Re: [Leica] an ethical question....

["Bill Grimwood" <Bill@grimwood.net>]

First off if someone would have to pry my camera out of my hands and if he
did that I would invite him to the parking lot to settle the issue and if he
did not go I would do everything in my power to whip his butt in front of
everyone.

Don't destroy my private property without my permission.


BG
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "henry" <henry@henryambrose.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] an ethical question....


> >From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
> >
> >> Are you insinuating that no one else can take pictures at the wedding
if
> >the
> >> bride and groom signed a contract saying such?  The bride and groom
> >signing
> >> a contract as such (and I would doubt they would) does not obligate
people
> >> who are not party to the contract!  Now, the bride and groom may ask
you
> >to
> >> not take pictures, and if you do, may ask you to leave...but they
wouldn't
> >> have many friends if they didn't let friends take pictures.
> >>
> >> I can't imagine anyone asking for such an obligation in the first
place,
> >> much less anyone agreeing to it!
> >
> >
> >I attended a wedding where the official "photographer" was confiscating
all
> >cameras and removing the film before returning them the gests if he saw
them
> >taking photos. What a jerk!
> >The bride had signed the contract containing such a clause without being
> >aware of the consequences. She tried to protest the photographer's
behavior
> >to which he replied: "you signed the contract".
> >
> >Joe Codispoti
>
> Now this is a great example of how NOT to do business.
> But anyway, who would give him their camera?
>
> Joe, did he take yours?       Please tell me "no"
>
> Why would ANYONE  EVER hire him again - even to photograph a dog fight?
>
> Oh that explains it - he only got one job a year because of his behaviour
> and he was fighting to keep it!
>
> Henry
>