> From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> On 11/24/2010 10:22 AM, Jan Steinman wrote:
>>> From: Bob Whitmire<bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Typically, I avoid people.
>> I hear you. I'm a bit of a hermit, myself. :-)
>
> LOL
> I was wondering if that wording would be misinterpreted. I think what Bob
> meant to say was "Typically, I avoid people in
> my photos."
I know. I was just messin' wit ya... :-)
> Bob, I wonder how much... may be a sense that images without people are
> selling and it's safer or easier to stick with what works?
It is harder to sell images with people in them... in the fine art market.
On the other hand, it is often impossible to sell images WITHOUT people in them
in journalism, advertising, weddings, portraits, stock... essentially, ANY
market except fine art!
In other words, images without people sell better in about 0.1% of all photos
that are taken for money. :-)
If your goal in photography is to make money, fine art is about the hardest way
to do it.
My first exposure to photography being photojournalism, I had to "wean" myself
of putting people in the shots when I started doing fine art. Thank goodness
that period is behind me now! (Although I do enjoy taking a people-less photo
from time to time.)
One more thing about the "hermit" part of "avoiding people:" I've found that
extroverts tend to prefer wide angle, and introverts tend to prefer telephoto
and macro. Anyone else notice this, or is it just me?
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It
takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite
direction. -- E. F. Schumacher
:::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::
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