Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/20

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Subject: [Leica] PRINT SALES AND SMILE'S :-)
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Fri Oct 20 18:20:40 2006
References: <20061020232533.81935.qmail@web55905.mail.re3.yahoo.com> <001601c6f4aa$c3e2dbc0$a302a8c0@ted>

Great news and very handy pocket money: I have to say, it does not  
surprize me or perhaps anyone here: we all knew you were an "Artiest"

Cheers
On 21/10/2006, at 10:49, Ted Grant 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
>
>
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In reply to: Message from h_arche at yahoo.com (H. Ball Arche) ([Leica] Another Friday, Another Flower)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] PRINT SALES AND SMILE'S :-))