Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And I predict that new model will be "multimedia" along the lines of Chris's piece. We're not dealing with turn of the century newspapers or mid twentieth century picture magazines anymore. We're dealing with the internet youtube twitter video in our still cameras video on the net video on cable music live interviews "reality" - some trash, some brilliant there's a lot of material out there. Some producers are finding income streams with their work. Some are struggling including large, savvy media folks trying to figure out how to make it pay. Brainstorming this topic would be very helpful to many on this list certainly would be for me. ideas? Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Aug 24, 2009, at 8:39 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: > I believe it's both the problem and the solution. > When I saw Chris's piece > I immediately thought - Brad Pitt needs to see this. > It's both a freely available piece > and something that may be seen by thousands (or even millions) > > Will it promote NOLA? > Yes. > Will NOLA's success > translate into Chris's success? > Yes. > > When does Chris get paid for his labor of love? > I don't know. > > But no artist ever knows > who will purchase his work. > > It's the difference between > commissioned work > and work done because one has to. > > Many of the most memorable projects > were created because the artist simply had to create it. > > We need to find new ways and means of support > for our work > as the old model fades away. > > No easy task. > Yet the task at hand > at this moment in history. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On Aug 24, 2009, at 8:30 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> At 06:56 PM 8/24/2009, you wrote: >>> We are them. >>> What stories are "we" telling? >>> (see Chris's NOLA Rebirth) >>> Where are "we" telling them? >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >> >> I love Chris's NOLA Rebirth. We can tell our stories all over the >> internet but if nobody is paying us to do it, how do we continue? >> I've never understood the Creative Commons movement that believes >> that everything on the internet should be free with no copyright >> restrictions. How are creative people supposed to continue to >> create? What is the incentive? Lots of hits and praise are >> wonderful but they certainly don't pay the mortgage or put food on >> the table. There's got to be a better model. >> >> Tina >> >> >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information