Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am with you guys 100% on this, but often we (as a profession) only have ourselves to blame because certain of our species become absolute pains in the proverbial by unreasonable demands and behaviour. Gerry On 17/07/06, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > Tina Manley offered: > Subject: RE: [Leica] Paying to shoot > > Frank Filippone said: > >>You have been specifically and officially told to refrain from taking > >>pictures for professional purposes.... ......Your ethical > >>response is to do what?<<<,, > > Tina Manley responded: > > Leave, taking my tourist dollars with me, and write a strong letter > > telling why I will never return until they change their draconian > > practices.<<<< > > Right on Tina!!! > Having shot all kinds of travel-tourist advertising related assignments and > run into this kind of "you can't take pictures here without paying!" I do > and have done exactly the same thing! > > Here I am about to do a picture series at no expense to the refusing party, > particularly when the end result photographs will be used in major travel > advertising to bring tourists to their location and I'm refused the > opportunity unless I pay for the "privilege?" > > To hell with that nonsense, I'll take the assignment else where to help > those who understand the value of "free photography and major advertising!" > > Yep make sure as you leave they understand the value of the advertising > they've just thrown out the window! Nicely of course and walk away. However > a note in the mail to the CEO or PR people later explaining exactly what > was > thrown away due to some common sense not being applied. > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Gerry Walden LBPPA Web: www.gwpics.com Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076