In a John Shaw seminar last spring in Michigan, he answered the question "How do you make money in photography? - by saying you need to write articles that contain your photos. He disappointed a lot of people in the audience.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:49 AM Subject: Re: Actually on-topic: writers ain't rich > Dan Scott explained: > > On Sunday, January 26, 2003, at 01:57 AM, Mike Johnston wrote: > > >> John Shaw started his recent Austin workshop by innocently asking "How > > >> many people here think I make money from my photographs?" ;-) > > > And...? > > He said he makes his living from his workshops, not his photos. > > Hah! And the photographer<->musician parallel continues! If > you leave off the superstars at the very top of the game, the > next two or three tiers of musicians ranked money-wise (the ones > actually making their living in music) either make most of their > money _teaching_, or count on teaching to turn "almost enough to > live on" into "barely enough". > > > But I'm thinking the photos sell the books that make people want to > > take the workshops.... > > *nod* The reputation gleaned from one's recordings and > performances is a big selling point for a teacher, n'est-ce pas? > Of course, it works both ways -- I'm sure some students are > inspired to buy the books after taking the workshops (and some > bands who sell enough recordings to make decent money get more > benefit from the increased CD sales after their concerts than > they do from ticket sales at the concerts (it depends on the > particular market and the particular income level the band is > at)). > > I betcha the effect John Shaw was explaining is even more > pronounced for painters who teach. > > -- Glenn > >
