Posted by Peter Carroll on December 15, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Troubling economic times bring much obvious pain but they also seem to bring a wave of reflection in society. One of my favourite interviewers, Charlie Rose, often asks his guests the question - "how do we rethink this?". Lately I have come across a couple of interesting articles by photographers I greatly admire working out their answer to that very question. How does one succeed, both economically and personally, in photography? Here are a few answers by well known photographers that I found interesting.
Interesting and timely topic, Pete. Thanks for the insightful links.
We see a shift in all aspects of our 20-year photo business, too. My wife (the studio guru) is seeing less traffic in general, but consistently bigger orders. Total income is about the same right now, but with fewer customers small fluctuations make a bigger impact. We don't know what to make of the shift, but have been seriously evaluating new advertising initiatives and new portrait offerings.
And in my own realm, while the commercial side is down the industrial side up significantly. The scientific photography has ground to a stop as agency dollars tighten, even as there's growing interest in video. I've fought that for a long time, but in the philosophy that our business has remained strong because it is flexible and responsive to the markets, I may find myself taking on a "new" video component in the business. Ratzzzz!!!!!
Posted by Lon Sharp on December 16, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Good links, Peter. I enjoyed reading...
Posted by Suprada urval on December 16, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Thanks for the links Pete. Some of what they said is very interesting and thought provoking.
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We see a shift in all aspects of our 20-year photo business, too. My wife (the studio guru) is seeing less traffic in general, but consistently bigger orders. Total income is about the same right now, but with fewer customers small fluctuations make a bigger impact. We don't know what to make of the shift, but have been seriously evaluating new advertising initiatives and new portrait offerings.
And in my own realm, while the commercial side is down the industrial side up significantly. The scientific photography has ground to a stop as agency dollars tighten, even as there's growing interest in video. I've fought that for a long time, but in the philosophy that our business has remained strong because it is flexible and responsive to the markets, I may find myself taking on a "new" video component in the business. Ratzzzz!!!!!