Ex Photographer????

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> From: Robert Taylor <taylorrt at email.msn.com>
> To: dhogaza at pacifier.com; csidles at mail.isomedia.com;
tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: bird pix
> Date: Sunday, January 17, 1999 11:56 AM
>
> Good Morning Tweeters and Others
>
> In reference to 'photography for free'.
>
> I have to agree very strongly with Don on this issue and, also, point out
> the area of
> conflict that he mentioned in passing. First, if you are in business
> (photography, for
> example) you must stand on your ground and SELL. I also feel if you are
in
> publishing, you ought to BUY. The exceptions are to support those
> activities that
> you believe in and are part of. Don contibutes to Tweeters with photos
and
> info.
> Others donate their time and effort as volunteers when the activity would
> otherwise
> have to pay and perhaps break their budget or lessen services. A library
> uses
> volunteers to do tasks that otherwise would take professional staff away
> from duties. Is it better to put folks on the payroll or to request
> volunteers? For
> trail maintenance? Breeding bird surveys? Litter patrol? These are
issues
> of conscience for the volunteers and the organization. If the benefit is
> seen as mutual -- all win.
>
> If the ability exists to pay, then there should be an expectation of pay.
> The worst
> example I have seen that relates directly to Don's line of work is the
> Tourism
> Department of the State of Washington a few years ago. They announced a
> contest open to all for photos of Washington State's attractions. I
don't
> recall
> the prizes but all photos submitted were with the understanding in the
rules
> that they could be used by the State with no compensation other than a
> credit
> line in the using publication.
>
> I would not want to be a professional photographer competing with
hundreds
> (thousands?) of Washington photographers all submitting their best work
for
> consideration without compensation. That having been said, perhaps it is
in
> the interest of Washington residents for the State to save money in that
> manner??
>
> Perhaps the answer for the school requesting photos is to go a step
further
> and
> have the art class 'draw' some Washington birds and truly make the whole
> article
> "THEIR WORK".
>
> An interested bystander, a Tweeter and ex-professional photograher,
>
> Bob Taylor
> Sumner, WA
> taylorrt at msn.com
>
>
>