Comments on: thoughts on stock http://photobusinesseducation.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/thoughts-on-stock/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:04:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Michael Durham http://photobusinesseducation.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/thoughts-on-stock/#comment-488 Michael Durham Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:49:52 +0000 http://photobusinesseducation.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-488 Ed I agree with the idea that being creative and having a vision is key to continued success - but I remember 2003 wiped out several prominent high end photographers in my town (Portland) when ad budgets dried up. I was really surprised at how quickly it happened too. I also remember that my stock sales really took off that year. Correlation? My business model is very different than most of the commercial shooters that read your blog (I see universal truths in both worlds). For me, stock is now a primary source of income. Ed

I agree with the idea that being creative and having a vision is key to continued success – but I remember 2003 wiped out several prominent high end photographers in my town (Portland) when ad budgets dried up. I was really surprised at how quickly it happened too.

I also remember that my stock sales really took off that year. Correlation? My business model is very different than most of the commercial shooters that read your blog (I see universal truths in both worlds). For me, stock is now a primary source of income.

]]> By: Ed McCulloch http://photobusinesseducation.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/thoughts-on-stock/#comment-486 Ed McCulloch Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:31:56 +0000 http://photobusinesseducation.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-486 myrmecos- I believe there is a market for everything. Literally everything. You just have to find and search out the people who will like it. Don't believe me? Check out tay on youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA and then http://youtube.com/watch?v=2x2W12A8Qow Yeah it seemed Dr. Pepper loved his original song good enough to turn it into a campaign for their new drink- Find a market... it's there waiting for you- myrmecos-

I believe there is a market for everything. Literally everything. You just have to find and search out the people who will like it.

Don’t believe me? Check out tay on youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA
and then
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2×2W12A8Qow

Yeah it seemed Dr. Pepper loved his original song good enough to turn it into a campaign for their new drink-

Find a market… it’s there waiting for you-

]]> By: myrmecos http://photobusinesseducation.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/thoughts-on-stock/#comment-485 myrmecos Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:42:38 +0000 http://photobusinesseducation.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-485 Raw creativity is kind of a two-edged sword, though. Potential clients have to like your work, otherwise you'll be just another one of those eccentric starving artists who no one understands. Raw creativity is kind of a two-edged sword, though. Potential clients have to like your work, otherwise you’ll be just another one of those eccentric starving artists who no one understands.

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