Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Way to go Ted - the only downside to this is that you waited so damn long to do it! And just wait and see what happens to those print prices when the Bravo documentary about you airs - $750 will be the down payment on a genUwhine Ted Grant. On 10/20/06 8:49 PM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > Oh there's good news tonight boys and girls!!!!!! Hot damn it doesn't get > much better unless you win the lottery. :-) > > It's pretty rare for me to sell prints of my work as I never considered > myself an "art photographer." :-) However a local art gallery was putting > together a show and had 3 fine "art photographers" signed on and would I > like to hang something? First re-action was... "Who the heck would by my > pictures as they're photojournalism not art?" > > So I had 13 prints hung last week, this afternoon the Gallery lady called > and told me 5 pints had been sold at...... $750. 00 each!:-) So if you > guys > want to call me "ted the artiest!" ;-) I think I can handle it for $750.00 > per print. > > Not only that but she said when she changes this show for the Christmas > show > she would like to keep what she has and if I'd like to hang new photos she > would be only too pleased.:-) Oh geeesh the thought of a nice Christmas > present! ;-) > > Hell maybe there's economic life for an old photojournalist after all. :-) > > It's just sharing good news folks. :-) > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information