On The Subject Of "Wannabe Photographers"
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| On the subject of: "Wannabe Photographers" (a/k/a fauxtographers) |
| "Most professions in America have some sort of regulatory protection from the intrusion of hacks and wannabes. For instance, certified public accountants, cosmetologists, tattoo artists, hair stylists, bartenders and countless other professions are regulated on the basis of experience, education, qualification, license requirements or any combination thereof. In the arts, no such protection exists. Fine artists (especially), graphic designers and professional photographers are in a free market with no regulation, which is good, until the hacks and wannabes foul the market with underbidding and flat out giving the work away. This has become a very big problem in the creative world and is not just limited to professional photography." |
| "What we define as a photographer wannabe is the Generation-X mom with her new DSLR, going around the neighborhood and taking photos of her friends' children, or the Soccer dad who shoots thousands of photos at each of his children's games and who may be making a little money off his newfound talents, but who hasn't invested by opening an actual business or studio." |
| "These are the people who are taking sales from the "professional photographer." |
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| "Of 1,250 respondents, 71.28% answered that they DID have a pro photographer wannabe cutting into their business, and 66.53% agree that THIS IS posing a problem for their operations." |
| "From those who have lost jobs to a professional wannabe, almost half (44.72%) observed that their clients switched back to them for the rest of their photography jobs." |
| "In addressing losing the job to a pro wannabe, 27.53% discussed the problem with other professional photographers, while 22.41% revised their business policies to prevent further job loss. Of the 18.36% who answered "other," the majority took no action and waited for the pro wannabe to deliver poor quality pictures and moved on to other clients." |
| For more information on this important subject, please visit these links. |
| Professional Photographer or Wannabe? |
| Is a Pro Photographer Wannabe Cutting Into Your Business? |
| 10 Things I Hate About Wannabe Photographers |
| Becoming a Certified Photographer – The “How” and “Why” |
Posted by The Artist at Sunday, August 07, 2011 12:01 PM 
Categories: Pop Culture, Art
Tags: Photography Design Fine Art
Categories: Pop Culture, Art
Tags: Photography Design Fine Art
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