Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A lot of people take themselves too seriously, and start to believe all the hype flying around about themselves, whatever their motivation. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 7:25?AM Bill Clough via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Hi there ? > > While it was the policy of the Houston Grand Opera not to conduct photo > calls ? the photographer was expected to shoot during dress rehearsals ? no > one told conductor Sarah Caldwell ? once described by The New Yorker as > being a "conducting steam engine.". I was shooting from the front row. She > looked up, stopped her conducting, turned to me and commanded "You sir ? > get out of here." I informed the director of the opera that I was under > contract, that I would charge the opera my full price even though I would > not be producing any photographs and demanded an apology from Caldwell. To > my surprise, she did: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bill1941/GRAND+OLD+DAYS+AT+THE+OPERA/SARAH+CALDWELL+-+01433.jpg.html > > Gallery: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bill1941/ > > ?Bill > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information