On Sep 8, 2012, at 10:19 AM,
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 photos are crafted.
> Some of the work o
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 wrote:
> From: St
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 siz
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 ki
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Bob W 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 from was publicat
> 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 n
ts both in
their photography and efforts to sell it.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: "John Sessoms"
To:
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 2:24 PM
Subject: RE: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
From
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
l. And I doubt most i phone photos are crafted.
Some of the work on instagram is truly good - not so others.
YMMV
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: "Bruce Walker"
Subject: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevai
> 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 bu
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 "co
rs.
YMMV
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: "Bruce Walker"
Subject: OT In an Age of Likes, Commonplace Images Prevail
A sobering essay to ponder:
"As far as I can see — admittedly from ground level — there are
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Bob W 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.
>>
>> 1.
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 wrote:
>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
>> B
> 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
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 who are
thinking more visually and whom we may be able to entice to become an
audience for docum
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