[Leica] Stock Photography Today

[Tina Manley]

You are right, as always, Ted!!  People will continue to appreciate the
"old" photography long after this new stuff has disappeared into the
dustbin of history.

We can appreciate those who have used their skills to share the world from
the shadow side!

Tina


On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 3:48 PM Ted Grant via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Hi TINA, JIM & CREW!
> Well my friends being an independent freelance photog for 65 years with
> published books, assignments about the world, lecturing LEICA SEMINAR's for
> over 20 years in Cape Cod, USA. It was a magnificent life while
> unfortunately watching it become nothing better than a "RATS NEST" of
> photog free-be-ittes, or exposurittes?
> Who give their images away for a name under the so called photo???? not
> worrying about any income as many true photographers & photojournalists
> have too?
> It isn't the wonderful joys of years gone by today.
> The so called  "cameras of today" heaven knows
> what they can't do and the "user?" Doesn't require one iota of
> photographic skills whatsoever. Yet they openly call themselves
> "photographer's?"
> In reality they're merely button pushers as the camera completely sets
> every frame of light/exposure/ etc.
> Ask them about shooting from the "shadow-side or Rembrandt lighting?" and
> they're clueless.
> Sorry I'm beginning to sound like I'm bitching?
> While in reality, the disaster in the photo world of today has merely been
> created by changes in the photographic business world due to much of the
> wonderful equipment advances and simplistic art of taking exposures.
> However? I believe those of us who've come through the past century or
> more capturing images of interest, beauty and yes some crap and garbage?
> We have shot  a damn fine set of photos illustrating life on the Planet
> for the future to appreciate life on Planet Earth during our-times.
> cheers,
> Dr.ted grant O.C.
>
>
>
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