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Shutterbug pronounces editorial sports photography as DEAD, dead, dead
On 2015-10-10 00:46:06 +0000, RichA said:
Their latest issue explains why, from a group of professionals. Seems that the remaining sports photogs are likely contracted by teams themselves. The smartphone sports photographer isn't about to replace the pro on the sidelines at the major sporting events, from tennis, football (both types NFL & FIFA), NBA, MLB, NHL, open tennis, F1 auto racing, Olympics, etc. Some photogs will be contracted by teams, some by media, and some will be credentialed as free-lancers. What you won't find are prime locations at sporting events crowded with the selfie mob hoping for a scoop. No smartphone is going to replace a pro-grade camera with quality fast glass. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Shutterbug pronounces editorial sports photography as DEAD, dead, dead
On 2015-10-11 01:40:43 +0000, RichA said:
On Friday, 9 October 2015 21:45:07 UTC-4, Savageduck wrote: On 2015-10-10 00:46:06 +0000, RichA said: Their latest issue explains why, from a group of professionals. Seems that the remaining sports photogs are likely contracted by teams themselves. The smartphone sports photographer isn't about to replace the pro on the sidelines at the major sporting events, from tennis, football (both types NFL & FIFA), NBA, MLB, NHL, open tennis, F1 auto racing, Olympics, etc. Some photogs will be contracted by teams, some by media, and some will be credentialed as free-lancers. What you won't find are prime locations at sporting events crowded with the selfie mob hoping for a scoop. No smartphone is going to replace a pro-grade camera with quality fast glass. -- Regards, Savageduck Probably not, but some of these people reported income drops and shifts of 70-80% down in the sports area. Some shifted to other areas. Not so good sports photogs, like not so good chefs, and not so good plumbers, have all been known to experience and report income drops. 70-80% have probably shifted to flipping burgers, or trying to be that guy who knows where everything is at Home Depot. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Shutterbug pronounces editorial sports photography as DEAD, dead,dead
On 10/10/2015 10:20 PM, Savageduck wrote:
snip Not so good sports photogs, like not so good chefs, and not so good plumbers, have all been known to experience and report income drops. 70-80% have probably shifted to flipping burgers, or trying to be that guy who knows where everything is at Home Depot. I wonder if the Home Depot guy also writes apps. -- PeterN |
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Shutterbug pronounces editorial sports photography as DEAD, dead,dead
On 10/11/2015 7:53 PM, PeterN wrote:
On 10/10/2015 10:20 PM, Savageduck wrote: snip Not so good sports photogs, like not so good chefs, and not so good plumbers, have all been known to experience and report income drops. 70-80% have probably shifted to flipping burgers, or trying to be that guy who knows where everything is at Home Depot. I wonder if the Home Depot guy also writes apps. If the Home Depot guy also knows what those "everythings" do I'd be somewhat impressed. If [s]he also writes apps [s]he's probably too young to know all that stuff. G == Later... Ron C -- |
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