A question of talent …
A very interesting post at A Photo Editor about talent and photography.
Sometimes photographers take an “I could have done that” attitude when it comes to talent in this industry, but honestly, you can’t.- A Photo Editor
How many times have you told yourself “I could have done that” when seeing pictures from others photographers?
There is a difference between thinking and doing; the last is the ultimate proof that “you could have done that”. Never mind that when you saw the image it was done already … by someone else … but could you have created the image before seeing it?
There is something else to photography than being able to take the picture, it is about the creation of the image, the visualization. So next time it is better to say “I could have created that” … or perhaps you couldn’t.
How many photographers are required to change a light bulb?
50 photographers … one that actually changes the light bulb and 49 others that say they could have done that!
Next time go and change the bulb yourself.
amen!
Used to be a question of talent. Now it’s a question of getting lucky. Lucky to get hired from among the hordes of stupid photographers like me roaming the planet, all of them with the latest digi wonder, convinced they are smarter than everyone, ever. Lucky to find stupid gigs with rates that have not yet dropped to a buck per image, or lower. Everyone except me is now a super smart photographer, ready to eat every other stupid photographer’s lunch, for pennies on the buck. Heck, even people who used to hire me, now have digi wonders of their own, so stopped hiring stupid photographers altogether because they’re suddenly freaking visual geniuses. So yeah, I could have done that, and so could everyone with a phonecam.
By far, there is more demand in the market for photographs now than 10 years ago, before the digital era became mainstream. So, I disagree with the idea that digital has reduced the chances to be successful as a photographer, it has certainly changed the market.
Know your talents and skills, develop new ones, and more important find the market that is seeking for work with the highest quality you can produce. Perhaps this market is different from the one you targeted before, perhaps digital has changed the requirements and the offer for that market.
Look for a new market, be creative, produce the higher quality demanded by that market , know how to sell your work and you will succeed.
Thanks for sharing your views.
nice
the more people get fed up and give up the more work for me.
I partially agree with stupidphotographer, the market is down hill and everyone thinks they can photograph like a top class photographer and clients don’t seem to see the need for a professional photographer.
On the other hand, one thing the average Joe Blog can’t have is a creative option like playing with depth of field, light and so forth so upping the skill level and looking for the higher market would help.
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