Lazy photographers

[Bill Burk]

My old teacher David Vestal had a saying; "do your work."

Please start a thread and tell more stories about him. I only heard about him shortly after he passed away, but would have liked to know him better.

[Gary Tarbert]

Update submitted the maximum 4 entries all accepted , 2 sold and one reprint order from one of the ones already sold , the sold ones were one LF and one digital capture , The 50% sold was better than expected as Our state is experiencing a major economic downturn , The percentage sold from the total exhibition was only 25% , And only 2 photographers exhibited , now just have to work on the the other parts of the resolution and get out there more , I will have some freeing up of my time after march this year so have planned some trips

[DennisD]

Gary,

Congratulations ! Your effort paid off well.
Keep up the great work !

[Wayne]

Please start a thread and tell more stories about him. I only heard about him shortly after he passed away, but would have liked to know him better.

Didn't he write hundreds (or lots) of articles? That might be the place to start.

[Halford]

That's fantastic news Gary, well done and keep it up!

[Gary Tarbert]

Thanks ,Oh and you will be pleased to know the one that sold the extra print was the LF print , The LF print sold on opening night , And i was there taking in the free drinks and nibbles as you do , when the sales official called me over ,As the purchaser wanted to get a photo with me in front of his purchase , Quite surreal really , It was a real motivating for me to see someone so absolutely delighted with their purchase , The guy who ordered the reprint told me he had made up his mind to purchase but got there about two minutes after sales opened and it was gone .

[pjd]

Cheering and inspiring news to start 2017! Congratulations.

[Halford]

Also, Gary, I've found this post/thread really inspiring in pushing me to develop my portfolio and start getting work out there. I'm not at the same stage of expertise or experience as an image-maker, but the only way to get there is by, as another poster quoted, doing the work!

[Gary Tarbert]

Thats it Halford , The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary , I have never taken a good photo from my couch ,look forward to seeing some of the results

[esearing]

LF cameras always attract attention when shooting in public places. I am thinking it might be helpful to carry a small portfolio of 4x5 or 5x7 images to show/give away to those most curious. Simple marketing and can lead someone back to your site for an order.
Example - if planning to photograph waterfalls, have a few other waterfall images ready to share. If nothing else - you may make a digital shooter give film more consideration.