Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Michael Scarpitti wrote: > > It's different now. 20 or 30 years ago, pros were > mature, intelligent, and self-assured. Now,they're > paranoid, insecure, and equipment-dependent. The absolute truth. Yet often hard to see through the arrogance serving to mask a lack of talent. Much of this comes, these days, from being given neither the time or money to get to the truth of the matter photographically, only enough to create something so graphic you get an art director's attention. And those of us who often work through agents, stock and assignment, find our careers often hinge on judgements of editors which appear fickle, arbitrary, self-serving, and often cruel (the cruelty that comes from too much power unsoftened by maturity). Paranoid and insecure? You bet! It's a rational response. donal __________ Donal Philby San Diego www.donalphilby.com