Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's a shame, but one would think that this economic phenomena would allow publications to use more photos (cheaper supply), again, especially for publication on the Web where space isn't at a premium. Even some reasonable real PJ work from some young'uns would be better than what we have today. Have all newspapers and magazines installed a "de-flavorizer" to run all their pics through prior to publication? Scott Tina Manley wrote: > At 03:58 PM 5/7/2006, you wrote: > >> Hard to figure out. The talent is certainly out there. What gives? >> >> Scott > > > It's impossible to make a living as a photojournalist these days. > Publishers require PJs to sign contracts which hand over all rights to > their photos and they will only hire young, recent graduates who don't > require a lot of benefits. There are too many young graduates who are > so happy to see their work in print and their byline, that they don't > think about the future and they give their work away. Many very good > photojournalists have become wedding photographers. This is a topic > that is being discussed now on the NPPA (National Press Photographers > Association) list. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)