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Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes This’ll be my last post on 36clicks on stock. 36clicks will cease to be on stock, and I am moving my stock photography activities to Corepics. The series of articles I’ve written have already been moved to their new location on corepics, and future thoughts on the photography business will [...] Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes Everyone, active in a creative profession, has to deal with it every now and then. The Creative Dip. However, there are a few very basic tricks to overcome this feared block rapidly. The situation Over the last few months, I’ve hammered through a lot of shoots for clients and for stock. Processing [...] With a supply chain, which is over-saturated, with an aggressive competition between agents, and a change in buyer demands, the business is about to change. The channels, through which images are sourced, have already begun adapting, but the majority of photographers is lagging behind. This makes sense, as the stock agents are for the most part rather large enterprises, compared to their suppliers – the photographers. The majority of photographers consist of hobbyists, or pro-photographers with a different core-business than shooting stock, and the few full time pros. Yet, we all need to change. Change is possible, and the changed situation also has a few positive side effects. The days of “business as usual” are over, and I believe that is a good thing, as “business as usual” is a creativity killer, and creativity is a bare necessity for any photographer. The market is professionalizing, and it is likely, that photographers, who refuse to adapt, will perish in this process, possibly bringing a bit of balance back to the supply and demand [...] |
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