P3D Re: value of everyday images

[fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)]

>Marvin Jones writes:
>>Unfortunately, just everyday pictures, no matter how good, taken by
>>someone no one but his wife has ever heard of, probably have no commercial
>>value beyond the life of the creator.

I would like to add my voice in agreement with Ron Labbe.  That's not true.

There are people who are interested in buying those pictures, especially
if they are stereo pictures taken some time ago.  These are pictures of no
interest to museums, no interest to members of the immediate family of the
photographer, but of interest to me, Ron and other collectors.

As Ron says:

>Stereo (especially Kodachrome) images of family life from the
>1950's are a glimpse at a bygone era that no other medium affords us. 
>I submit that the most amateur photographer can take an "accidental"
>masterpiece: the content, composition and lighting were all in the right
>place at the right time- we see people living their lives, a documentary-
>photojournalism. For my money, these images are a thousand times more
>interesting than the cliche scenics or posed portraits so often seen in
>shows and competitions. They are classics that capture the essence of
>humanity.

Well said!  

In one exchange of slides with Ron, I got a (copy, I believe, of a) picture
of a mother dressing her infant child.  The expressions, light, colors, were
all just great, contributing to what I would call a "masterpiece".  I have
been showing this slide in my stereo presentations and this is my
contribution to the society right now.  I show the best stereo slides that
I own in projections in our club (open for everybody) and other
presentations that I can give.  I collect stereo slides, look at all of
them, enjoy them all but only show the best to the public.

George Themelis

PS.  To make things clear, Marvin was talking about print 2d snapshots.  If
they were in fading color prints, I would toss a lot of these away and be
selective about what I keep.  I treasure my family's old black and white
pictures and 8 mm movies but I am selective about later color prints. 
Unfortunately, no family stereo pictures (other than the ones I took.)


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