On 15/12/13, Rob Studdert, discombobulated, unleashed: >That's not strictly the definition here, over 50% of your invoiced >income needs to be derived from photography alone to be deemed a pro.
Over here, I'm not sure if there is actually a definition. I make my income from drawings and dividends from a company of which I am the managing director. The company's income is based largely on broadcast and corporate video production. From time to time one of my contacts will call and ask for still images (she's an agent) that she thinks will fit her clients' requests. I just sent off 104 small jpegs of the latest round of requests and she is putting them forward to see if any are wanted. Some taken on Canon 1D gear, plenty on the lil Fuji X10. It took me 6 hours to go through my li Probably 4 or 5 out of that 104 will be chosen, and the money is peanuts. I do it as a favour to her really and maintain the contact - she has provided video work in the past. If I had to make money solely from stills photography, I would be working twice as hard as I do now (and I work bloody hard I can tell you!) and be earning half as much. Certainly in stock images. Unless you're a stills snapper in particular demand or have a staff job, I cannot understand how a decent living can be made from stills! .02 Cot -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- 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.
