Comments on: My New Year’s Letter to the Industry http://bertstephani.com/2010/01/04/my-new-years-letter-to-the-industry/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:41:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dennis http://bertstephani.com/2010/01/04/my-new-years-letter-to-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-12906 dennis Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:49:35 +0000 http://bertstephani.com/?p=529#comment-12906 awesome post sir! keeps me inspired! awesome post sir! keeps me inspired!

]]> By: Govind Vekaria http://bertstephani.com/2010/01/04/my-new-years-letter-to-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-12728 Govind Vekaria Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:53:16 +0000 http://bertstephani.com/?p=529#comment-12728 Lovely letter with many viewpoints. Lovely letter with many viewpoints.

]]> By: Peter Geluk fotografie http://bertstephani.com/2010/01/04/my-new-years-letter-to-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-11823 Peter Geluk fotografie Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:41:45 +0000 http://bertstephani.com/?p=529#comment-11823 Great post Bert, to be honest and as a wannabe professional, I'd really like more posts like this from pros. Even this post has given me a huge insight in the way pros (should?) think and motivated me even more if that's possible to carry out my own dream of becoming a pro. For example, I've struggled hard to find a price level for my work and in the end I just decided to go for something that may not be the cheapest, but also not the most expensive. The middle of the road so to speak. But in my queeste to find reference pricing material from other photographers (to make sure I wasn't under- or overpricing, not to steal their business!!) I never found anything that helped me. I've seen bad photographers overpricing and great ones underpricing. I was lost. Now, your post of doesn't help me directly but in a different way: it gave me insight in your thought process. And that made a lot of things clear for me. Thanks!! Great post Bert, to be honest and as a wannabe professional, I’d really like more posts like this from pros. Even this post has given me a huge insight in the way pros (should?) think and motivated me even more if that’s possible to carry out my own dream of becoming a pro. For example, I’ve struggled hard to find a price level for my work and in the end I just decided to go for something that may not be the cheapest, but also not the most expensive. The middle of the road so to speak. But in my queeste to find reference pricing material from other photographers (to make sure I wasn’t under- or overpricing, not to steal their business!!) I never found anything that helped me. I’ve seen bad photographers overpricing and great ones underpricing. I was lost.

Now, your post of doesn’t help me directly but in a different way: it gave me insight in your thought process. And that made a lot of things clear for me.

Thanks!!

]]> By: Jerry http://bertstephani.com/2010/01/04/my-new-years-letter-to-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-11816 Jerry Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:46:26 +0000 http://bertstephani.com/?p=529#comment-11816 Great Blog and great letter here, !! Thanx for putting such wisdom online ! Great Blog and great letter here, !! Thanx for putting such wisdom online !

]]> By: Bert Stephani http://bertstephani.com/2010/01/04/my-new-years-letter-to-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-11689 Bert Stephani Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:54:00 +0000 http://bertstephani.com/?p=529#comment-11689 @Martin: thx and go shoot that film! @Martin: thx and go shoot that film!

]]> By: Martin Jensen http://bertstephani.com/2010/01/04/my-new-years-letter-to-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-11685 Martin Jensen Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:44:27 +0000 http://bertstephani.com/?p=529#comment-11685 This is so true and so full of heart! Inspiering and envisioning... Made me feel like I Made some good decitions for my 2010! Thanks Bert! Ps I might have some 120 rolls lying around... ;) Ds This is so true and so full of heart! Inspiering and envisioning…
Made me feel like I Made some good decitions for my 2010!

Thanks Bert!

Ps I might have some 120 rolls lying around… ;) Ds

]]> By: Bert Stephani http://bertstephani.com/2010/01/04/my-new-years-letter-to-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-11677 Bert Stephani Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:01:28 +0000 http://bertstephani.com/?p=529#comment-11677 Thx all for your input Thx all for your input

]]> By: MJ http://bertstephani.com/2010/01/04/my-new-years-letter-to-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-11674 MJ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:03:59 +0000 http://bertstephani.com/?p=529#comment-11674 wijze woorden Bert! wijze woorden Bert!

]]> By: Ian http://bertstephani.com/2010/01/04/my-new-years-letter-to-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-11671 Ian Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:05:19 +0000 http://bertstephani.com/?p=529#comment-11671 > You don’t want to lose your job because there are too many people who want to do your work for > peanuts. So please don’t make professional photographers lose their job. I agree. Except that in the real world many people *are* loosing their jobs and having their salaries cut by the outsourcing of their jobs to countries where others will work cheaper. And though their work is often not as good, the client -- the employer in this case -- is happy with the end result. So it's up to the professional photographers to develop the business skills to demonstrate to their clients that Uncle Bob or some fresh-faced wannabe doesn't have the ability to deliver what they want. Is that so hard to do that pros must rely on the charity of amateurs and wannabe-pros to not steal their clients? > You don’t want to lose your job because there are too many people who want to do your work for
> peanuts. So please don’t make professional photographers lose their job.

I agree. Except that in the real world many people *are* loosing their jobs and having their salaries cut by the outsourcing of their jobs to countries where others will work cheaper. And though their work is often not as good, the client — the employer in this case — is happy with the end result.

So it’s up to the professional photographers to develop the business skills to demonstrate to their clients that Uncle Bob or some fresh-faced wannabe doesn’t have the ability to deliver what they want.

Is that so hard to do that pros must rely on the charity of amateurs and wannabe-pros to not steal their clients?

]]> By: Jason Grubb http://bertstephani.com/2010/01/04/my-new-years-letter-to-the-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-11668 Jason Grubb Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:53:18 +0000 http://bertstephani.com/?p=529#comment-11668 Wow... great stuff. Reminds me of Jerry McGuire. Way to lay it all out there! Wow… great stuff. Reminds me of Jerry McGuire. Way to lay it all out there!

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