Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Funny to think about this. At one time I wanted nothing more than to be a pro photographer. But I failed partly because when they paid me for it I was no good. My technique was too dependent on risk. Anyhow I ended up making money from films, not photos. Others can judge whether I could have ever made it as a photographer. Anyhow now I make my money from writing movies, which allows me to do WTF I like when I photograph. The funny thing now is that I am paid more to write than I could ever earn as a photographer, but I ultimately judge myself more by my success in photography than in writing? Why? Partly because of someting I wrote a long while ago, which is that photography offers me the most unmediated way of showing how I see the world. Still true. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html