Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Almost all of the professional photographers I know have had to take another job to make ends meet. I would never advise anybody to go into photography as a career these days. Unfortunately, the best newspaper journalists I know have also had to find new careers. The Charlotte Observer used to have wonderful photographers and journalists. They've let them all go. The paper really suffers as a result. Nobody proofreads anything and the photos are made by reporters with cell phones. Tina On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi John, > > Those rates are fairly accurate but the problem is that there are so many > really good photogs out there freelancing due to news outlets laying off > folks that gigs at those rates are hard to get. > > The other problem is that usually you have to assign all rights to the > people who hire you so if you do get that once in a lifetime image, you > will see no additional money from licensing it. You might even have to pay > to use the image in your self promotion. > > All the top level freelance pj photogs that I know struggle to make a > living. > > Thanks! > > Leo Wesson > Leowesson.com > 817-733-9157 > > > On May 3, 2017, at 06:13, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: > > > > https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/freelance-photographers-pitch.php > > > > john > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html