On Sep 8, 2012, at 10:19 AM, kwal...@peoplepc.com kwal...@peoplepc.com
wrote:
Some truth in the essay.
But just because an image is posted liked doesn't mean it is well done or
even good. It means in some cases it struck a cord with the viewer on some
level. And I doubt most i phone
From: Steven Desjardins
There is a fantasy author I like who got dropped by his publisher. He
self-publishes on Amazon, but also uses Kickstarter to raise money.
When he raises enough (usually about $5000) he will write the novel.
Contributors get an electronic or hard copy depending on the
His name is Tim Pratt and he writes contemporary fantasy. His best
know stuff is the Marla Mason series. He has a website where he has
serialized some of the MM novels so you can give them a try. It's
something like Marlamason.com
On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 12:23 PM, John Sessoms
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Bruce Walker
A sobering essay to ponder:
As far as I can see — admittedly from ground level — there are two
possible effects on “serious” photography.
Some truth in the essay.
But just because an image is posted liked doesn't mean it is well done or
even good. It means in some cases it struck a cord with the viewer on some
level. And I doubt most i phone photos are crafted.
Some of the work on instagram is truly good - not so others.
YMMV
on 2012-09-08 8:07 Bruce Walker wrote
There's still no
credible business model for this thing.
does there need to be a business model? can good writing, or photography,
happen without a business model?
going a little deeper, is it possible that all it means when good this or good
that
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
steve harley
on 2012-09-08 8:07 Bruce Walker wrote
There's still no
credible business model for this thing.
does there need to be a business model? can good writing, or
photography, happen without a business
Seems today that most photographs are destined for facebook, and that's
where they belong.
From: kwaller
Some truth in the essay.
But just because an image is posted liked doesn't mean it is well done or
even good. It means in some cases it struck a cord with the viewer on some
level. And I
From: Bob W
With the democratisation of publishing, the difficulty that writers and
photographers will have is to find a way of getting the right exposure to
the right people. People are not going to look at a great many places in
search of good work, so the outlets will coalesce around a few
and efforts to sell it.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com
To: pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 2:24 PM
Subject: RE: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
From: Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
John Sessoms
From: Bob W
With the democratisation of publishing, the difficulty that writers
and photographers will have is to find a way of getting the right
exposure to the right people. People are not going to
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
'Comes to the fore' in the way I meant it is not about commercial success
but about recognition. Some of the works that are now recognised as among
the best in their field were never commercial successes. What they
benefitted
There is a fantasy author I like who got dropped by his publisher. He
self-publishes on Amazon, but also uses Kickstarter to raise money.
When he raises enough (usually about $5000) he will write the novel.
Contributors get an electronic or hard copy depending on the size of
the donation. This
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Bruce Walker
A sobering essay to ponder:
As far as I can see — admittedly from ground level — there are two
possible effects on “serious” photography.
1. The flowering of photographers leads to millions of people
I agree, Bob. In addition, photography is the only artistic
activity many people can do. Even if they are not very good, it's
still worth something to do what they can.
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net]
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