RE: Only fifty photogs working with platinotype/palladiotype!?

In the world of art and photography, people will and can say just about
anything that they think the buying public will believe. Fact checking
something like that would be quite difficult. And more to the point, why
bother. If the viewer of the site can not see past the pretentiousness of
what he is saying, who cares. People will either hire/buy his work or they
won't; some because of the statement but surely whether they think it has
value. If you haven't learned about the propensity of the American
businessman to over state his value and talent, just stick around for a
while.

Eric Neilsen Photography
4101 Commerce Street
Suite 9
Dallas, TX 75226
http://e.neilsen.home.att.net
http://ericneilsenphotography.com
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Carney [mailto:kcarney1@cox.net]
> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 8:10 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: RE: Only fifty photogs working with platinotype/palladiotype!?
>
> Well, I don't know. I know of three people doing fine work in pt/pd in
> Oklahoma City, OK, not exactly a huge population center. If there are
> only
> 40-50 all told, they must be placing pretty big orders to keep B&S et al
> in
> business. Also in the statement I notice an assertion that silver
> processes
> lack permanance. I have a friend with one of the first Moonrises, not
> exactly displayed under the best conditions, to say the least. So far, so
> good.
>
> Regards,
>
> --Ken Carney
> www.kencarney.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David J. Greiner Jr. [mailto:godlike@elp.rr.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 7:32 PM
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Subject: Re: Only fifty photogs working with
> > platinotype/palladiotype!?
> >
> > Actually, if you click the "statement" button on his site it
> > says: "Less than 40 people in the world are working in the
> > medium of platinum portraiture."
> >
> > Probably just personal hype to make himself sound special.
> >
> >
> > -David-
> >
> > Loris Medici wrote:
> >
> > > In Gary Auerbach's site it is claimed that:
> > >
> > > "My specialty is portraiture, specifically large format platinum
> > > portraiture. With less than fifty photographers in the
> > world working
> > > in this medium, I find satisfaction in educating a public
> > that knows
> > > little about platinum photography and the platinotype."
> > >
> > > (site address: http://www.garyauerbach.com/)
> > >
> > > Are there really less than fifty photographers working with
> > > platinotype / palladiotype? Or he's trying to say "less than fifty
> > > professionals"?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Loris.
> > >
> >
> >
Received on Sat Jan 31 22:22:46 2004