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. 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