[Leica] Critiques

[Tina Manley]

Yes, for about 1/10 what they used to pay for print textbooks.

Tina

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Tina,
>
> I thought textbooks were a disappearing commodity.  Are you selling images
> for digital textbooks?
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 5/4/2015 3:25 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> I'm taking photographs to sell to textbooks.
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 2:32 PM, George Lottermoser <
>> george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:
>>
>>  On May 3, 2015, at 8:53 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>>>
>>>  So what is the answer to getting no response at all from the e-mail
>>>>
>>> lists?
>>>
>>>> The reason I post is to get feedback.  If I don't get it, there is no
>>>> reason to post.  When I post on various Facebook pages, Leica ones
>>>> especially, I get lots of hits and responses.  Why not here?
>>>>
>>> I always use IMG (as single image) or IMGs (multiple images) when I post
>>> an image link.
>>> Not to indicate that I WANT or NEED a "CRITIQUE" but simply to say, "a
>>> picture link if you want to look."
>>>
>>> If we want or need a Serious Critique then ask for it.
>>> I feel like we talked about this a week or two back.
>>>
>>> I taught graphic design for dozen semesters at Columbia College Chicago.
>>> I consider Serious Critiques of Art Work (of whatever sort) a fairly time
>>> consuming task.
>>>
>>> The last time this came up I put a list out to you; as in Critique to
>>> accomplish what sort of edit.
>>> You responded, "all of the above."
>>>
>>> IMO that neutralizes any potential usefulness or any Serious Critique.
>>>
>>> Every photograph you take while traveling in "foreign" countries, or even
>>> around the farm, will have some potential value to someone somewhere.
>>> Almost all of us are producing photograph that may serve some useful
>>> purpose to someone somewhere. Though we are not all producing a body of
>>> work which may have any significant effect on the "History of
>>> Photography;"
>>> or the "History of Photo Journalism;" or the "Whatever."
>>>
>>> In my opinion Doug Herr is producing a quality of work, with an educated
>>> and enlightened vision, which is actually adding to the "History of
>>> Photography in the Field of Ornithology." I believe (though I don't know)
>>> he may have created some of the best photographs of certain specimens in
>>> existence; as in "the one to beat."
>>>
>>> Chris Crawford documents deeply and widely in geographic areas and forms
>>> a
>>> body of work with a powerfully strong personal vision which is almost
>>> unmistakable.
>>>
>>> Steve has done medical work which stands alone in empathy and
>>> intelligence.
>>>
>>> At one time, Tina, I thought I knew what you were doing. And I believe
>>> that you did create a strong coherent body of work from some specific
>>> locations. You were photographing to a specific purpose; and meeting the
>>> goals of the client who commissioned the work.
>>>
>>> At this point, when you say that you're shooting for stock to appeal to
>>> any all potential markets world wide; without focusing on any particular
>>> unique styling or with anything in particular to say about any unique
>>> area;
>>> I can't imagine how to "Critique the Photography."
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>>>
>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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