Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No kidding. If investors actually read the annual report or prospectus, especially the f/ss footnotes and SEC filings, and could decipher them, their hair would stand on end. Happy stock photos are indeed the need. Ken -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 3:29 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] The State of Professional Photography Today I am sorry to sound cynical, but this web site is just bla bla. The reality is that technology and customer demand has changed radically during the past 15 years in photography and other forms of intellectual property such as music and film, and soon physical objects with the advent of low-cost 3D scanning and printing. It is part of my job as an economist with an IP agency to follow these trends. So for one I can opine on something I know something about. The reality is that "charging enough to cover" this and that is totally irrelevant. When our communications department is putting together the annual report or some other document meant for external distribution, they would not dream of hiring a photographer who "charges to cover". The go on iStockphoto and buy whatever images they need. For an annual report, you do not need great art. You need photographs that are good enough, and those can be had for a couple of bucks. No amount of whining will change that. Similar changes have occurred in the music business, are occurring in the movie business, and with the advent of 3D scanning and printing, are about to hit the manufacturing business. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Apr 11, 2013, at 3:39 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > PESO: > > Too true! > > http://www.fotoseeds.com/create-sustainably/ > > Tina > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information