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Subject: [Leica] Peter Lik's Recipe for Success: Sell Prints. Print Money. - NYTimes.com
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 01:12:20 -0800
References: <CAPvTyV4DGtiT_O-FGkR2mtveJaqogqzp-QJSqY=eMn22BZsdTA@mail.gmail.com> <5B11E05C-063A-4C1A-B39C-F4DAEAD8BF24@frozenlight.eu> <CAF8hL-FFFsf0nX5u+NqLMyNorVZEgdB13qCbMp2nmMnK5eCK7Q@mail.gmail.com> <CAPvTyV5U2SFwEudhkQGFOkj3St6Cuma5PxpbLVL1BB9QAb=bRw@mail.gmail.com>

You gotta give it to him that he's a master marketer.... at least for now.
Kincaid's empire fell apart even before he died, but may be Mr. Lik has a
better business model.

On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 1:06 AM, Matt Kollasch <matt at kollarfoto.com> 
wrote:

> I thought of the Kincaid, the "painter of light" as well. I am not sure,
> but I don't think Kinkaid was so cheeky, though.
>
> And I don'teven  mind if he has found a way to make a lot of money from his
> photos. More power to him.
> It is his attitude that niggles. *Ansel who?*
>
> On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Richard Man <richard at 
> richardmanphoto.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > I disagree. I don't care much for Ms. Sherman's work either, certainly
> not
> > 4.3 millions dollars worth of "care," but Mr. Lik is the Thomas Kincaid
> of
> > our time :-)
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 11:59 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at 
> > frozenlight.eu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > He is at least as deserving as Cindy Sherman.
> > >
> > > Nathan Wajsman
> > >
> > > Alicante, Spain
> > > http://www.frozenlight.eu
> > > http://www.greatpix.eu
> > > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> > > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> > >
> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
> > >
> > > YNWA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > On 22 Feb 2015, at 04:22, Matt Kollasch <matt at kollarfoto.com> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Peter Lik
> > > >  is, as my father used to say, "laughing all the way to the bank." In
> > my
> > > > mind if you are IN Caesars Palace you ARE the joke. But what do I
> know,
> > > I
> > > > am no Peter Lik, a man rich in confidence. Never heard of him till
> this
> > > > article, though.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/business/peter-liks-recipe-for-success-sell-prints-print-money.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news#
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In reply to: Message from matt at kollarfoto.com (Matt Kollasch) ([Leica] Peter Lik’s Recipe for Success: Sell Prints. Print Money. - NYTimes.com)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Peter Lik’s Recipe for Success: Sell Prints. Print Money. - NYTimes.com)
Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Peter Lik's Recipe for Success: Sell Prints. Print Money. - NYTimes.com)
Message from matt at kollarfoto.com (Matt Kollasch) ([Leica] Peter Lik's Recipe for Success: Sell Prints. Print Money. - NYTimes.com)