Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephan, I'm not attacking you here but let's stop and think of what you are advocating. It seems too steep a price for Tina to have to give up a substantial part of her sales as a price to get a show or a book. I think Tina should take the photographs, write any captions, and earn any revenue from their sale. She can then decide to donate anything she chooses to whomever she chooses. I know you have a good heart, but do you sell your classic cameras, and give a substantial part of the sale to your favorite charity? (I am not commenting on your altruism here, of which I know nothing. I was simply looking for a metaphor, and this one obviously came to mind.) I know what you're getting at with your post, but if the gallery owners or purchasers have any "qualms" they can write the checks to the charities. In virtually everything I've seen of Tina's work, she includes an invitation of some kind or another for the viewer to donate. The gallery owners and publishers (or thier agents) are putting themselves behind Tina's camera, and telling her "how" she needs to accomplish HER project. From the North? OK, give the camera to a local, and let them shoot the pictures. Captions? We don't think you should do this. Give the pen to someone you have photographed and have them write something. What's left of Tina Manley's work? Tina, like you and I has to eat. Sometimes I think that it's easy to ask people, such as Tina who are out there in the trenches, to do even more. I wonder how fair that is Bruce Bowman Killingworth CT In a message dated 7/18/00 12:34:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Stephen@CameraQuest.com writes: << Although Tina does not exactly say so, it would seem her pics and possible book are intended for sale. If the money from the pics goes to the photog in this sort of project, some will argue that the photog is trying to enhance their photographic reputation and their pocketbook on the backs of the less fortunate -- exactly what the gallery owners want to avoid. Why not make a substantial donation from the sale of each print and each book to an appropriate Honduran relief fund, or perhaps the Red Cross for use in Honduras ? Giving each purchaser a xerox of the check to the charity would make them feel at ease, as well as providing you with a future mailing list for future sales -- it would also be a great sales tool. Stephen Gandy >>