Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have been wondering why so much recycled rubbish is presented as fresh new and creative; as work to aspire to. It seems that the answer is that the artificial creation by big money of massive impersonal stock libraries is destroying good photography. So should we leave stock photography for the robots and make do without an M9 unless we have an independent income? Gordon Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 9:11:13 PM, you wrote: GL> This aspect becomes the killer (for me). GL> If one seriously studies the market trends GL> then the photography becomes GL> (I don't know what word to use) GL> market driven; and why so much of the stock we see in use GL> looks canned, redundant, unreal, and pretentious. GL> To photograph passionately, personally GL> and express something visually fresh; GL> and then find a market for that work GL> remains a huge challenge; GL> whatever the genre. GL> Regards, GL> George Lottermoser GL> george at imagist.com GL> http://www.imagist.com GL> http://www.imagist.com/blog GL> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist GL> On Oct 20, 2009, at 3:05 PM, lindnich at tesco.net wrote: >> But how much time studying the market trends? GL> _______________________________________________ GL> Leica Users Group. GL> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Best wishes, lindnich mailto:lindnich at tesco.net