Comments on: Pay to Play http://www.avisualsociety.com/2008/03/17/pay-to-play/ "A fashion picture is a portrait, just as a portrait is a fashion picture." - Irving Penn Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:09:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 by: Eric Hamilton http://www.avisualsociety.com/2008/03/17/pay-to-play/#comment-2461 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:01:03 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2008/03/17/pay-to-play/#comment-2461 Hahaha. I love the photo you used for this. ;) Hahaha. I love the photo you used for this. ;)

]]> by: Kristiina http://www.avisualsociety.com/2008/03/17/pay-to-play/#comment-2454 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:12:21 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2008/03/17/pay-to-play/#comment-2454 I wish you had posted the above on the APE thread! I felt alone over there, and people just didn't get it. I was also amazed at all the people overspending on non-paid editorials, not owning their own stuff, etc. Phew. I wish you had posted the above on the APE thread! I felt alone over there, and people just didn’t get it. I was also amazed at all the people overspending on non-paid editorials, not owning their own stuff, etc. Phew.

]]> by: Bruce DeBoer http://www.avisualsociety.com/2008/03/17/pay-to-play/#comment-2449 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:03:31 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2008/03/17/pay-to-play/#comment-2449 Agreed - all of the above is true. Let me add this thought: Production values and opportunity separate the good from the great. Our egos may not let us all admit this, but there is an enormous amount of photo talent out there. If you want to climb the ladder and a magazine will give you access and money for production - grab it if you can. Write it off as a marketing investment if that makes you feel better. Copyrights, creative fees, personal style, it means nothing if you don't have opportunity, no one knows who you are, or you can't feed yourself. Agreed - all of the above is true. Let me add this thought:

Production values and opportunity separate the good from the great. Our egos may not let us all admit this, but there is an enormous amount of photo talent out there. If you want to climb the ladder and a magazine will give you access and money for production - grab it if you can. Write it off as a marketing investment if that makes you feel better.

Copyrights, creative fees, personal style, it means nothing if you don’t have opportunity, no one knows who you are, or you can’t feed yourself.

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