Comments on: Devaluation of Photography http://www.denyerec.co.uk/posts/229 Photography, Graphic Design, Art, Code... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:25:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: zimmer http://www.denyerec.co.uk/posts/229#comment-15799 zimmer Wed, 09 Nov 2005 01:14:00 +0000 http://www.denyerec.co.uk/posts/229#comment-15799 <p>Some people are recouping it like this: Lifestyle Phtography, Opening Offer. Free 7x5" Portrait worth £50 with every order taken...</p> <p>hmmm....Tel: o776 7732 241...I won't be wasting the call...</p> <p>and this on 4x3" glossy cards pushed through the door....</p> <p>oh, and Anthony Baker's has ceased to be on the Nantwich Road (retirement, I assume), so an opening there for a budding studio photographer, maybe? ;)</p> Some people are recouping it like this: Lifestyle Phtography, Opening Offer. Free 7×5″ Portrait worth £50 with every order taken…

hmmm….Tel: o776 7732 241…I won’t be wasting the call…

and this on 4×3″ glossy cards pushed through the door….

oh, and Anthony Baker’s has ceased to be on the Nantwich Road (retirement, I assume), so an opening there for a budding studio photographer, maybe? ;)

]]> By: Tom BBKVale http://www.denyerec.co.uk/posts/229#comment-14131 Tom BBKVale Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:32:01 +0000 http://www.denyerec.co.uk/posts/229#comment-14131 <p>I see this more and more and its worrying. Photography costs for a reason, your paying for time, skill, expensive gear. None of that can be recouped at .77</p> I see this more and more and its worrying. Photography costs for a reason, your paying for time, skill, expensive gear. None of that can be recouped at .77

]]> By: Denyerec http://www.denyerec.co.uk/posts/229#comment-13476 Denyerec Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:51:41 +0000 http://www.denyerec.co.uk/posts/229#comment-13476 <p>The main problem is that there feels like there's a "If you can't beat them join them" mentality applied to the industry. I don't WANT to sell out for .77 a pop, but the chances of getting proper purchases feel slimmer everyday.</p> <p>I think for the bulk of photogs the most money can be got from exploiting people's vanities; weddings, portraits etc. They can't necessarily buy a photo of themselves off the 'net for a quid ;)</p> The main problem is that there feels like there’s a “If you can’t beat them join them” mentality applied to the industry. I don’t WANT to sell out for .77 a pop, but the chances of getting proper purchases feel slimmer everyday.

I think for the bulk of photogs the most money can be got from exploiting people’s vanities; weddings, portraits etc. They can’t necessarily buy a photo of themselves off the ‘net for a quid ;)

]]> By: Martiankeeper http://www.denyerec.co.uk/posts/229#comment-13475 Martiankeeper Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:33:00 +0000 http://www.denyerec.co.uk/posts/229#comment-13475 <p>It might also be worth pointing out that these websites go in for the "mass market" appeal .. you aren't selling your creativity for 77 cents ... you are hoping 100 people buy them .. that way you are selling it for over $70 .. which can't be <em>that</em> bad can it??</p> <p>Also agree with Andrew.. you target "mass market" at consumers. They are happy to steal from Google / surf the web .. cos' it's just for themselves so they don't care. Businesses have to go for quality, and need to worry about pesky things like Copyright theft.</p> <p>The other way to go is "on hire" photography, where people pay you for your services direct (classic example is the cliché portrait or wedding photographer)</p> <p>I suppose it depends on your scruples .. if you feel your work is being degraded by selling it online cheap, then don't do it .. it's your work, you can do whatever you like with it.</p> It might also be worth pointing out that these websites go in for the “mass market” appeal .. you aren’t selling your creativity for 77 cents … you are hoping 100 people buy them .. that way you are selling it for over $70 .. which can’t be that bad can it??

Also agree with Andrew.. you target “mass market” at consumers. They are happy to steal from Google / surf the web .. cos’ it’s just for themselves so they don’t care. Businesses have to go for quality, and need to worry about pesky things like Copyright theft.

The other way to go is “on hire” photography, where people pay you for your services direct (classic example is the cliché portrait or wedding photographer)

I suppose it depends on your scruples .. if you feel your work is being degraded by selling it online cheap, then don’t do it .. it’s your work, you can do whatever you like with it.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.denyerec.co.uk/posts/229#comment-13292 Andrew Thu, 27 Oct 2005 23:34:09 +0000 http://www.denyerec.co.uk/posts/229#comment-13292 <p>77 cents for a photo appeals to the home consumer user, or the cheap-ass (ie, learning) student web developer.</p> <p>Businesses on the other hand wouldn't waste their time searching a database of 77 cent photos; They want quality and they're willing to pay for it.</p> <p>The way to go (in my experience) is to have a yearly subscription; As many pictures as you want (or xxx hi-res pics per month).</p> 77 cents for a photo appeals to the home consumer user, or the cheap-ass (ie, learning) student web developer.

Businesses on the other hand wouldn’t waste their time searching a database of 77 cent photos; They want quality and they’re willing to pay for it.

The way to go (in my experience) is to have a yearly subscription; As many pictures as you want (or xxx hi-res pics per month).

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