Talent and skill are still valuable assets, more valuable than quantity of shooting. Yes, even a monkey could take enough shots and get something nice, but can a monkey be a fashion stylist, make-up artist and retoucher? Do they iron the model's clothes for perfection, tame stray hairs, "cleanup" the images immaculately after exposure? Can they improve the image further by improving color balance and skin tones? Does a monkey know how to position someone to make them look 10 pounds thinner or lose a double chin? I can do all that.
A monkey can't. Many 'quatity oriented' photographers can't. Attention to detail will make your images stand out. That is the "quality" aspect. When I present a photo to a person, I don't aim for them to say "that's a nice picture"...My aim is for them to say that's the best picture they've ever had anyone take of them in their life. That makes me happy and that makes me feel successful! And I have heard this more than a few times. (Not tooting my own horn, just trying to explain how picky I am, because everyone is their OWN worst critic. If you can please the person IN the photo, you have won the toughest battle ! Ha ha! )
I respect your view and see what you are saying, and it is true, as you said about "competing with a few more hundred thousand people all wanting to be called professional photographers"... The point there is 'wanting' to be called. A true professional has a lot more knowledge to bring to the table than just about cameras, and quantity and cheap cameras have little to do with it.
--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, "egmorrow@..." <egmorrow@...> wrote:
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> In the film days, it was easier because talent, skill and persistence stood out.
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> Now in the digital age with multishot, no developing expense, really good cameras for under 2 grand, virtually everyone is going to get more good photos just by keeping the shutter down/autoexposure and photoshop.
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> It is less art and skill now than it is luck and positioning yourself in a good place, so philosophy aside, you mid to low talents are competing with a few more hundred thousand people all wanting to be called professional photographers.
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> All convinced that their work is worthy of high prices, when in reality it has to be the market driving the price.
> More of anything in a situation where demand is lower and has more choices aotomatically reduces the price.
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> If you aren't a Liebowitz where name is worth $ you have a problem in increasing price.
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> Ed Morrow
> Phone: 530 577 4141
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