Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/26

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Logos on vests
From: telyt at earthlink.net (telyt@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu Jul 26 08:31:10 2007

Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> wrote:

> ... this is what's left:  From a newsletter by Ed Greenberg:
>
> July 19, 2007
>
>                                                 UNVARNISHED REALITY
>
>
> Wednesday, July 18, 2007, ought to go down as the date that
> traditional bread and butter, editorial photojournalism manifested to
> anyone who chooses to see, that the profession is on life support.

A simple clear example of supply and demand.  The demand is still there,
but the supply is much much larger because technology has put an
idiot-proof camera of adequate quality in every pocket.

There will always be a professional niche for exceptional work - but I
emphasize both 'niche' and 'exceptional'. 

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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