Category: Photography

A very nice woman pleasantly asked me for a free copy of this photograph of the Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee to

hang in a local, non-profit rehab hospital? I just think the image is very soothing and the patients would just love it. If you approve, I would like to know your first and last name so I could give you full credit for your beautiful work.

Two views/treatments of the same bridge near the Historic Third Ward area in Milwaukee.

I told her that I was uncomfortable giving away my art, but that I would discuss a non-profit rate¹ that was significantly cheaper. I hope she doesn’t just print out a copy anyway. There really isn’t anything one can do; once an image is digitized and placed on the web, what happens to the image is difficult to control. All one can do is depend upon the ethics of others. I upload less-than-ideal resolution, but if someone is willing to print out a less-than-ideal print, how would I ever even know?
I did print this image out in 20″ x 30″ size, and gave the print to a friend, but that’s a much different category.
So if anyone is ever visiting² a rehab hospital³ and sees a copy of this print, please let me know. At least she asked me first.

Footnotes:

1. Harlan Elison’s words were ringing in my ears: get paid! Don’t give away your work for free! [↩]
2. I won’t ask what you were doing there, ahem. [↩]
3. possibly in Milwaukee, or nearby, or somewhere else entirely [↩]