Just to weigh in on this thread as a guy retrenching from general
professional photography but a serious writer:
Digital photography and professional work is a sign of the times. If
there's no money in standard photography, no appreciation for the craft, no
specialization to separate you from the masses . . . invest in progress or
do it for fun.
There's one French guy who makes apointments from some web site, travels
across the US to make family and child's portraits; then he sells the
platinum prints for $5,000 US EACH.
He gets an advance based on examples to pay for his trip, and gets advance
payments before sending the finished print. I guess he previews them over
the internet before people send the money for the final print; but he GETS
it.
The reason I have no specific information comes from the fact that clients
who visited the Carmel gallery some years ago, happy with his work told me
about him. I can recall at least five of my clients at different times over
the year and a half told me about him.
BTW we had lots of requests for 'nudes' that we didn't have in our gallery.
The owners of second homes "definately not open for children guests," wanted
unusual tasteful nudes on their wall.
Take that to Costco . . .
S. Shapiro
