Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> El 01/11/2012, a las 23:37, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> > escribi?: > >> Hi crew, >> It appears I'm finally beginning to return to the living after a >> horrendous number of hours during a return flight and airport sleep >> over's!????? aaaaaaaccccccckkkkkkk!!!!!!! nearly died! :-( :-( >> >> Those adventures later. :-) >> >> But this post is the kind of request about submitting photos for a major >> exhibition on a topic. No need naming the organization. I have deleted >> the name & author. Their copied letter to me at the bottom. >> >> In any event this was my response! >> >> Hello Aaaaaaaaaa, >> A question regarding my potential exhibition photo? >> >> Prey tell how much compensation can I expect for the troubles in search >> time and selecting? Printing, shipping and writing the story to go with >> it? Paying another photographer to take a recent portrait of myself as >> you've requested? >> >> Someone is footing the bill for this complete show? ...... Well then >> someone is economically gaining from it? We both know it should be the >> photographers' submitting! Well OK they should all be receiving some >> income of sorts! Their name in a list of hundreds doesn't put bread on >> the table these days! Certainly when hundreds of professionals are being >> laid off all over North America! Those surviving? Are doing so in quite a >> meager state! :-( Your "freebie" request obviously compounds that >> situation! "WORK FOR FREE AND WE'LL PUT YOUR NAME ON A LIST!" >> >> In effect, you are asking me to do a bunch of work for nothing! While you >> receive a salary for your position as coordinator and your time to >> contact me and 99 others! Don't you see something wrong with this >> equation? >> >> May I offer you look at my web page. TEDGRANTPHOTO.COM Then you select >> what you feel is the most iconic and moving photo and we'll discuss this >> later. Obviously when you have a financial number ready. >> >> Thank you for considering me as one of the hundred best Canadian >> photographers. >> Thank you most kindly! >> >> cheers, >> Dr. Ted Grant >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: aaaaaaaaaaaaaa >> To: Ted Grant >> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 11:57 AM >> Subject: Picture Change >> >> >> Hi Ted, >> >> >> >> >> ------- is producing a major new exhibition that will explore the ways >> in which photography has the power to bring about a change or make an >> impact. >> -------- is taking 100 of the best photographers across Canada, you being >> one of them, to help create "Picture Change." We are asking each >> photographer to submit a photo from their portfolio, along with the story >> that illustrates the change that the photo brought about. It could be a >> photo that inspired action among the public, one that helped bring about >> a change in law or one that simply forced its viewers to re-think their >> preconceived ideas. >> Some examples of photos and stories already submitted: >> A beautiful portrait of a young girl who loved to dance but whose family >> were struggling to make ends meet - after the photo appeared in the >> Toronto Star, a reader sent in a donation to pay for her dancing lessons >> for a year; a photo of a homeless man brought him and his sister together >> again after 25 years (and several provinces) apart; a photo of a young >> boy taken in the 70s that helped raise awareness of autism at a time when >> few people knew anything about the disorder; a photo of a breast cancer >> survivor that led another breast cancer patient to save her own life; and >> a photo of a young boy with a rare disease that prompted the Ontario >> government to change policy and pay for his life-saving medication. >> Photos should all be in black and white, 24x 36 inches, 300 dpi, and must >> have a caption with 100-200 words. We will also be needing a head >> shot/portrait of yourself with a short bio. >> Send it to us by email to ........ >> We look foward to hearing from you! >> >> Best Regards >> aaaaaaaaaa >> Project Coordinator you go Ted, kick ass... too many self absorbed pedantic fools out there, Steve