It’s no secret that business owners the world over are doing it tough, and photography is no different. These days it’s a super competitive market and a lot of photographers feel they have to be everywhere and do everything to stand a chance.
And in my day-to-day with GlobalEye I hear from a lot of photographers who, for one reason or another, are about ready to give up.
And none of these reasons have anything to do with character flaws…
Or how hard ...
Continue Reading →The “Guru to the Gurus” Rich Schefren, just released his NEW free report TODAY.
I’ve been a big fan of Rich Schefren for quite a while and I’ve shared a number of his ground-breaking reports with our photographers over the years. More importantly, we’ve applied a lot of his ideas and strategies to our business here, and incorporated a lot of what he teaches in the business ...
Continue Reading →I had an email this week from a photographer wanting to know the best way to get started in the business of photography. As questions go, it’s about as open-ended as you’re going to get, but the interesting thing is, it’s one I get all the time. Maybe it’s a sign of the times that people want easy answers and cookie-cutter solutions, but the fact is, photography as a business is never going to be so simple.
The business of photography ...
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Self publishing is a major growth industry but it seems photographers just aren’t interested? I’m guessing a lot are concerned about image security if they start publishing digital photo books, but I’m sure most just haven’t really appreciated the potential here. Here’s a few stats that might make you think about it a little differently…
If you’ve been following along you’ll know I put out a report a little while back called “The Death of Stock Photography?” It was a detailed look at our industry and some of the challenges facing it, and I believed it also offered some practical solutions. Well it’s definitely stirred a few people up!
Mostly the feedback has been very encouraging… people who’d been thinking much the same thing and looking for solutions in similar areas… but there’s been a few ...
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The links below goes to a special report we’ve just published for our contributing photographers called ‘The Death of Stock Photography?’ It takes a hard look at some of the key issues facing the industry and our operations, and suggests a number of changes I believe we all need to consider if we’re to compete and prosper in the current marketplace.
It also outlines a number of key changes and improvements we hope to make to the GlobalEye photographer’s package in ...
Continue Reading →If you’re on any of our newsletter lists, you’ll know we’ve just embarked on a major program to overhaul and streamline a lot of our operations. This website and blog is set to be a key part of that process. Over the last 10 years we’ve added a lot of different sites and services to our network, and in hindsight, we’ve probably spread ourselves a bit thin in places.
So with the re-launch of this site, we’ll be stripping things back ...
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