[Leica] PRINT SALES AND SMILE'S :-)

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

M8's hung all around the Christmas tree.............

Congrats "old" guy.



Chris


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Grant"
Subject: [Leica] PRINT SALES AND SMILE'S :-)


> Oh there's good news tonight boys and girls!!!!!! Hot damn it doesn't get
> much better unless you win the lottery. :-)
>
> It's pretty  rare for me to sell prints of my work as I never considered
> myself an "art photographer." :-) However a local art gallery was putting
> together a show and had 3 fine "art photographers" signed on and would I
> like to hang something? First re-action was... "Who the heck would by my
> pictures as they're photojournalism not art?"
>
> So I had 13 prints hung last week, this afternoon the Gallery lady called
> and told me 5 pints had been sold at...... $750. 00  each!:-) So if you
guys
> want to call me "ted the artiest!" ;-) I think I can handle it for $750.00
> per print.
>
> Not only that but she said when she changes this show for the Christmas
show
> she would like to keep what she has and if I'd like to hang new photos she
> would be only too pleased.:-) Oh geeesh the thought of a nice Christmas
> present! ;-)
>
> Hell maybe there's economic life for an old photojournalist after all. :-)
>
> It's just sharing good news folks. :-)
>
> ted