Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Speaking of that Stravinsky photo, Newman told a very interesting story around it. It was assigned for a particular issue in LIFE magazine. They didn't run it because a photo of two East German guards holding hands was deemed more news worthy, cold war and all that. Somehow or other, the photo eventually gets published. Later, Stravinsky personally thanked Newman for reviving his career with that photo. Slobodan Dimitrov Tim Atherton wrote: > > I met Newman and his wife at the Maine Workshops a few years ago - a very > nice man, and a very interesting speaker. > > Anyone who is in the photo business knows how photographers copyright has > been eroded, especially over the last 4 or 5 years, and also, rates paid for > usage not, in many cases, having increased for ten or fifteen years. > > A couple of years ago I read a story by Newman in response top this. I > recall he felt it especially unjust how new, young photographers were > getting screwed by some of the big name publications. I believe it was > partly his way of evening the balance ever so slightly. > > He got a call from one of the big mags (forget who it was now, Vanity Fair, > maybe still Life one such, anyway). It was the (probably bright young thing) > assistant photo editor, who by the sound of it, had no idea of Newman's > photographic reputation. They wanted to use the famous picture of > Stravinsky - his response was - certainly, and this is how much the usage > fee is - a very nice tidy sum (of course, nothing less than such a picture > is worth). There was a combined gasp and nervous giggle and the girl on the > phone told him - Oh no, we would never pay anything like that - our rate is > $225.00 (or some such insulting fee). To which Arnold replied - fine - go > get someone else to shoot it - and put the phone down. > > Well, Stravinsky being long dead, a couple of hours later there was a very > apologetic call from the Photo Editor, saying we really do need the > photograph, and of course we'll pay your fee Mr Newman... > > -- > 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