Well, i am taking the same type of photos as the competition, except most of the onsite companies shot a hell of a lot more of each rider. Having said that, they stil only get 3-4 out of , say 50 shots of the rider actually doing the jump or test or what have you.
There clients think they are getting a bargin at $75 for a show CD. Look at all my photos i get. Yes but why would you want 20 of your back end going over a jump. Difficult to explain. I was one of two people 7 years ago, doing on site digital work. Even then, sales were not great, but i did make a bit of a profit each time. I talked to another shooter this weekend, who has been doing this as a pro, since 1988, and he has seen his profit decline drastically. He also does a lot of "commercial" work as well, and that is keeping him going. Here is his site. I don't see my shots any different or presented differently as his, and he is a main stream shooter. www.shootphoto.ca He uses CS to make his pages, i use Breeze Browser Pro. I think it boils down to repation. Same riders, same jumps, same back drops, same horses. I have sold to the same people for all these years, and unless i get an outstanding shot, or they get a new horse, its same ol, same ol. Well, some one else can take over, spend $1600 and do a pro web page(mine is home built, but you see that)and hopefully they do better. Life goes on. Dave On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Maxime Thériault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can understand your feelings, and I reckon having far less knowledge in > this field than you more than likely have. > > But.. And it's not meant to be taken in a mean way, but I've looked at your > pictures collection and have to say that it's a far shot from the > 'professional equestrian photogs' in the way they are both presented > (website) and taken (The photos themselves). It's not to say that your > pictures are bad per see, but you need to know where your competition is at > and compete on the same level if you want an income that is above that of an > amateur / 'mom with DSLR' level. The market, ANY specialty market, are > awfully hard to penetrate and alas that is how that field is. > > That's about as far as my 'knowledge' goes, and like I said you probably > know more than I do, and your business plan was probably taking this into > account etc. > > I do wish you luck and fortune in any decision you take. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > David J Brooks > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 2:17 PM > To: Pentax Discuss > Subject: OT Be careful were you place that decimal point > > Well, i have one more show to do this weekend, and it could be the last for > me. > > I have sat down and had a look at my so called books, and after using > a calculator instead of > doing math in my head, can now see what i have made since 2004, when i > went to web based sales only. > > 2004/2005, less than $300.00, each year > 2006 $450 > 2007 less than 1K. > Projected for 2008, $500-700.00 > > Not a lot of profit for a part time gig, that is supposed to help the > pocket book out.:-) > > I'm tired, I ache and i have lost interest. I',m pretty sure Liz would > like me to call it quits also. > I had every weekend from April to Sept tied up, and i'm sure she would > like to do stuff other than sit around the house, and wait for me to > come home.:-) > Last year worked out to around $2.50 an hour. > > I'll ponder over the next while, but i think its time to pass the > horse shoe on to the next eager beaver > that has started up an equestrian photo business. > > Now i know why you only see photographers for a few years, then new ones. > > I figure sales are low due to tight money, barns with parents with > Dslr's and give the photos away and scoping the proofs from the web. > > It was a good ride, if i decide to hang it up.:-) > > Dave > > > -- > Equine Photography > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > Ontario Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
