[pure-silver] Re: Bad news
- From: "Eric Neilsen Photography" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:21:32 -0500
All good points, however, while the photographer gets good exposure for
his/her image it still stings a little. In this day and age, a posting on
the right forum or group can get you just a much exposure. It is without a
doubt, a gray area indeed. : )
EJ Neilsen
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 DarkroomMagic
> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 10:46 AM
> To: PureSilverNew
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Bad news
>
> However, it's important that these pictures get out there. It's no good to
> hide them in the drawers just because we didn't get paid for it. This
> can't
> be based on money alone. If it were for the money, I would have stayed
> with
> flipping burgers.
>
> On the other hand, all the effort should be adequately rewarded. We
> probably
> need to decide from case to case, if it is an investment, a good cause or
> just a way to get something for free.
>
> In the case of Agfa, they have no money, not even enough to pay their
> employees. The unions would have them for breakfast, if they would
> consider
> spending money on a competition, right now.
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Ralph W. Lambrecht
>
> http://www.darkroomagic.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2005-07-15 17:30, "Eric Neilsen Photography"
> <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >> ________________________________
> >> Lloyd Erlick Portraits, Toronto.
> >> voice: 416-686-0326
> >> email: portrait@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> net: www.heylloyd.com
> >> ________________________________
> >> --
> >>
> >>
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