With regard to picking and choosing... Annie Leibovitz showed up on David Letterman's show last night. I've heard of her financial problems and she was plugging her new book of LANDSCAPES. Letterman talked to her intelligently and seemed genuinely enthused about her work. Anybody know if he is a photographer?
Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 5:29 AM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Nov 8, 2011, at 11:12 PM, David Parsons wrote: > >> Professionals pick and choose jobs all the time. Just because you >> shoot professionally doesn't mean that you are required to take any >> job that comes your way. > > Nowadays, very few professionals can afford to pick and choose. Even the best > shooters are hurting. Studios are closing every day. > > Paul >> >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 10:17 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Of course I'd take it if I needed a job, and it was a good deal. What or >>> who you photographs is irrelevant if you're a pro. Doctors don't treat only >>> those people they find unpleasant or unattractive. Mechanics don't refuse >>> to work on cars they don't like. I shoot anything and everything that >>> someone hires me to shoot, including a lot of things I don't like. >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> On Nov 8, 2011, at 10:10 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: >>> >>>> This morning at work me and a fella that works in IT were discussing >>>> photography and horses. During our talk he mentioned that his son-in-law >>>> was >>>> offered a job as Britney Spears tour photographer a year or so ago (he took >>>> the gig). This got me to thinking and pondering a question. If you were >>>> offered, by a band or a singer, to be their tour photographer would you >>>> take >>>> the gig even if you did not like said band or said singer. >>>> >>>> No right or wrong answer just me pondering a question. >>>> >>>> Jeffery >>>> ________________________________ >>>> Photo Captures by Jeffery >>>> http://www.photocapturesbyjeffery.com >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- >>>> No virus found in this message. >>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>>> Version: 10.0.1411 / Virus Database: 2092/4005 - Release Date: 11/08/11 >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> David Parsons Photography >> http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com >> >> Aloha Photographer Photoblog >> http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
