Well, I can certainly understand. I quit shooting Little League Baseball action shots for similar reasons. There is just not enough money in it. The only money to be made is to line everyone up and quickly shoot team and individual posed shots. Pretty much an assembly line and not much fun. And for that you need about 4 teams of photographers and support staff.
Weddings and portraits pay much better and for less work/time. Still nothing at all compared to my real job. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, August 25, 2008, 11:16:31 AM, you wrote: DJB> Well, i have one more show to do this weekend, and it could be the last for me. DJB> I have sat down and had a look at my so called books, and after using DJB> a calculator instead of DJB> doing math in my head, can now see what i have made since 2004, when i DJB> went to web based sales only. DJB> 2004/2005, less than $300.00, each year DJB> 2006 $450 DJB> 2007 less than 1K. DJB> Projected for 2008, $500-700.00 DJB> Not a lot of profit for a part time gig, that is supposed to help the DJB> pocket book out.:-) DJB> I'm tired, I ache and i have lost interest. I',m pretty sure Liz would DJB> like me to call it quits also. DJB> I had every weekend from April to Sept tied up, and i'm sure she would DJB> like to do stuff other than sit around the house, and wait for me to DJB> come home.:-) DJB> Last year worked out to around $2.50 an hour. DJB> I'll ponder over the next while, but i think its time to pass the DJB> horse shoe on to the next eager beaver DJB> that has started up an equestrian photo business. DJB> Now i know why you only see photographers for a few years, then new ones. DJB> I figure sales are low due to tight money, barns with parents with DJB> Dslr's and give the photos away and scoping the proofs from the web. DJB> It was a good ride, if i decide to hang it up.:-) DJB> Dave DJB> -- DJB> Equine Photography DJB> www.caughtinmotion.com DJB> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ DJB> 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.
