Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What's a photographer worth?
From: Steven Alexander <alexpix@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 09:51:46 -0400

on 10/25/00 5:19 PM, Tina Manley at images@InfoAve.Net wrote:

> At 04:35 PM 10/25/00 -0400, you wrote:
>> . We are, after all, talking about photos
>> you have already taken for another purpose, so it's gravy.
> 
> 
> No! No! No!  It is called "stock" and it's how a lot of photographers make
> their living.  If other photographers are giving away their stock, it makes
>
> http://www.tinamanley.com
> 
Today I opened my mail and received my monthly statement from one of my
stock agencies.  One of the sales was a fifteen year old picture, some
editor felt the image best met his/her needs/price for the current project.
It is not gravy...it was taken for the pourpose of illustrating an event,
idea, concept, etc.; therefore this use is just another new use of a
meaningful photograph.  The creation of an image that has a life of one-time
only useage is not what a sucseful (financially) photographer tries to
create.  No one pays enough on a single assignment to cover all the expenses
of  living, operating a business and buying Leicas.

Happy snaps,

Steven Alexander