Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As far as some points made on the medical profession goes in this thread: I've run into the idea of late that doctors are frustrated by patients going around them by diagnosing themselves and out thinking them by checking out their symptoms on the internet. I come from a medical family but to me this is mainly good. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 17:36:34 -0800 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Giving away pictures > > > On Dec 4, 2010, at 5:18 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > >> Dr. Ted Grant wrote: >> >>> >>> Lawrence Zeitlin offered: >>>> Tina, I fully agree with your position but you are not describing the >>>> world as it is. It is harder to make a decent living as an independent >>>> professional photographer than it is as an actor or even a poet. >>>> Considering >>>> the number of professional quality cameras out there, only the tiniest >>>> fraction deliver pictures that are ever published. Given the quality >>>> standards imposed by stock agencies, vanishingly few P&S pictures will >>>> ever >>>> make the grade regardless of merit unless of a particularly newsworthy >>>> event. >>> >>> >>> Hi Larry, >>> My reaction to people who give their photos away just for a credit line? >>> (Sorry I can't do that as my use of the language would be unbearable!) >>> Trust >>> me! >> >> Ted you took the words right out of my mouth ;) However I see no end to >> the >> supply of people who are so hungry for 15 seconds of fame that they'll do >> it >> for free. I doubt there's much I can do to hold back this tide but I'm >> sure >> not going to participate in it; the profit margin in giving photos away >> is so >> small that not even infinite volume will make up for the loss. > > I agree, > > I didn't want to enter this discussion, but it has made me think of present > day analogous concerns in medicine where pressures exist for free medical > advice from experts, "the curbside consult"....after all it's only advice, > nothing changes hands, so why not make managed care providers happy by > saving > money, rendering free advice about patient care, why not ....help, look > smart, > reduce costs, and save lives to boot.... > > as they say .......some advice is free, correct advice will cost. > > Steve > > >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.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