Do not believe there is a “secret”. There is none. That’s the secret.
via The Bohemian.
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read the whole thing through. Didnt find one valuable idea in it. The whole piece has an air of “insider” and “the future” about it but at the bottom it sounds all rather conservative and backwards in the general attitude I sense.
I can’t decide if this is earnest or satire. His entire focus seems to be on stock, and there is more to photography than stock.
@David,
He’s not a photographer, he’s a stock rep, so it is all he knows. Also, according to his bio, he was the web designer for this site: https://www.ubnyc.com/
OK, we can crap all over him for not being a photographer but, unfortunately, what he says has a lot of truth in it. Maybe he was being sarcastic this time, but a review of his other posts shows that he’s usually got a good point.
He’s not the first to say that stock is dying due to Getty’s practices, it is really hard to make money doing stock. And, I noted that his “don’t share your secrets” philosophy runs contra to the current “let’s share and make all of us rich” mantra that is in vogue, but honestly, most of the people (not all, there are a few exceptions) telling us this have something to sell as well.
Maybe this post is really cold-blooded, but I think there’s a lot of truth to it, especially about not copying others and being a “loner” in thought. And, adding emotion is very good advice for people photography.
So, don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater and if the intent was to shock, maybe that’s the point.
His ideas may not be candy coated, but the man has some excellent points.
I’d like to hear aphotoeditor’s opinion on the topic.
I find many of The Bohemian’s posts to be insightful. In defense to Cletus’ remark “he’s a stock rep, so it is all he knows”… I would suggest looking into his archives before speaking/typing. He has plenty of knowledge and good taste when it comes to many forms of photography.
my 2¢
A lot of Paul’s points are great (as usual), but some in this piece are horribly off the mark. The need for uniqueness is spot on, but being “exclusive” or “hidden” does not make content unique.