Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]kididdoc... > And I took you to be a young guy. Nothing like the name Kiddoc to give an > image (ped-doc might be more accurate). <g> > > Jeffery > > At 06:23 PM 10/29/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > >My love of photography goes back 40 years and has nothing to do with > >money, earning > >power, the LUG, or wanting to be a professional. It has to do with self > >expression, and > >my way of seeing the world. I won't apologize for being an amateur, but I > >work for and > >wish to see better results from my efforts. That is why I am here, on the > >LUG. That is > >why I submit photos for the PAW effort....to learn, feel the bruises and > >the exhiliaration > >that comes with a good effort and a good result. > > > >And you know... a great photograph and a good feeling, may have nothing to > >do with whether > >one is pro or amateur. It really has to do with the content and the soul > >of the picture... > > > >Steve > > > > > > > > > Well, a professional can take mediocre pictures, and some of the amateurs > > > take pretty good pictures (IMO). But there is difference between someone > > > who takes pictures for gratification and someone who gets paid to do so, > > > and I respect that difference. The contrast is probably even greater > > > between amateur writers and published (not self-published) writers. > > > > > > I could probably live as a starving photographer, but there's something I > > > can do that others will pay me more to do (push paper 8 hours a day) than I > > > would get paid shooting pictures. Call me a whore if you'd like, but doing > > > the former allows me to do the latter. > > > > > > Jeffery > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html