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Re: [OM] Silence of the lambs

Subject: Re: [OM] Silence of the lambs
From: Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:03:42 -0400
Having watched my world newspapers fade into nothingness, I'm afraid

that I have to agree with you both.

Too late for meto change,

Rick

On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Well, that's certainly part of it!  He's an architectural/aerial
> photographer who was going bankrupt until he turned his business around by
> slashing his fees 20% and giving all rights to his clients.  He emphasized
> that it's a new world and we have to think of photography more in terms of
> what the photo will be used for than in what we think it is worth.  He also
> said he posts 3 photos a day on Facebook, Linked-In, and Google+ and
> doesn't worry at all if someone steals them.  I just hate to see the value
> of photography reduced to what microstock agencies are getting for their
> photos!!  It's a new, cruel world :-(
>
> Tina
>
> PS:  I agree with everything you said about CNN, etc!
>
> On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 9:43 AM, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I wonder if it was a depressing message about the future of the
> photography
> > business on account of digital becoming available to virtually everyone
> > resulting in a dumbing down of the quality of output akin to CNN having
> > dumbed down news journalism with its 15 sound bites and total lack of
> > depth,
> > frivolous news and commentary blogs putting amateur contributors on a
> > pedestle while dedicated, experienced and professional journalists fade
> > away
> > since an ever declining number of people are attracted to quality
> in-depth
> > writing.
> >
> > jh
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tina Manley" <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 7:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: [OM] Silence of the lambs
> >
> >
> > > I've been attending an ASMP meeting in Columbia all day.  Since I'm on
> > the
> > > board, I have to attend.  Today's seminar was by Jim Cavanaugh, former
> > > president of ASMP.  It was very, very depressing about the future of
> the
> > > photography business.
> > >
> > > I'll be in a funk for a few days debating what to do, but I'll be back.
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Man, I hope we're not scaring off our new friends already! Honestly,
> > >> we've tried behaving ourselves.
> > >>
> > >> Well, mostly.
> > >>
> > >>
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