[pure-silver] Re: Bad news

  • From: "Eric Neilsen Photography" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:30:13 -0500

These sound like the lottery scams or pleas for help from emails. YOU'VE
WON, please send us 5000.00 so that we may process your winning.  

If you give in, they win.  

Eric Neilsen Photography
4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9
Dallas, TX 75226
214-827-8301
http://ericneilsenphotography.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lloyd Erlick
> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 6:20 AM
> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Bad news
> 
> At 10:30 AM 7/14/2005 , Adrienne Moumin wrote:
> >The comment about the paper is interesting in light of the fact that Agfa
> is
> >running a B/W photo competition for work for its paper box covers:
> >
> >http://www.agfaphoto.com/en-GB/photography/awards/bw-photo-competition/
> >
> >Prize $$ aside, I think it's sad and more than a little disgusting that a
> >multinational company like this won't even pay market-rate stock usage
> fees
> >for images they choose.   Sorry if I've opened up a can of worms here,
> but
> >I've had it up to my hair follicles w/calls for artists to supply free
> labor
> >under the guise of "exposure."
> >
> >-Adrienne Moumin
> 
> 
> 
> July 15, 2005, from Lloyd Erlick,
> 
> It's particularly disgusting to see large international corporations doing
> it. I was approached by the UK staff of a huge publishing conglomerate
> based in Switzerland to donate a few images for a book of theirs. No pay
> offered, just great exposure, which is a crock. I did let them use a few,
> and the reproductions are very nice. But when did it become acceptable for
> million-dollar international businesses to ask for handouts from
> individuals who create content? What's wrong with paying a few hundred
> dollars so they can hold their heads up in public?
> 
> regards,
> --le
> ________________________________
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