Read ALL of Herb's comments. He's evaluating the worth of a photo by its marketability.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Tom Reese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> > Date: 7/2/2005 7:03:22 AM > Subject: Re: Don't need no stinkin' filters! > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > Herb's comment was simple: if it will sell it's a good photo. While your > > point has some validity, it is a softening of Herb's initial comment and > > contention that only a photograph that will sell is a good photograph. I > > stand by my statement that Herb is full of shit. > > Herb didn't say "if it will sell then it's a good photo" nor did he > imply it. Herb replied to someones heavy editing of someelse's image > with the comment: "the first one won't sell and the second one will". He > didn't say that was the only way to evaluate an image. He didn't say the > second one was a better image. All he said was that the second picture > would sell better than the first one. That can be important to someone > who needs to put food on the table and is a valid comment. I too think > the second image would sell better. I sure as hell don't think it's a > better image. > > Tom Reese > >
