hi maybe angi needs her sense of humor now rather than later if photogs and reporters were the only ones who had high skill levels and low pay then their gripes might be heard however, there is a chorus of underpaid well-educated people out there i agree that angi should go use her knowledge perhaps she can do the unthinkable and make a difference that is what is left when there is no pay and little appreciation i could testify to all of the above now, i see that the one thing we all could do is make a difference and laugh about the worst moments (better than crying) :-) yours f fred.vansand2@verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emily L. Ferguson" <elf@cape.com> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 9:48 PM Subject: Re: New job for Angi - very long > At 8:04 PM -0500 8/24/03, Colette wrote: > >SHEESH, Emily!! I'm sure your intentions were good.....but for heaven's > >sake, you've all but given Angi the rope to hang herself! So what if the > >position or the wages are not comparable?! It is a GREAT opportunity for > >Angi to learn......and we're all students, aren't we Emily?? Don't piss on > >her parade! Allow Angi to bask in the thrill of the new adventure that > >awaits her! Good luck, Angi! Be sure to re-read Mr. Stempel's post. He > >offers positive advice! > > > >Cheers! > >Colette > > > >P.S. Robert...haven't you spoken with Auntie Em about portraying herself as > >ASMP counsel only on television?? > > Yeah, yeah. I know it sounds rough, But the truth is that > newspapering isn't very good for the journalists' pocketbooks and the > longer photographers aid and abet that, the longer it goes on being > that way. > > It should be possible to make a comfortable living shooting news and > it's not. The skillset needed to do the job is of a very high order > and shouldn't be taken for a ride. Those in it get pretty cynical. > > -- > Emily L. Ferguson > mailto:elf@cape.com > 508-563-6822 > New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press photography > http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf > >
