Photographer sells a photo for $1million

13 years 2 months ago #20898 by crystal
www.petapixel.com/2011/01/13/australian-...photo-for-1-million/

Would you pay 1 million dollars for a photograph?
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13 years 2 months ago - 13 years 2 months ago #20900 by photobod

cwightmanphotos wrote: www.petapixel.com/2011/01/13/australian-...photo-for-1-million/

Would you pay 1 million dollars for a photograph?


Not in a million years, its a beautiful photo tho.

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"A good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn

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13 years 2 months ago #20902 by McBeth Photography
Nice work if you can get it!

It is what it is.
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13 years 2 months ago #20907 by Baydream
O K :toocrazy:
This buyer must not work for a living like most of us.

Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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13 years 2 months ago #20909 by crystal
I agree, nice photo but I would not pay that much. I even took smiliar photos like the one linked and I wouldn't have the guts to sell it for $1million. However, maybe I should. lol See if I get any buyers. :rofl:
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13 years 2 months ago #20933 by Scotty
Peter Lik is an incredible photographer. I'm honestly not surprised it sold for that much.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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13 years 2 months ago #21283 by crystal
Haha, it just dawn on me. This is the same photographer a old classmate of mine decided to get himself a DSLR and shoot panoramics because he was inspire from Peter Lik. I'm glad he was inspired because Peter does take some incredible pictures. But this guy I know, went from a P&S to a Canon, but a higher camera level that I have. And he knows nothing about what makes a great photo. He kept asking me what camera he should buy, what lenses he should buy. I told him, buy a tilt shift lens. I know he didn't buy one. In the end, he fork out around 3 grand on his first DSLR and equipment.

I wish my old classmate all the best of luck. But becoming a pro photographer (not just making the money but capturing the images) doesn't happen over night.
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13 years 2 months ago #21969 by Travel Nut
What is just as impressive is a $150million they say he has made off photos!


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13 years 2 months ago #21987 by photobod
Me thinks we are all jealous, in fact I know I am

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"A good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn

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13 years 2 months ago #22087 by Todd Knight

photobod wrote: Me thinks we are all jealous, in fact I know I am


More like motivated! :woohoo:


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13 years 2 months ago #22089 by Nstudio
I'm impressed.


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13 years 2 months ago #22114 by Scotty

photobod wrote: Me thinks we are all jealous, in fact I know I am


Not jealous. I respect him. He's good inspiration. He is the best landscape photographer alive right now.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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13 years 2 months ago #22141 by Karl Wertanen

Scotty wrote:

photobod wrote: Me thinks we are all jealous, in fact I know I am


Not jealous. I respect him. He's good inspiration. He is the best landscape photographer alive right now.


Yea, i agree he is one of the best alive.. where he looses my 10 out of 10 stars is in his color. Looking through his galleries, the colors are all disappointingly exaggerated... so he gets 9 out of 10 stars from me.

Same w/Gallen Rowell. He was my biggest influence in landscape photography and philosophy (and still is my favorite to this day RIP) but he loved using color filters and it created an exaggerated effect on his photos.. but his compositions were 11 out of 10 stars!
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13 years 2 months ago #22143 by Scotty

Karl Wertanen wrote:

Scotty wrote:

photobod wrote: Me thinks we are all jealous, in fact I know I am


Not jealous. I respect him. He's good inspiration. He is the best landscape photographer alive right now.


Yea, i agree he is one of the best alive.. where he looses my 10 out of 10 stars is in his color. Looking through his galleries, the colors are all disappointingly exaggerated... so he gets 9 out of 10 stars from me.

Same w/Gallen Rowell. He was my biggest influence in landscape photography and philosophy (and still is my favorite to this day RIP) but he loved using color filters and it created an exaggerated effect on his photos.. but his compositions were 11 out of 10 stars!


I love his colors. Too each their own though ;)

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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13 years 2 months ago #22145 by Karl Wertanen

Scotty wrote:

Karl Wertanen wrote:

Scotty wrote:

photobod wrote: Me thinks we are all jealous, in fact I know I am


Not jealous. I respect him. He's good inspiration. He is the best landscape photographer alive right now.


Yea, i agree he is one of the best alive.. where he looses my 10 out of 10 stars is in his color. Looking through his galleries, the colors are all disappointingly exaggerated... so he gets 9 out of 10 stars from me.

Same w/Gallen Rowell. He was my biggest influence in landscape photography and philosophy (and still is my favorite to this day RIP) but he loved using color filters and it created an exaggerated effect on his photos.. but his compositions were 11 out of 10 stars!


I love his colors. Too each their own though ;)

:watching:

LOL, Just kidding. Thats just my favorite face.. along w/this one :blink:
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