The occasional box of chockies, bottle of wine or, if I'm really lucky, a big hug and kiss on the cheek (from a lady)
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The occasional box of chockies, bottle of wine or, if I'm really lucky, a big hug and kiss on the cheek (from a lady)
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I couldn't vote here because not only I earn nothing from photography but lose money on buying gear !
The only gain is pleasure, which is priceless for me.
Oh Scotty, you wouldn't discriminate on the basis of gender would you?Originally Posted by Scotty72
The occasional box of chockies, bottle of wine or, if I'm really lucky, a big hug and kiss on the cheek (from a lady)
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Well, if the model I have worked out is the way to go, I'll share my secrets with you guys :-).
Essentially, asking people you know and existing clients to refer 2 of their friends to your services should help build it ... wouldn't it?
In my experience, Australian culture is not particularly geared towards referral business. I know for a fact it works much better in the US. I don't understand the psychology, but that's definitely my experience (and backed up by a large number of photographers I have spoken to).
Having said that, positive word of mouth never hurts. I'm just not sure you can build an entire business plan around it. You have to be kicking goals across a broad spectrum of marketing efforts these days.
I made $85k last year, and so far this year I've made about $62k. So I'm doing better.
..I wish$0.
I'm a full time Graphics Designer, and this is a hobby of mine. But one day, if I can start making money from this, that would be most excellent
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Don’t you mean how much money are we haemorrhaging from pursuing this crazy hobby/obsession ??!!!
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G'day I don't earn any dollars from my photography, but I get alot of pleasure from giving photos that I have taken to
other people, and I get alot of good comments from lots of people about my photos and that is enough for me.
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Maybe start showing us some then?
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anyone can give something away. No disrespect to you, because if that gives you pleasure thats cool.
But it takes a little more effort, skill and knowledge to sell something - and oops isnt that what this topic is about ie "how much do you make from photography......?" not how much you give away ?
Some people prefer to make pleasure from their photography rather than money. Both are equally valid and it is the quality of the images that count, not the volume of money.
I dont doubt that Peter- but my point is that's not the topic thats being discussed. And the subject of this part of the forum is also the "business of photography".
Again its probably worth pointing out what the original question of this topic is. Is there a problem with asking people to stick to the topic ?
IMHO its pointless entering a discussion with an entirely different response to the question thats being asked.
Last edited by Longshots; 11-09-2011 at 7:57pm.
The other day I was being helped into hospital by my family. Barely able to walk, pain in every joint in my body. When 2 police officers in full garb came out through the doors with an obviously very nasty type character locked in handcuffs, and very forcibly through the offender in the back of the police van. The female police officer on returning to the front of the police van stopped, stared at me, then with a determined look on her face came towards me. I thought, oh well, what else could go wrong. She came up and asked if I was the photographer at a friends child's birthday party. I answered yes. She couldn't thank me enough for a photo I took of her baby, because it was the last day that the baby had had a dummy. I almost stood up straight to walk proudly into hospital unaided.
Cost of image given to her $1.20
Value of the appreciation by client. Priceless
baby by geoffsta, on Flickr
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As Longshots points out. This thread is getting a bit off track. Its is to discuss income from photography. Please keep to topic.
Congratulations Geoff, you made far more than money. Now if you were a professional photographer you could have made a couple of hundred dollars for a shoot like that, or even a lot more, but appreciation is far more valuable and will be remebered far longer.
Money isn't the only reward for effort and a job well done.
Last edited by peterb666; 11-09-2011 at 8:11pm.
I used to make a very good living for nearly 30 years, shooting everything from portraits and weddings to advertising (although I specialised in food). In the last few years of my career I found increasingly diminishing returns, to the point that I now only shoot pro bono and collect a pension which gives me enough to live on (I've never had an extravagant lifestyle) and I've put the wife out to work (the advantages of marrying a much younger woman :-) ).
Seriously though, I was charging more for a 10 x 8 print back in 1988 than I was when I retired last year. And I haven't had a $15,000 budget for an advertising shot for quite a number of years now.
Great thread, and it appears the majority are in the same boat as me - don't earn $, but gain priceless memories and a great hobby/obsession.
FWIW - since the thread is about INCOME as opposed to PROFIT, if you earned $10 in a year, but spent $10,000, your INCOME would still be $10. If the thread was about profit, it would be -$9990.
The results would suggest that not a lot of true professionals are accessing this forum. So much for business of photography. Perhaps the ones making money are too busy to post on forums.
Perhaps you might like to see the reasons for this forums existence then ?
Suggest you read this
http://www.ausphotography.net.au/for...Ausphotography
Why do you say "so much for the business of photography" ? Plenty of people ask valid questions relating to the business, and yet dont exactly want to make a full time profession out of it. As a full time pro, I'm happy to offer my experience in answer to reasonable questions.
What I think the results show is that many here enjoy photography for a number of reasons, some make money from it, some earn a full time living from it, and some do it for the love. What is "suggests" is that the majority here do the later.
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