However, if one of his shots with the 645Z were to make it into the PDML
annual, I don't think that it would stand out as any better than most of
the other landscape photos.
The difference is he is a well known name if photographic circles and as far
as I know none on the PDML'ers are.
I am somewhat conflicted over his separating suckers from their money by
selling his photos as an artwork investment.
So I assume if someone were to offer you an ungodly amount for one of your
images you'd refuse !
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: "Larry Colen" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Pentax spotted
paul stenquist wrote:
Oh, so the problem is that Lik makes money. Good for him. I love seeing
photographers achieve financial success by producing something people
want. What a novel idea! I admire Rockwell’s ability to make a buck, but
I consider him a buffoon. Lik also knows how to make money, but he does
it with intelligence, so I respect him. I’ve never been jealous of those
who earn more than I do. More power to them.
In case it wasn't obvious the snark in my comment was not directed at Mr.
Lik. My first exposure to him was when I was staying with a friend and
there was some show about him on TV. My reaction to what he said and his
presentation was that he was on overly dramatic pompous buffoon. I was far
more impressed by the videography in that episode than the photos that he
took.
My impression of his work photographically is that he is indeed a
competent photographer. However, if one of his shots with the 645Z were
to make it into the PDML annual, I don't think that it would stand out as
any better than most of the other landscape photos.
I do recognize that what I objected to on the TV show could well have more
to do with the medium than him, and I do not object to any artist making
an honest living with their work.
I am somewhat conflicted over his separating suckers from their money by
selling his photos as an artwork investment. In a situation somewhat like
the gels from the Disney animated movies, in reality the supply far
exceeds the demand on the market, so when people try to recoup their
investment in his "art", they find that the would end up losing money in
the process.
As was pointed out, Kinkade would probably be a more apt comparison.
However, I contend that selling investments that lose money can be
equivalent to selling advice that is wrong, and in that regard Lik and
Rockwell are cut from the same cloth.
Paul
On Jun 25, 2015, at 7:56 PM, Larry Colen<[email protected]> wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
A ridiculous comparison. Like his vision or not, Lik obviously has a
great deal of technical expertise. Rockwell has none.
However, they both do a tremendous job of uniting those of us who don't
make enough off our photography each year to pay for the hard drive
storage we use.
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