Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Did you read anything I wrote? Tina On Tuesday, July 2, 2013, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > Tina, what I said about your husband having to buy you gear wasn't meant > to be sexist. If you were not married, I'd have said your parents would > have to do it, and if you were a man I'd say wife or parents depending on > if you were married. Someone with money would have to buy you the gear you > use if you were starting your career now because as a professional > photographer, you would absolutely not earn enough yourself to do it. As I > said in my original post, that is not a negative comment on the worth of > your photographs, it is simply the economic reality in today's world where > photojournalists are so poorly paid. As I said in my original post, I make > more as a first year high school teacher than fulltime photojournalists I > know who have 20-30 yrs experience! > > The kids at my school caused two of the older teachers to break down > crying in their classrooms last year, and both quit teaching afterward. I > had students say some shocking and horrible things to me when I first > started but I just laughed it off. Once the kids realized that I wasn't > going to get all emotional and lose my cool, they started to respect me > and by the end of the school year they had come to like me. > > My point is that you shouldn't let yourself get too emotional about your > gear or about what people say on the internet. Leica is not a member of > your family, it is not a friend, and it is not God. It is a business, and > like all businesses, it exists to make money, not to care about you or > your photography. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > > On 7/2/13 1:46 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: > >>Thank you, Lluis. Your opinion means a lot to me. Being "just" a woman. >>when I get emotional or angry, I cry. It's hard to explain to Tom why I >>have been sitting at the computer all morning crying. I wrote the history >>of my business to justify to myself and to him that I don't need to >>excuses >>or justifications or explanations ;-) ! I'm going to spend the afternoon >>wallpapering and dancing! >> >>Tina >> >> >>On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Lluis Ripoll >><lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> TINA, >>> >>> I had no time to follow the discussion, and neither I wan't continue on >>> it, I have other things where I want employ my time. Just read few from >>>Ted >>> and you now and I would like just to add two cents. You Tina, you don't >>> need explain neither justify your work, we know it, and I say once more >>> congratulations for this. It is not your fault if you have make >>>business, >>> this is the target many of us wanted, it is not your fault if Leica is >>> maybe the best camera system ever made, everyone can do his own choice, >>>it >>> is not your fault if you have bought or not bought any lens in the >>>latest >>> years, you don't need justify anything, just continue showing and >>>letting >>> us continue enjoy your work. >>> >>> Thank you for all of this, you have been very kind telling us all these >>> things >>> >>> Saludos desde Barcelona! >>> Lluis >>> >>> El 02/07/2013, a las 17:38, Tina Manley escribi?: >>> >>> > LEICA USERS GROUP - >>> > >>> > I have been a professional photographer since I incorporated my >>>business >>> in >>> > 1980. I have worked really hard to make my business self-supporting >>>and >>> it >>> > is. I worked for many years as a teacher until my photography >>>business >>> > began to bring in more money than teaching. I bought my first Leica >>>M6 >>> in >>> > 1989 because my old Minolta SRT101 would not hold up to the extreme >>> > conditions of my trips throughout the developing world, where most of >>>my >>> > assignments were. I have used Leica M6, M4, M3, M2, M7, M8, M9 and MM >>> > cameras. I have Leica M lenses from the 21 to the 135. All of my >>>Leica >>> > lenses are old. I have not bought a Leica M lens in many years. All >>>of >>> my >>> > Leica cameras were bought and paid for with money from my business. >>>As >>> > digital cameras have improved, I have upgraded my Leica cameras. If I >>> had >>> > not had to switch to digital for business reasons, I would still be >>>using >>> > my Leica film cameras. None of my purchases were made for emotional >>> > reasons. Leicas perform for me. I would not use them if they did >>>not. >>> I >>> > have never had a Leica camera fail that Leica did not repair quickly, >>> > sending me lenders overnight. I am sorry that the cameras are so >>> expensive >>> > but I do believe you get what you pay for. In my experience, Leicas >>>are >>> > worth what I pay for them. I have never used a Fuji camera or an >>> Olympus. >>> > I'm sure they are wonderful. I hated the Canons I used when I first >>> > switched to digital. At this stage of my life, I am not interested in >>> > switching systems. I am not interested in using medium format cameras >>> and >>> > cannot imagine carrying one to some of the places I travel. Leicas >>> happen >>> > to be the perfect cameras for me and my work. That's why I'm on a >>>Leica >>> > Users Group. If you hate Leicas, perhaps you should be on another >>>group! >>> > >>> > Tina >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Tina Manley >>> > -- Tina Manley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com