[Leica] OT: famous female Leica photographers

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

On 6/11/05 11:58 AM, "Timothy Atherton" <tim@kairosphoto.com> typed:

> 
>> 
>>> She was also badly injured - in Beirut I think it was
>> 
>> When all the other photographers were searching for shelter, there was
>> one photographer standing and shooting, Catherine Leroy. She's a star
>> in the PJ world allright!
>> 
>> All the best from the south of France!
>> 
>> Tarek
> 
> PS - she is also featured in Peter Howe's book "Shooting Under Fire"
> 
> One fairly unique aspect of her Vietnam work is photogorahs of North
> Vietnamese troops in action in Hue as a result of being "captured" or at
> least detained by the NVA - which images were featured on the cover of 
> Life,
> as well as the usual US operations
> 
> Her site is here
> 
> http://www.pieceuniquegallery.com/leroy/cl_gallery.html
> 
> http://www.pieceuniquegallery.com/leroy/cl_bio.html
> 
Well this is a turn around for me.
Three minutes ago I was typing "Is she still alive"?

Now I'm reading her print prices for images which seem priceless.
$165 for an 8x10!!!!>!?


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So these are not inkjets, not darkroom RC's but black and white negs printed
using a color process involving digital stuff but ending up on darkroom
paper. Color darkroom paper.
A true mix of prejudices and esthetics on the whole output thing as far as I
go.
What might seem strange to some people is a pet peeve I've got coming from
even some of the greats in photography in their marketing or selling of
their prints.
The pricing in terms of size.
$165 for an 8x10 print
$265 for an 11x14!
So for 2 bucks more paper and processing you pay a hundred bucks!
Why?
Because if you've got $265 to spend they're giving you an opportunity to
spend it!
$370 for a 16x20.
Same reason.
And $465 for a 20x24
I think this cheapens the work unnecessarily.
I think a print from a photographers work should bear a certain price.
And the photographer should feel their work should be a certain size for the
most part in most cases.
Other size variations if there are any should be of a similar price to the
main price.
This sounds and is presumptuous but if I was her manager like Ansel Adams
had one I'd have her selling her prints as such:

$360 for an 8x10 print
$365 for an 11x14
$375 for a 16x20. 
$400 for a 20x24



Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/