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Subject: Re: [Leica] price of art prints (was re: kyle's fine art)
From: "Karina Klaas" <shutterbug@iinet.net.au>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 22:15:22 +1100
References: <B8B346E0.346B%telyt@earthlink.net>

Aah, Slave to the Rythym.....

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From: "Doug Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] price of art prints (was re: kyle's fine art)


> on 3/11/02 9:00 PM, Tim Atherton at tim@KairosPhoto.com wrote:
>
> >> I, too, would love nothing better than to "work as a fulltime
> >> photographer" for a living - the reality is - it is my profession as an
> >> accountant that provides the standard of living that allows me to do
> >> things like buying a Leica - so I think that is a sacrifice in itself -
> >> ie. getting up every day and doing "the duty work" - if I was able to
get
> >> some pleasure out of selling any work, even at a reduced rate, it would
> >> making the getting out of bed as an accountant more of a pleasure.
> >>
> >> Karina
> >
> > Ah Karina,
> >
> > different philosophies of life - I would rather die than have to "do the
> > duty" work... I'm on my third career - photographer. And the previous
two
> > were work I did because it was what I wanted to do and something I loved
> > doing at the time. I've never made the "big bucks" - similar amounts in
all
> > three careers - but I work doing something I enjoy, so it isn't really
work
> > (apart from having to do my books and taxes :-)   ).  I'd rather be
happy!
> >
> > tim
> >
>
> My S.O. - She Who Must Be Obeyed - would probably have something to say
> about my quitting my day job as a mechanical engineer in order to do what
I
> love doing.  I do sell photos (THANK YOU to LUGgers who have bought them!)
> but it's not nearly enough to feed and clothe the kids.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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