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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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People don’t care (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Horizon_shan@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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People don’t care for quality anymore. I just had a job interview for a marketing position for a car dealership. I told them my skills in photography, videography, editing and how I can bring those skills for social media. They didn’t care one bit because they were just looking for someone to take pictures of the staff and people and run their social media. They didn’t even care if I used my phone. They think their car photos are enough. I just laughed and I left. Oh did I mention the pay was only 18 dollars an hour. I understand phones are getting better but photography takes a good eye and knowing how to work a camera or phone for that matter. I’m currently thinking of changing careers because it’s only going to get worse.

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[–] _nak@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You don't need photography skills for "good enough" and not everything needs to be better than that, this included.

[–] Horizon_shan@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

If you want photos to stand out yes you do.

[–] Miserable-Kitchen-47@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I take pictures of cars at dealerships for a living and $18-$23 an hour is the standard around here (sf bay area). There's really no reason for a dealership to spend high dollar to have their inventory photographed by a professional with high end equipment honestly. If you know what you're doing (lighting, composition, etc), you can produce "good enough" quality photos with a smartphone. At the end of the day, the purpose of the inventory photos is to show the customer that the car is on the lot and ready to go...not to be artistic. I wish things were different because I'd be making a lot more money but that's just how this niche is.