Comments on: US Department of Labor Releases Statistics about Photographers http://www.photoprotips.com/20080508/labor-stats-photographer/ Tricks, Techniques, and News for Pro Photographers Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:53:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: pcunite http://www.photoprotips.com/20080508/labor-stats-photographer/#comment-120 pcunite Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:20:29 +0000 http://www.photoprotips.com/?p=80#comment-120 Look for photography related services in the wedding and portrait sector to increase. Many who went hobby-to-pro will go back to hobby as the market will not support everyone in town at needed-to-live-break-even prices. Those who truly have an eye for it will need more than just creative talent. They will need capital to survive the up-and-coming drought/saturation from everyone owning a DSLR and shooting for free (some have talent too). This is a good time to go MFD to separate your work from everyone else's. Do so at your own risk because work is going to slow down. Basically your going to have to go up market to maintain volume of work. How much is up there I don't know... Look for photography related services in the wedding and portrait sector to increase. Many who went hobby-to-pro will go back to hobby as the market will not support everyone in town at needed-to-live-break-even prices. Those who truly have an eye for it will need more than just creative talent. They will need capital to survive the up-and-coming drought/saturation from everyone owning a DSLR and shooting for free (some have talent too).

This is a good time to go MFD to separate your work from everyone else’s. Do so at your own risk because work is going to slow down. Basically your going to have to go up market to maintain volume of work. How much is up there I don’t know…

]]> By: Ron M http://www.photoprotips.com/20080508/labor-stats-photographer/#comment-116 Ron M Tue, 13 May 2008 23:46:25 +0000 http://www.photoprotips.com/?p=80#comment-116 For someone getting ready to move to a new location AND open shop, this is eye opening. So at what point does one figure that they have MADE IT? For someone getting ready to move to a new location AND open shop, this is eye opening. So at what point does one figure that they have MADE IT?

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