> A doom and gloom write-up from Mr. P? Say it ain't so! Heh-heh.
Sean:
You may not realize this but predictions of doom are an integral element of stock
photography culture. I have written long, nostaligic posts about the days when people
predicted that auto exposure cameras or the widespread use of television would kill the stock
photo industry.
Jim is a very knowledgeable guy and many of the people who washed out of the stock photo
business are both talented and passionate. It's just that this business changes rapidly and
many people don't. I recall the stock photo business in at least two other forms and miss
them both. No matter what else, it's about images and persuading people to pay for them.
> Note, between now and 2015 there will be a continued increase in the
> number of people wanting to license content for all kinds of uses. Also,
> he mentions the "average" shooter earning less. Well, duh, because most
> people are "average" shooters, and there are lots more out there as time
> goes on. Don't be average.
This is more easily said than done; especially when you consider that amost everybody who
enters the stock photo business does so with the same fantasy. Not being average falls into
two catagories; first it means shooting subject matter that the market needs and second, it
means using above average technique.
Are we doing this?
And are we approaching the market in a non-average way?
While we're on the subject of not being average; your new farmer's market series is really
excellent! It's just the sort of work that the market cries out for.
Brian Yarvin
Author, Educator, Photographer
http://www.brianyarvin.com
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