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A place to politely discuss the tools, technique and culture of photography.

This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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Why do so many people feel entitled to free photos? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Practical-Ad6198@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Not only have I been a victim of someone editing out my watermark and not paying for the package but I’ve been seeing people ask for Santa photos for cheaper than $20?

Why is this normal ? I don’t understand how someone can want a professional photographer with exspensive equipment and high quality skill to take time out their schedule to not only shoot the photos but edit and proof them. If that’s not worth at least $50 then why not just get creative with that iPhone you dropped $1k on ?

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[–] micmea1@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I think cell phones are definitely narrowing the market a bit, because honestly what you can do with a smart phone in many situations is pretty impressive and with the bonus that your technology can neatly store and display those photos. People place less value on low quantity, high quality photo shoots. The people who don't want to pay, or don't see the value, likely won't see the value after making the purchase either. You just have to be firm about your prices and not waste time trying to sell to leads that will never flip.