Over the holiday break, I had many conversations about the future of publishing and photography and I’m certain you did, too. It was a mixed bag. The big “thing” seems to be landing projects that have a lot of potential outlets but there is little money up front or on the backend. We are all working for less, hoping for more. The demand for quality photography didn’t go away and won’t go away. But the distribution of work is changing and licensing models are, for better or for worse, more simplistic than ever before. What does all this mean? I’d say: Let’s stay in shape to go the distance. Create something every day and don’t grade yourself too harshly. One photo, one caption, one pitch, one blog post. Yes, we can.
Santa was kind to me, and soon I’ll be experimenting with ProPhoto2. It is one more tool in my heavy kit. Productivity is my game plan for 2009!