Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rodgers, David writes: > [...] > > Sometimes I think if I started all over again from the beginning, I'd never > give away another photograph. Main reason. I think today I'd be a better > photographer. Wow. I think that my best photography moments are when I *give* someone a print that captures some special moment. I have a hard time finding presents that are more than just "things", and photographs are my way of putting something of myself into a present and of doing something special/personal for the recipient. My throat tightens when I go to a friend's house and see one of my shots up on the mantle. It might be different if I were musical, or could throw pottery, or..., but this is as close as I can get to sharing something of myself in a gift. I'd be proud of making that kind of a connection if it were a paid job, but it's really special for me when it can be a gift. And yes, it's easy for me to say this given that I do something else to make a living. g.