Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> In a message dated 9/21/99 8:37:05 AM, > Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com writes: > > <<The one thing I found makes the biggest difference is if > you can give people > a concrete reason for taking the pictures. A club > competition counts (and > is also non-threatening from a publication POV). Taking > pictures "just > because I like to" doesn't cut it. It's such an unusual activity > (especially shooting children) that people are sure you must > have a specific > reason. Claiming you don't arouses their suspicions even further.>> > > I would think that promising them (and subsequently > delivering) prints would > go a long way too . . . > > Bob McEowen Yes indeed, although the advice I got (and agree with) is to let them come to you for the prints (that's the purpose of the business cards). That way they can see where you live, you don't even find out where they live, and they get to see all the nice pics on the walls (just don't show them the boxes of prints in the bedroom closet...) Paul Chefurka