Nothing screams professional like a disposable camera.... Christian
On Friday 18 January 2002 13:49, Peter wrote: > Yes he is a "pro". So his equipment is "pro" equipment. See thread about > Cannon Advert. > (Just makes it that much funnier, at least to me). > > At 01:41 PM 1/18/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >I have a brother who is a free-lance writer. He does a regular column for > >one magazine and writes articles for others as well. Mostly in > >specialized, niche publications, like Poker Digest. He was doing an > >article about a casino in Europe for one of them a while back and the > >editor said, "Be nice to have some pictures." He said, "No problem." > > > >He has never owned a camera or, to my knowledge, used one. Doesn't know an > >f-stop from a subway stop. So he bought a disposable camera, shot all the > >film, got a friend to scan a bunch of images and e-mailed them to the > >editor. (He was based in Europe, the mag is published in the Western USA.) > >Several of the photos now have been published. > > > >And he continues to shoot photos to accompany articles, using disposable > >cameras -- although he was speaking wistfully last night about how nice it > >would be to get a digital camera. > > > >So he now is a published photographer. And he is paid, so he is a sort-of > >pro, too. > > > >Or is he? > > > >Bob Harris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
