You don't have to be a good photographer to make money out of photography, you just have to be good at selling yourself.
On 3 July 2011 08:48, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Only a bit? PT Barnum could learn from him. > > On 7/2/2011 8:36 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> >> So he's not just a bombast, he's a bit of a fraud as well... yikes! >> >> ann >> >> >> >> On 7/2/2011 20:02, Miserere wrote: >>> >>> I was a party a couple years ago when an acquaintance started telling >>> me about his "Peter Lik Print" which he had recently purchased in Las >>> Vegas. He paid a few grand for it, but it was an investment because >>> they are limited aditions and the higher the print number the higher >>> the price. I didn't have the heart to tell him he'd been had. Go to >>> eBay right now and search for "Peter Lik print"; you might be >>> surprised at hoe many people are trying to unload prints at the prices >>> they were told they were worth...only to find out nobody's willing to >>> buy them at said (ridiculous prices). >>> >>> I'd give my opinion of Mr Lik here, but he has the lawyers to sue me, >>> so I'll remain silent. >>> >>> Like you guys said, his images are OK, some are very pretty, but not >>> worth several thousand a piece, let alone $1 million: >>> >>> http://www.peterlikexposed.com/archives/237 >>> >>> His own comment on this $1 million photo is that it's "the best shot I >>> have taken in my lifetime.” Now take a good look at the photo... >>> Exactly. >>> >>> And that's all I gotta say about that. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> >>> —M. >>> >>> \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com >>> >>> http://EnticingTheLight.com >>> A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2 July 2011 19:36, Larry Colen<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Jul 2, 2011, at 11:19 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >>>> >>>>> Someone here recently (when I was in my I can read but can't post >>>>> dilemma) mentioned Peter Lik an the Weather channel show The Edge >>>>> in a somewhat derogatory tone... as I would have. Who are ya, kindred >>>>> spirit? >>>> >>>> Funny you should mention it. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I love the places he goes to, but he is such an annoying narrator and >>>>> his photos, though very pretty, aren't any better than lots of "our" lot >>>>> here and certainly no better than the Video guy trailing behind him... >>>> >>>> When I was visiting Candice, she had Lik's show on the TV one night. I >>>> wasn't terribly impressed by his photos, and thought he sounded like an >>>> overly self aggrandizing twit. I was, however, rather amused by his name, >>>> in my sophomoric fashion. >>>> >>>> I was particularly taken by this statement on his website: >>>> >>>> The majority of his collection has been shot with a medium-format Linhof >>>> 6x17 camera—something that few photographers comprehend—which reflects the >>>> primordial manner in which the human eye views the world. >>>> >>>> from: http://www.peterlik.com/photography >>>> >>>> I think that the world needs a Lik/Rockwell cage match. >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> anyone? >>>>> >>>>> ann >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >> > > > -- > Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! > > --Marvin the Martian. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
