Re: Interview questions-off topic sort of.

[Edward Meyers <aghalide@panix.com>]

Note: If the astronauts didn't make pretty photos of their exploits
who would believe it? And then how could the space program have
gotten mucho dollars for the expensive worthless trips? Think
about all those scientists and others who would have been out of
work, if it hadn't been for the pretty space pictures... Ed Meyers

On Thu, 25 Sep 1997, ted grant wrote:

> Harrison wrote:
> 
> <<<It is a proven fact a weak story with excellent art will
> get better play in publication.  After all most people only look at the
> photos anyway! >>>>
> 
> Hi Harrison,
> 
> An interesting thing missed by people who cast photographers aside as
> nobodies is that "how come we and our work are so important all the time to
> sell magazines, newspapers and you name everything for sale?"
> 
> I haven't seen too many ads with only text to sell cameras, Mercedes,
> computers etc.
> 
> In particular newspapers where the photographers most often are an add on
> after thought at the bottom of the pile in the newspapers grand scheme of
> things.
> 
> hell if it weren't for the dynamic news photos on the front page in many
> cases, a great number of papers would still be in the boxes at the end of
> the day.
> 
> Magazines for example know that the "right cover photo" will sell out an
> edition quicker than a mag with a lousy cover photo.
> 
> In these days of reading illitracy the photograph is the most powerdul
> selling tool manufacturers & publishers have!
> 
> ted
>