Re: [AGA-sc] Jay Luto's offer

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

That would work for me!

Karen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
To: "Aquatic Gardeners Association Board" <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA-sc] Jay Luto's offer


> Very good points. How about we try some thinner title like
> "Staff Photographer".
> 
> Every wedding I've been to, there has been an official
> photographer and it hasn't seemed to have depressed the
> number of other folks with cameras. I don't know if that
> carries over to AGA conventions.
> 
> If we draw Jay into further involvement, I think it will be
> regarding photography. He seems pretty consistent in
> feeling that is what he has to offer. I think he's aching
> for a way to make more of a mark in the world as a
> photographer. He might be naive in thinking that our
> consecrating his AGA activity with a title will help him
> make a mark. It's always the doing that really matters. And
> a real job would probably do more and be better training.
> Still the willingness and support is real.
> 
> What if we ask him if he would consider taking on the task
> you described -- something like: "We have never had a Staff
> Photographer before. While we generally are not lacking for
> convention photos, it's always good to have more. A key job
> that goes along with that is collecting, editing, deciding
> which to use, and laying out a gallery for them. Erik and
> Karen, despite their many other AGA tasks, have undertaken
> this effort in the past. We would welcome your involvement
> (assistance) in this area."
> 
> Otoh, if he's recording things visually, we could call him
> Assistant Historian? ;-)
> 
> Anyway, there's some real support in Jay and it would be
> good to bring him in further. But we don't call anyone
> "offical" anything.
> 
> sh
> 
> --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
> 
> > OK, what do we do with this one?
> > 
> > While we, of course, want to encourage participation, I
> > am loath to give the
> > title of "official" AGA photographer to any one person...
> > particularly as we
> > already have a number of good photographers among us.  I
> > also really like
> > the fact that when we've put together the convention
> > ohotos, we've used the
> > best that everyone who wanted to contribute had to offer.
> >  That way,
> > everyone feels good about their good pics.
> > 
> > OTOH, his website layout is pleasing to look at, and easy
> > to navigate.
> > Would it work to ask him to help you, Erik, in doing the
> > collecting and
> > editing of photos, deciding which to use, and laying out
> > a gallery for them?
> > If not, could we use his skills in another way?
> 
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