[LRflex] Re: a mildly interesting read on Stock Photo Market
- From: Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:54:04 -0400
Whatever you do, don't go the way of gicleé which is pretentious and means
ejaculate! You will be laughed out of any serious gallery. The best advice
I can give - just photograph what you love. If it's meant to be, it will
be.
Tina
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Neil Gould <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Today's digest has given me a lot to think about, and has hit at a very
> crucial time for me. Thanks to all of you who have contributed earnest
> appraisals of the recent and current trends in this field. Like most of
> you,
> I've also felt the impact of changes in the marketplace, although in a very
> different manner. I suspect that the business that I began in 1974, and has
> gone through many "shape shifts" seems to have passed its peak in its
> current form, and I've been considering what to do next. Your comments have
> me thinking that I should join the leagues of semi-retardeds (retired).
>
> Although I took a different path with my photography by applying it to my
> current field of work and selling it as an adjunct service rather than the
> sale of individual images, the revenues from that aspect have been good
> enough to pay for all my photographic "toys", allowing me to make some
> "questionable acquistions" such as my Leica R system (and a Rollei 6008i
> system) with a few lenses. So, two dead-ends not withstanding, I'm not
> regretting any of it... yet.
>
> I have seen RF impact both the availability of quality images and the
> willingness of my clients to "cheap out" on what I would think would be
> some
> pretty critical publications to their businesses. Some of that is the
> economy, but more is the lowering of their standards to the point where
> I've
> been turning away more work than I've been doing of late. The other thing
> is
> that the "RF" nature of digital media has had the same impact on every
> artistic endeavor, so I can't just pick up my guitar and pick my way to a
> new lifestyle. Not one that SWMBO would tolerate, anyway.
>
> As my wife is an avid art show attendee... we've been to every major show
> in
> the region almost every year for the last decade or so... one of the things
> I was thinking of doing was to go back to shooting more general interest
> photos and hanging out with others of the same ilk. After this years'
> rounds, chatting with the photographers and reading some of your comments,
> I'll pass on that one as being needlessly risky from a ROI perspective. I'm
> also not too keen on the inkjet... excuse me "gicleé" prints that most are
> selling these days, preferring to output to Lambda, Lightjet, etc., and
> from
> what I've seen those would be a hard sell due to the comparative cost.
>
> So... it may come to pass that I'll "take the pittance and run", and just
> pursue my interests in photography for personal satisfaction. Talk me
> down... please!!!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Neil
>
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