Comments on: Deal Flow, The Key To Finding New Talent http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/04/30/deal-flow-the-key-to-finding-new-talent/ Former Photography Director Rob Haggart Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:09:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Shane Godfrey http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/04/30/deal-flow-the-key-to-finding-new-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-42959 Shane Godfrey Mon, 04 May 2009 21:07:41 +0000 http://www.aphotoeditor.com/?p=2939#comment-42959 Not only is that the art market but my biggest critique of the blog world as well. "hey look at this" is the most common post on photo/art/any blogs that rely on linking with one another. This leaves a lot of linking to things with no comment on what the linker thinks of said link. aka: not being an ass hole. Not only is that the art market but my biggest critique of the blog world as well. “hey look at this” is the most common post on photo/art/any blogs that rely on linking with one another. This leaves a lot of linking to things with no comment on what the linker thinks of said link. aka: not being an ass hole.

]]> By: Arty Farty http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/04/30/deal-flow-the-key-to-finding-new-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-42663 Arty Farty Fri, 01 May 2009 09:26:24 +0000 http://www.aphotoeditor.com/?p=2939#comment-42663 @Mason, Exactly. I'd love to see APE writing a piece exposing Source books for the outmoded bad deal (IMHO nothing short of more snake oil like "competitions") they now are. @Mason, Exactly. I’d love to see APE writing a piece exposing Source books for the outmoded bad deal (IMHO nothing short of more snake oil like “competitions”) they now are.

]]> By: Mason http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/04/30/deal-flow-the-key-to-finding-new-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-42613 Mason Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:10:15 +0000 http://www.aphotoeditor.com/?p=2939#comment-42613 Going a bit further - the book highlighted in the article, "The Collector's Guide to Emerging Art Photography," is essentially just another source book. In the comments, someone noted that photographers had to pay a submission fee. Source books tap into the 'deal flow' to make money; they used to be the only method of distribution for compiled lists of the top tier artists (the submission cost being the barrier for entry separating the best from the rest) but they're increasingly becoming the vanity gallery of the commercial art world. As in, the opposite of pre-screened. While the internet lowered the cost of solicitation and deal flow, it increased the value of word of mouth. Source books, print and online, can't survive because they're getting pulled from 2 opposite directions. Going a bit further – the book highlighted in the article, “The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography,” is essentially just another source book. In the comments, someone noted that photographers had to pay a submission fee.

Source books tap into the ‘deal flow’ to make money; they used to be the only method of distribution for compiled lists of the top tier artists (the submission cost being the barrier for entry separating the best from the rest) but they’re increasingly becoming the vanity gallery of the commercial art world. As in, the opposite of pre-screened.

While the internet lowered the cost of solicitation and deal flow, it increased the value of word of mouth. Source books, print and online, can’t survive because they’re getting pulled from 2 opposite directions.

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