Comments on: Stock is dead, at least to me http://blog1.dhstewart.com/2009/11/stock-is-dead-at-least-to-me/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:08:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: David Harry Stewart http://blog1.dhstewart.com/2009/11/stock-is-dead-at-least-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-30 David Harry Stewart Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:40:18 +0000 http://blog1.dhstewart.com/?p=123#comment-30 Hi Selina, Thanks for writing in, and good to hear from you. I miss quoted you, and correction is taken. I agree fully with you that the vast amounts of photographers servicing accounts are pros, I couldn't imagine an art buyer trusting her job to anything other than a professional. The point I was trying to make was that it is easier to take a reasonable good picture these days than 20 years ago. So the barriers to entry to shooting stock have gone down, partially as a result of technological changes. Remember when there was "long distance" charges on you telephone bill? Remember Watts lines? Now any one who has a cell phone doesn't pay long distance charges, so the technology has reduce the barrier to calling someone far away. It has democratized telephone long distanace to the point that most people don't even think about it. Related to that is that high res digital cameras have made it possible for a lot more people to take stock images. More people submitting, more images out there, and the price goes down. Seeing as how without our meeting 25 years ago I would be a photographer, you should make that list! Best wishes, David Hi Selina,
Thanks for writing in, and good to hear from you. I miss quoted you, and correction is taken. I agree fully with you that the vast amounts of photographers servicing accounts are pros, I couldn’t imagine an art buyer trusting her job to anything other than a professional. The point I was trying to make was that it is easier to take a reasonable good picture these days than 20 years ago. So the barriers to entry to shooting stock have gone down, partially as a result of technological changes. Remember when there was “long distance” charges on you telephone bill? Remember Watts lines? Now any one who has a cell phone doesn’t pay long distance charges, so the technology has reduce the barrier to calling someone far away. It has democratized telephone long distanace to the point that most people don’t even think about it. Related to that is that high res digital cameras have made it possible for a lot more people to take stock images. More people submitting, more images out there, and the price goes down.

Seeing as how without our meeting 25 years ago I would be a photographer, you should make that list!

Best wishes,
David

]]> By: David Harry Stewart http://blog1.dhstewart.com/2009/11/stock-is-dead-at-least-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-29 David Harry Stewart Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:30:54 +0000 http://blog1.dhstewart.com/?p=123#comment-29 Hi Larry, Thanks for your comment. Yes there are costs involved with stock which often get ignored in the stock as free money calculation. Best David Hi Larry,
Thanks for your comment. Yes there are costs involved with stock which often get ignored in the stock as free money calculation.
Best
David

]]> By: David Harry Stewart http://blog1.dhstewart.com/2009/11/stock-is-dead-at-least-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-28 David Harry Stewart Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:26:51 +0000 http://blog1.dhstewart.com/?p=123#comment-28 HI John, Thanks for your comment. Yes, that is what I mean. It is no longer worth my time and energy to submit images to stock agencies. David HI John,
Thanks for your comment. Yes, that is what I mean. It is no longer worth my time and energy to submit images to stock agencies.
David

]]> By: John M http://blog1.dhstewart.com/2009/11/stock-is-dead-at-least-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-27 John M Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:39:34 +0000 http://blog1.dhstewart.com/?p=123#comment-27 David, Does this mean you no longer submit any more images to stock agencies, including assignment out-takes ? David,

Does this mean you no longer submit any more images to stock agencies, including assignment out-takes ?

]]> By: selina maitreya http://blog1.dhstewart.com/2009/11/stock-is-dead-at-least-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-26 selina maitreya Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:51:15 +0000 http://blog1.dhstewart.com/?p=123#comment-26 Excellent blog David! But a correction please. "I have read from my friend Selina Maitreya on Rob’s blog that the biggest part of the photo market is the pro-summer segment" Not accurate. On my interview with Rob on aphotoeditor, my comment on the number of prosumers was related to a discussion about social networking only. My comment was that it seemed to me that the majority of photographers actively participating on twitter was 80% prosumers and maybe 20 % pros meaning that pros had yet to utilize twitter .. I feel that the prosumer market is growing but the vast majority of photographers seeking to service accounts is still a pro market. Hey how do I get on the coveted " people who make me better list" :):):) seems to be tougher to get into than the old 54, or the bathrooms at the mud club in the old days? (both by the way I had no problem with :) Excellent blog David! But a correction please. “I have read from my friend Selina Maitreya on Rob’s blog that the biggest part of the photo market is the pro-summer segment”
Not accurate. On my interview with Rob on aphotoeditor, my comment on the number of prosumers was related to a discussion about social networking only. My comment was that it seemed to me that the majority of photographers actively participating on twitter was 80% prosumers and maybe 20 % pros meaning that pros had yet to utilize twitter ..

I feel that the prosumer market is growing but the vast majority of photographers seeking to service accounts is still a pro market.
Hey how do I get on the coveted ” people who make me better list” :) :):) seems to be tougher to get into than the old 54, or the bathrooms at the mud club in the old days? (both by the way I had no problem with :)

]]> By: Larry http://blog1.dhstewart.com/2009/11/stock-is-dead-at-least-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Larry Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:51:00 +0000 http://blog1.dhstewart.com/?p=123#comment-25 I dabbled in RF a couple years back. It always made me feel a little uneasy as it was just a numbers game with people. What bugged me were the numbers nobody talked about: risks of legal entanglement, risk of personal or property damage on a shoot, risk of opportunity cost lost... It didn’t look bad, but it didn’t exactly look good either if you thought about the risk too much. It was great for the early birds (one of whom was a good guy and giving me advice). Still, I was finding my way and thought it worth a try. And so I discovered that I don't have the skills or interest to compete in such a game. Anyway, I am looking forward to the Time Mag piece and reading more posts about it. I dabbled in RF a couple years back. It always made me feel a little uneasy as it was just a numbers game with people. What bugged me were the numbers nobody talked about: risks of legal entanglement, risk of personal or property damage on a shoot, risk of opportunity cost lost… It didn’t look bad, but it didn’t exactly look good either if you thought about the risk too much. It was great for the early birds (one of whom was a good guy and giving me advice). Still, I was finding my way and thought it worth a try. And so I discovered that I don’t have the skills or interest to compete in such a game.

Anyway, I am looking forward to the Time Mag piece and reading more posts about it.

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