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Subject: Re: [OM] Stock Photography Today
From: Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 08:57:08 -0500
And I just got this notice this morning:

Tina, you've made a sale!
Your file "Persepolis" just sold.

Your commission

$0.24



On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 8:55 AM Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Pretty sad. But having a variety of professional musicians as friends, that
> trend is also happening in the music industry. When you can get several
> million streams of your song on Spotify and get a check for 34 cents,
> there's a problem. Napster started the trend by facilitating the piracy on
> a grand scale, and today's music consumer, like the photo consumer
> mentioned in his post, thinks that all music should be free. Somehow, the
> musician is expected to crank out albums, give them away, and not expect to
> eat or pay bills. The only decent money is made on touring, and only if
> you're at a high enough level to demand bigger ticket prices.
>
> On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 7:44 AM Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > PESO:
> >
> > This is a pretty good analysis of the state of stock photography today.
> I
> > would never recommend that anybody try to make a living at it these days.
> > It's pretty depressing:
> >
> > Posted on 11/30/2018 by Jim Pickerell
> > <http://www.selling-stock.com/Author/jim-pickerell>
> >
> > After 28 years of publishing Selling Stock, in 2019 I will begin to wind
> > down my regular daily coverage of the stock photo industry. The site (
> > www.selling-stock.com ) with all its archives will continue to be
> > available
> > to readers, indefinitely.
> >
> > In 2019, I will continue to publish occasional stories on a random basis
> > when I stumble on a topic of particular interest to me. But, I will no
> > longer attempt to provide daily coverage of changing industry
> developments.
> >
> > I will no longer ask readers to subscribe to the service, but instead ask
> > them to pay on a story-by-story basis whenever they want to read one of
> my
> > articles. Every current subscriber and recipient of the Weekly Digest
> will
> > receive an email notification whenever I post a new story. Anyone
> > interested in receiving these FREE notifications can sign up on the
> > website.
> >
> > In the last two years, revenue generated by the newsletter has declined
> > 53%. For the professional photographer the industry has changed and
> > declined dramatically in the last decade. Fewer and fewer people need, or
> > are interested in reading what I have to say. The amateurs don’t need to
> be
> > told how to maximize revenue from the images they create because they
> don’t
> > expect to earn much from their images anyway. More and more former
> > subscribers are getting out of the business and moving on to other
> > activities. It’s time for me to so the same.
> >
> > At one time, stock photography was an exciting way for many photographers
> > to earn a comfortable and enjoyable living. Now, it is a bad-paying
> hobby.
> > And it is on a path that seems likely to get even worse, and more
> > depressing for most of those who hope to earn real money from the images
> > they produce.
> >
> > My goal in publishing Selling Stock has always been to help those still
> > photographers trying to earn a portion of their living by licensing usage
> > rights to the images they produce. Looking ahead images are likely to be
> > created by robots and file sharing and piracy will continue to be on the
> > upswing.
> >
> > In the Internet environment most people think all information and
> > photographs should be FREE. They’ve been raised in the Walmart and Amazon
> > economy where everything can be shopped down to prices so low no one can
> > make a living.
> >
> > An ever increasing percentage of the images being created are produced by
> > part timers who view their earnings as a “supplement” to another major
> > source of income, not a serious income source. This trend will not be
> > reversed, although there still may be a question as to whether amateurs
> > will eventually produce everything professional image users want for the
> > products they design.
> >
> > There may still be some opportunities for video producers, but I have
> never
> > produced video myself and have trouble understanding all that is involved
> > in meeting the needs of video users. Given video production costs there
> is
> > still a big question as to whether a significant number of videographers
> > will be able to profit from their efforts.
> >
> > I’m 82 and have been in the stock photo industry for more than 55 years (
> > http://www.jimpickerell.com/About.aspx), first as a photographer and
> more
> > recently as the editor of Selling Stock. I’ve seen the industry at its
> > peaks and current lows. All in all, it has been a very satisfying career.
> > But, I was born at the right time to have a career in photography. People
> > in their 20s and 30s need to explore other career paths. The need for
> > professionally produced images will never be the same. For me, now it is
> > time to explore the next stage of my life.
> >
> >
> > Tina
> >
> > --
> > Tina Manley
> > www.tinamanley.com
> > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com
> > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley
> > <
> >
> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html
> > >
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> --
>
> Paul Braun WD9GCO
> Anchor, Amateur Radio Newsline
> www.ARnewsline.org <http://www.arnewsline.org>
> Certified Music Junkie
>
> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold
> Auerbach
>
> "The Fountain of Youth is a state of mind" -- The Ides of March, "Age
> Before Beauty"
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