Nice attempt Dave, but you need to read more headlines from 1890 Newspapers, (or the National Enquirer, one or the other).
David J Brooks wrote: > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 7:13 AM, AlunFoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Not a lot of profit for the time spent, Dave. :-( >> >> But I assume that farm photography won't take up as much time for you >> as horse shows have. What would you point your camera at now, in the >> week-ends? :-) >> > > I have heard, a strange beast lives out there some were. It butchers > Pentax lenses and forces them to work against their will, on Canon or > Nikon cameras. > > I'll travel the globe in search of this beast, and photograph it for > Good Morning America.:-0 > > That or spend more time looking for old farms and equipment. > > Dave > > Dave > >> Jostein >> >> >> 2008/8/25 David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> 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. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ >> http://alunfoto.blogspot.com >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> > > > > -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- 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.
