Is that not pretty much the definition of a pyramid scheme? On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Rob Studdert <distudio.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree, most pro photogs have to value add now, just making photos > isn't enough, there is more money in training and seminars for the > hungry hoards of amateur photogs with a view to turning pro. All the > studios that I know tend to rent their gear and spaces or run > workshops more than they actually shoot projects for cash. > > On 15 December 2013 12:04, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Most pro photographers never actually made a living selling their images. >> Only a very few have for a very long time. IIRC to be considered a pro you >> have to make what 10% or 30% of your income from photography, I don't >> remember exactly, but those are the numbers that stick in my mind. Most >> made at least part of their income from teaching and seminars. >> >> >> On 12/14/2013 7:50 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >>> >>> There's some truth in the title in some areas of photography. Like the >>> death of stock photos and the myriad of workshops and photo tours being run >>> by pro photographers who use to make a living selling their images. >>> >>> >>> I don't see phone cameras as any bigger threat to photography than the >>> original Brownie cameras were. >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" >>> <postmas...@robertstech.com> >>> Subject: The Death of Photography (again) >>> >>> >>>> >>>> http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/dec/13/death-of-photography-camera-phones?CMP=fb_gu >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >>>> www.robertstech.com >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the >> crazy, crazier. >> >> - H.L.Mencken >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) > Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours > Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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