This is a brief excerpt from thePhoBlographer
Can you believe it? Everyone and their mother thinks that all we do is push a button and we make loads of money–but in fact, we don’t! Go figure!!! A Photo Editor linked over to a report from Career Cast, which still ranks us as higher than a Newspaper Reporter. From former internships, I can tell you first hand that it’s a tough gig. In fact, Newspaper Reporter ranks in amongst the top 10 worst jobs of 2013. If you Google, “Photographer layoffs” the first thing that comes up is the infamous round of firings that CNN did of their photo staff in their decision to go with user generated content which they specifically coin their iReport. As controversial as a decision as that is, the Boston Marathon Bombings show us that there is a true need for the photojournalist according to another report from the Chicago Tribune.
More analysis after the jump.Earlier on this year, PhotoShelter released an outlook on photography for 2013. And of course, we face loads of challenges. According to their findings:
- Photographers care about marketing quite a bit
- Photographers will invest in lenses and classes. Less than half will invest in camera …
By: Chris Gampat
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