Humbug! We all know that the Gaugian will print most anything even though it be modeling quality, subject or image deficient. Unfortunately the almighty buck has a lot to do with it. I did a number of covers for the magazine, generally when his advertisers were paying for it. Don H. doesn't like to pay for photography. Unfortunately when you get something for nothing it's generally worth about the same. I do this battle nearly everyday, somehow photographers should work for nothing, but everybody else in the production chain (printers, mailing houses, graphic artists, etc.) get paid. About a year ago a publisher of a medical magazine called to 'offer' a large project to photograph a number of medical specialists who were putting ads in his magazine. He wanted the work for nothing, with the idea that the doctors would come back to me later for more work. I asked him why he didn't give away his ad space with the idea of the doctors coming back later for more ads--he got really irritated at me and used several choice words to describe his displeasure.
At one time I did work for several of the larger suppliers and publishers in the S market. I charged them a greatly reduced fee to produce what I thought was some nice work. At this time I only do regular work for one publisher and everything we do is in HO, they seem to understand what goes into the work even though their particular market is smaller than the Gaugian. Is there a solution to all of this? maybe. Dick has mentioned that the SHS sectional trackage would have been a 'okay' way to go. Well, stage a contest to see who can rebuild their AF layout with SHS trackage. There is no reason why AM couldn't do the same thing. A neat cover shot and some before and after shots would tell the story. One can make eggnog from cracked eggs! Bob Werre David Heine wrote: > Dick, > > I had the same opinion of the cover picture when I saw. To me the AF track > wrecked the whole scene; since in my opinion, track is also a model. I > even > thought of posting something on it. > > . > > Dave Heine > Easton, PA > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>] On > Behalf Of > Richard Karnes > Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 1:31 PM > To: S-scale yahoo group > Subject: {S-Scale List} It made me want to cry... > > All -- > > As the NASG's Librarian, I get all the current S-oriented > publications, paid > for by NASG. A couple of days ago I received the Library's copy of the > Jan/Feb 2008 S Gaugian. The cover photo made me want to cry. > > > structures, scenery, and detailing are much better that I have seen on > most > layouts. Even the rails are painted -- something I do on my own layout. > But there's a monstrous AF switch right smack in the center of the photo. > The rest of the track is AF sectional with extra two-foot-wide wood ties > added. > > I know this is only a hobby, and I would be the last person to tell > someone > he/she's not doing it right. Still, I wonder about someone who has such a > good eye for detail and completeness and yet cannot see the incongruity of > the total scene. Surely the notion of using something like SHS sectional > track must have occurred to the builder... Or maybe not... > > I suspect many of you subscribe to the S Gaugian. I'd be curious to know > your thoughts. Am I way off base here? > > Dick Karnes > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
