tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289955259332163265.post7774977045714813693..comments2023-04-06T09:56:54.711-06:00Comments on MSU Photography: Amateurs undercut ProfessionalsAlexis Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00905783563918033654noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289955259332163265.post-74176072456056029562010-03-31T17:12:26.228-06:002010-03-31T17:12:26.228-06:00right on jackson!right on jackson!Jacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309083825510581455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289955259332163265.post-31756643304219545582010-03-31T11:56:50.489-06:002010-03-31T11:56:50.489-06:00This really started to become a problem in the 199...This really started to become a problem in the 1990's. It's traumatized the whole industry. All the better reason to become involved with organizations like ASMP that fight for the rights of working photographers.Kelly Gorhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251934112825533734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289955259332163265.post-66176160784923867402010-03-30T19:22:53.599-06:002010-03-30T19:22:53.599-06:00Also this article should really be a motivator for...Also this article should really be a motivator for you guys to work your butts off in college so you leave with a portfolio that will get you work! Because I can guarantee that you won't have the same amount of time and resources as you do now to create new work after you leave MSU.Megan E Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212858542669605195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289955259332163265.post-37443300390722918532010-03-30T19:18:07.270-06:002010-03-30T19:18:07.270-06:00Here's a link to responses... http://mediadeco...Here's a link to responses... http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/pros-and-amateurs-debate-is-photography-in-trouble/<br /><br />I don't think this article is any more true than in my industry. I'm 26 and considered "old" in the rock photography world. Luckily I got to LA at just the right time to carve a spot for myself. I would hate to be trying to break in right now. But labels and magazines keep cutting their budgets for photos and videos. One label which first paid me $600 to shoot a virtually unknown band, dropped to $300 for a much bigger band not even six months later. <br />Stick to your guns guys. Get paid what you're worth.Megan E Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212858542669605195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289955259332163265.post-13145847000500485132010-03-30T18:19:06.969-06:002010-03-30T18:19:06.969-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.merissalamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449852617014941527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289955259332163265.post-77132850455514733642010-03-30T18:19:06.970-06:002010-03-30T18:19:06.970-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.merissalamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449852617014941527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289955259332163265.post-89913770873918932622010-03-30T18:18:20.479-06:002010-03-30T18:18:20.479-06:00This is too true! I have met around 5 people latel...This is too true! I have met around 5 people lately who "shoot weddings and portraits and stuff for really cheap", no education or professional equipment but people like that they are cheap. Oi! <br />This irritates me to no end, BUT I do try to remind myself: the people who hire me, do so for my talent and knowledge, not my price!<br />It is a tough world for photographers right now!merissalamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449852617014941527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289955259332163265.post-86794257643467909722010-03-29T20:26:39.841-06:002010-03-29T20:26:39.841-06:00Got to find the right things to photograph then. I...Got to find the right things to photograph then. I don't think I would enjoy shooting stock photography anyways, let the nobodies cover that. Id rather have my photography make a difference, if it does, it will be wanted, I'm not overly worried. I may not be saying that in things to come, hard to say, but if that's all it takes for me to quit then I don't belong here to begin with.jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200734411322523085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289955259332163265.post-78831158104126860192010-03-29T19:17:05.749-06:002010-03-29T19:17:05.749-06:00just like my cousin in Chicago.just like my cousin in Chicago.Camhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849406091250761210noreply@blogger.com