Where exactly is, over here?Some fields have not existed (over here) decades ago. As wedding photography in the meaning of covering the whole wedding and not just some portraits in the studio or at the town hall or church.
Also portrait photography was more formalized in the past. Now there even is such as glamour or nude photography.
Real estate was much less developed in the past, now even added by homestaging.
Still the majority of older photographers, once very successful in advertising/editorial, I meet, speak of financial problems, or even stating to be happy to have left the photographic field for good.
I have not yet met young photographers whining.
Being a photographer isn't enough. People need to be charismatic sellers, entertaining, good looking etc. It's not enough to be a technical and creative wizard, it's a business. Like everything else you start making real money, when you can hire people, who can make you money.
I don't know, at least some of the successful photographers I have known haven't been good looking at all!good looking etc.
I don't know, at least some of the successful photographers I have known haven't been good looking at all!
Kind of sensitive there Andrew.Well gee, thank you very much, Matt. That really hurt...
Or nowadays, unfortunately, if they are good enough to spend more than a moment on someone's screenIf your photos are good enough to hang on someone's wall, you can sell them.
Kind of sensitive there Andrew.
I don't know whether I should say this, but I wasn't thinking of you when the subject came up!
Where exactly is, over here?
I’m not sure I understand. Are you saying that people do not hire a professional to photograph their wedding? Or perhaps, so few people get married that, wedding photographer is not a viable career/ business?
First time I hear of such.There is some interest in film based weddings,...
There is, it actually never went away completely, but it is not a market to make money on, unless a rich snob wants to pay a premium. Usually it is just an add on for standard "digitized" memories.First time I hear of such.
If I wanted to make a living from photography now, I'd to diversify into videography.
-) over here at my location: Germany
-) in the past as I indicated a couple either went at their wedding day in their costumes to a portrait photographer's studio, or the photographer made some photos after the ceremony at the town hall or the church.
Today for many couples their wedding became a great event with much more guests than in the past, with more money involved by magnitude and up to a photographer taking photoas the whole day.
The only photography I know of,( I am retired from this field) where money can be made is wedding & portrait. BUT you need to know your market and clientele very well.
This can vary from country to country, continent to continent. As in all businesses you have to give what the customer wants. Sometimes they don't know what they want, so you guide them along.
For example wedding photography is 79% logistics, 20% stroking egos, and 1% photographic knowledge. Customers buying wedding photography aren't buying an album or frames print, they are buying captured emotions and memories.
Do it to the customer's satisfaction and you will be rewarded financially.
Do it and exceed the customer's expectations and you will be handsomely rewarded.
You will hear a lot of negativity from some photographers about covering weddings. In my opinion, they weren't cut out for it so they bitch about it instead. Ii doesn't suit everyone and is not as easy as it seems.
The only other photographic field I know a little about is photojournalism/newspaper photography. In my opinion, there is little or no financial reward here. The camera phone is ubiquitous and so is there for every news story, be it print media, online or TV.
I know a couple of photographers who made a living shooting weddings, family photos, and what I would call active children photos with Speed Graphics. Their customers liked the “old” look.
I’m experimenting with volume sales through an online print on demand company. Like many things, it requires more work on marketing than actual photography. But at least I don’t have to deal with brides and their mothers.
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