Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/15

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Subject: [Leica] Selling prints online and prices
From: boklm at mars-attacks.org (nicolas vigier)
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:43:37 +0100
References: <20100309215750.GT22732@mars-attacks.org> <1A8AFDA1-A1AE-48AE-BDF5-FED5DAD9347E@mac.com> <20100310002705.GV22732@mars-attacks.org> <DBAC8F81-4320-47CB-94AA-5DEA4FEDE84B@frozenlight.eu> <4B97EE98.2090305@whitedogs.co.uk>

On Wed, 10 Mar 2010, Mark Pope wrote:

> Nathan makes a good point.  I'm sure we've all heard people say "gee you 
> ought to be a professional" or "you could sell that picture".
> Like Nathan, I have sold a few prints and I have done a couple of weddings 
> (which I didn't enjoy, but that's another story).

I think I wouldn't like doing weddings photos.

> Personally I wouldn't want to  try and make a living from it. It would 
> take 
> away the pleasure I get from taking and printing pictures.
> I take pictures for me.  If other people like them, then that's great.

I understand what you mean. I like taking pictures because I do it as a
hobby, and can do what I want, take the time I want. If I had to take
boring pictures, and do it quickly, because someone pays me to do it,
I would not like it as much maybe.

-- 
http://boklm.eu/


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