Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Will be?? Already are there. :-( Tina On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > Tin, > > I said years ago that the ubiquity of cell phone with cameras cameras > would lead to the painful death of photography. It seems to me that our > society has been on an ever downward trip to below mediocrity. Photos that > are good enough on a tiny screen on a phone are "good enough" for the > average viewer and for reproduction in a newspaper or magazine. 140 > character tweets are highly regarded over extensive well researched > articles in newspapers, magazines and radio TV news. > > As this process continues, we will have a more and more ignorant populace > and will be like fresh meat for political crackpots. > > -----Original Message----- From: Tina Manley > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 9:29 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] URL: USA freelance rates > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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