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p.4 #5 · p.4 #5 · What Workshop Are You Doing this Off Season? | |
MarcAnthony wrote:
That's kinda my point too Inku. Anyone can hold a "workshop" and they may get a few to attend but how good is it and is it something that is worth spending money on. I totally get what people are saying and I know I come off as an a*shole sometimes BUT I just think that it shouldn't cost 1000's of dollars to get some great advice. There are tons of photographer resources at our disposal online for free that have rock solid advice. I just have an issue with paying someone all that money just to hear their thoughts when they could just give it for free on their website or a video on Youtube. We all make good money from our clients. I just think photographers who want to honestly help should do so without trying to make a few grand off of other photographers. Isn't that what humanity is all about? Helping each other without having to profit from it. We all have to make a living. That's why we shoot weddings. Teaching and helping each other should be totally different. ...Show more →
Well, keep in mind a few things - information is valuable and time is money. The information that I've gained/harvested/learned is valuable, not only to me, but potentially to others out there that don't want to spend the time looking everything up themselves. Also, my time is worth something. I'm all for helping people out, but when people start asking me the same things over and over and start taking up a lot of my valuable time, I'm going to start charging people what I think is fair. It hasn't come to that point yet, so don't bash me, Marc. Hahah.
Point is that just like your photography skills, which are in demand by your clients, some people's business/marketing/photography skills are also in demand by other photographers. The way I look at it, it's the same thing.
Why do multi-million dollar corporations hire business consultants. Why do companies like Booze Allen and McKinsey exist when companies can just figure this stuff out on their own? Because knowledge has value and so does the time to attain/distribute it.
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