Author Topic: 18 Tips for Being a Photography Original by Paul Melcher (Read 4279 times)

PaulieWalnuts · « **on:** September 10, 2009, 07:27 »

The guy is never short of opinions, that's for sure.

http://rising.blackstar.com/18-tips-for-being-a-photography-original.html

Graffoto · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2009, 09:07 »

He does have some good points.
I make more from a single commision shoot, than from a month of microstock sales.

Xalanx · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2009, 14:19 »

Very nice article, I definitely agree with a lot of these points. Point 7 it's intriguing though - don't shoot stock video?

GeoPappas · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2009, 14:50 »

I find #11 (DON’T share or post your techniques) kind of ironic.

Xalanx · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2009, 15:04 »

I wonder what would happen if Dave Hill would share his technique.

HermanM · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2009, 20:59 »

He is soooo right... I just covered two events at very exclusive and almost impossible to access areas in my country, got paid very good money (more than 3 months of micro money) for a day and a half worth of shooting and a hard afternoon of editing and even got almost 500 images for RM that are scarce in the agencies I deal with.

rene · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2009, 23:26 »

He makes many good points.

qwerty · « **Reply #7 on:** September 11, 2009, 05:12 »

11. DON’T share or post your techniques. You will only be popular with those who have no imaginations. Like leeches, they feed on others’ knowledge.

maybe he should have made it 17 tips