Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] an ethical question....
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 12:42:15 -0500

> 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.

George Harztell writes:
>
> 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.

<snip>

George,

Yes! I have done the same thing. Two Christmas ago I had six 16x20 prints
framed of a picture I was proud of and gave them away to friends as a
Christmas gift. Since then I have sold over 40 of this photo to people who
have seen the original six and called me wanting to buy one.

This is the picture from my website,
http://www.streetphoto.net/index-bigone3.html

sl