the name of another photographer.
> Ar?k? (??????)
> I'd pick another name. like your own. And stand behind it.
> What's the point of an anonymous photo gallery or poetry gallery or
> anonymous anything? You may as well be whistling in the wind.
>
>
> - - from my iRabs.
> Mark Rabiner
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
>
>
> > From: Kay Yang <liangjiyang at gmail.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 14:16:21 -0700
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8?
> >
> > As Richard mentioned, Araakii is a loose resemblance to my favorite
> > photographer, Araki Nobuyoshi.
> >
> > Flickr is a completely public platform. Most people I know do not use
> their
> > real names. Obviously I have nothing to hide but I have friends who keep
> > getting spams through flickr.
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> What does Araakii  mean and why would you not want people to know  you
> took
> >> those pictures?
> >>
> >> - - from my iRabs.
> >> Mark Rabiner
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
> >>
> >>
> >>> From: Kay Yang <liangjiyang at gmail.com>
> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 13:39:20 -0700
> >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8?
> >>>
> >>> <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Great to see your stuff Kay!
> >>>> Araakii's your other name?!?!
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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