I've been doing photography for 30 years, and I have said this many times. For 95% of people wanting to pay the mortgage and raise a family in today's photography market, forget it. Many people with a passion to be creative are being led down the road to disappointment. 20 to 30 years ago, yes! because there were a lot fewer cameras and it took a lot of skill. The cameras today are so good, it's like taking pictures on Autopilot. As far as selling prints, in 1996 I could sell a 16x20 print all day for about $400 unframed. Now photographers are competing with stores that can sell a really nice image 30x40 framed for 100 to $200. The world has become over-saturated with visual imagery, causing photography to be a less important commodity to acquire. This is one of the reasons many photographers today are shooting film. How does that make any sense? I'm not saying people should not follow their passion, but when the average monthly rent in American cities is around 1,200 to $2000 a month, people really need to be carefully choosing photography as a profession. Many photographers who teach photography these days, actually don't make a living doing photography.
I think this is a very fair point. The only thing o would add for balance is that there are many many more places for companies to show photos these days it helps with that saturation.
Definitely agree with you on some levels and I know what you're talking about-my grandmother was a successful fashion photographer in the 60's/70's. Back then demand was much higher than supply, budgets were relatively huge (magazines) and income for photographers was steady and high. These days there is more demand for photography, and way more ways to make money from it, but unfortunately supply is over abundant. What that means, at least for me, is that these days you need to work harder than other photographers to get jobs, not really in terms of crafting your skills but more so making the right contacts- finding people who still need and value bespoke imagery, and convincing them to hire you.
I'm not surprised. I've been unemployed a while now, so I thought I would try and make money with affiliate marketing. Everyone one on youtube is promoting it and saying how easy it is to make a lot of money just following a few rules. It's total BS. I've been at it for 6 months now, more hours than a real job and I've made $5. The only people making money from it are a few lucky people who got in early or having thoursands of friends, someone who has a lot of financial backing but it's mostly just people selling the "dream of making money with affiliate marketing". And I can tell you that market is totally over saturated. No matter where you look , everything is oversaturated now.
@@belgian_groenendael I don't think anyone thinks it's easy. The difference is that it's exponential salary is linear online earnings based on an audience are generally exponential.
Seriously great content, Jonny. I think what sets you apart from other tutorial channels is that you're presenting information in a conversational way. It comes across with a sense of authority without sounding condescending. It's very much appreciated.
Be careful of competitions. Some have in the fine print of conditions that they claim the copyright of work you submit so they can use it without payment even if you don’t win. Even worse you will not be able to sell your own work later as they now own the copyright. Read the fine print of conditions with care! Great video by the way
These tips are golden. Was looking for a way to make money with it again (in the past I have done several weddings of several friends, I stopped, because I could not keep up and believed I was not good enough) I still question my work, but I can not get past the fact that it is my biggest passion. Thank you, this gives me a big boost.
I really appreciate your style of delivery of this informative video. It's refreshing to watch a video without a bunch of shouting, loud music, and excessive B Roll. Straight to the point with no gimmicks!
Hi Jonny, I just want to say that I love all your videos especially this one, I am subscribed to those big guys on photography - those Canadians, Finnish, Swedish, etc... but the biggest difference is you are always sincere about things that you said and thank you for that! I am always looking forward to more content coming from this channel. Keep it up! You are doing great!
@@narcabusevictimgermany9687 So true! The ones with a LOAD of expensive equipment and who went to expensive schools… absolutely hate when someone who is an innate artist and is self taught, produces really good photography!
Thank you Jonny. I found this UA-cam video when searching for guidance about putting my toe in the water of selling my images on "Stock" sites. My research continues but I wanted to say thank you for your erudite and practical tips which help focus the mind.
Good video with realistic advice. Today photography is saturated and as a profession is like being an actor, 95% are unemployed. It's my preferred profession but in Paris I have to work 3 jobs to live.
These are some good tips. I made and sold a photobook of my own city. I do a calendar already. So I have enough images. The book sold 300x. So pretty good. I have a second one out now. Its a better one. But its not selling too well. Covid19 might be a real issue there. A good tip is to just get it into stores. It will diminish your profits. But its less work, creates backlinks on Google which leads to more sales down the line. Same thing with a calendar. I sell 1000 a year now in my hometown. Less for others but still. Its lots of work and takes a lot of time but lots of benefits down the road again.
Thats brilliant. Ive been trying to figure out a way to do something with photos of my home town for over a year now, thats exactly what i should do. My town even has its own Facebook page. I bet i could sell quite a few. Thanks man!
Brilliant. Thanks for sharing these tip really appreciate it. Recently started UA-cam and would love to make money from photography. All the best for 2021. Thanks
Thanks for the inspo! I think this helped me focus on what I like in addition to portraiture. The thing I get a bit tripped up on is marketing other disciplines in addition to portraiture. Maybe the place to do additional genre marketing using IG highlights?
Thank you for this video. I started trying to take my photography more seriously this last year, in 2020. Mostly I just post my favorites on Facebook, and I've posted a video on here. Your video has given me some ideas on where I can expand.
This video is packed with so much useful information. I couldn't answer your question at the end about which advice was the most useful because everything was so valuable. Great work and beautiful photography on your website! I am inspired to delve into other options and put your information to use. If you continue with this content, there's no way but up.
idk if he mentioned this, it’s still relatively new, but selling photographs as NFTs is major right now. i think it’s still pretty underrated but it’s definitely worth looking into
This is bloody good info. I'm a full time property photographer (UK based) I'm fortunate that is my only income but I'm loving seeing these other ways of bringing extra streams in. Also happy to help anyone uk based that are interested in how to get into it as its a weird thing for us to talk about here aha
Hi buddy I have been looking into property photography recently so I would love some advice. I also fly drones and would like to mix the two together later down the line. Thanks in advance.
Hey guys being a novice photographer and wanting to buy more gear I carved an 8'X8' foam backdrop painted it, got some inexpensive lights and headed to the local park. I was surprised how many people where eager to have their photo taken on the spur of the moment I offered emailed jpegs for free and raw files for 5 usd. I managed to make 250 usd I had a to of fun met so many people learned loads and I mean loads of technical. I intend to go next month and have some props and blowers and continue to expand my knowledge base.
I'm glad I came across this video today. Thank you so much for sharing all this information. I'm already making a passive income through stock photography. I guess I can try a few more ways too. Cheers!🙂
This is a great video with suggestions for making money, but what everyone should know is that any of these ideas will require a ton of time and commitment.
great tips, thanks. I just started my photography business. And my second wedding coming up in June. Plus I am trying to find ways to sell my US Virgin Island book that I created. I hope I can show you that book one.
Thank you Jonny - that was really interesting. So many options I have not thought about before. I really like the blog idea - putting some words to my photos - I am definitely going to look into this. All your vids are great btw :)
I mean Jonny, what else to say but thank you... not just for your content and your smooth way of giving information but for always motivating me. Sometimes I feel so down and discouraged by all my photography and whenever I come across one of your video I feel motivated again! So for that thank you, you rock !!!!
@@moem7018 It's not an easy process everyday and sometimes I feel very discouraged but I keep reminding myself that it takes time and I need to be patient. I get client every now and then but try to keep all my money on the side so I can reinvest in my business. Are you a photographer too ?
Just seen this video, I see you have been spending a lot of time in my back garden (snowdonia) :) I have a decent Instagram following for my hiking and wanted to learn how to sell photos on my own site and try to make extra cash due to things being quite bad at the moment :)
Man Johnny I really love your content im learning a lot from you keep dropping those types of videos for beginners like me. Thanks once again for all these important tips
I have started pursuing my passion for photography in 2020. Before that, I always loved taking photos but never thought about it could turn into something professional. Well, I haven't reached that point yet but I am learning a lot about photography. I appreciate this video so much! Thank you for actually trying to teach us. Maybe another great video idea could be you reviewing portfolios or beginner photographers' work? Could be fun! I'd love to write down my portfolio website haha
I've been doing photography for 30 years, and I have said this many times. For 95% of people wanting to pay the mortgage and raise a family in today's photography market, forget it. Many people with a passion to be creative are being led down the road to disappointment. 20 to 30 years ago, yes! because there were a lot fewer cameras and it took a lot of skill. The cameras today are so good, it's like taking pictures on Autopilot. As far as selling prints, in 1996 I could sell a 16x20 print all day for about $400 unframed. Now photographers are competing with stores that can sell a really nice image 30x40 framed for 100 to $200. The world has become over-saturated with visual imagery, causing photography to be a less important commodity to acquire. This is one of the reasons many photographers today are shooting film. How does that make any sense? I'm not saying people should not follow their passion, but when the average monthly rent in American cities is around 1,200 to $2000 a month, people really need to be carefully choosing photography as a profession. Many photographers who teach photography these days, actually don't make a living doing photography.
I think this is a very fair point. The only thing o would add for balance is that there are many many more places for companies to show photos these days it helps with that saturation.
Definitely agree with you on some levels and I know what you're talking about-my grandmother was a successful fashion photographer in the 60's/70's. Back then demand was much higher than supply, budgets were relatively huge (magazines) and income for photographers was steady and high. These days there is more demand for photography, and way more ways to make money from it, but unfortunately supply is over abundant. What that means, at least for me, is that these days you need to work harder than other photographers to get jobs, not really in terms of crafting your skills but more so making the right contacts- finding people who still need and value bespoke imagery, and convincing them to hire you.
I'm not surprised. I've been unemployed a while now, so I thought I would try and make money with affiliate marketing. Everyone one on youtube is promoting it and saying how easy it is to make a lot of money just following a few rules. It's total BS. I've been at it for 6 months now, more hours than a real job and I've made $5. The only people making money from it are a few lucky people who got in early or having thoursands of friends, someone who has a lot of financial backing but it's mostly just people selling the "dream of making money with affiliate marketing". And I can tell you that market is totally over saturated.
No matter where you look , everything is oversaturated now.
@@belgian_groenendael I don't think anyone thinks it's easy. The difference is that it's exponential salary is linear online earnings based on an audience are generally exponential.
Why do you talk so much shit?
Seriously great content, Jonny. I think what sets you apart from other tutorial channels is that you're presenting information in a conversational way. It comes across with a sense of authority without sounding condescending. It's very much appreciated.
Thanks Gregory, I really appreciate that mate.
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Be careful of competitions. Some have in the fine print of conditions that they claim the copyright of work you submit so they can use it without payment even if you don’t win. Even worse you will not be able to sell your own work later as they now own the copyright. Read the fine print of conditions with care! Great video by the way
I’ve been photographing for like 3 or 4 years now and have yet to really dive into making real money from it. It’s time
What have you been doing ??
Very useful tips! Thank you!!!
You can take photos of buildings under construction and offer them to residents later. You may be the only person they can get them from
Any buildings in particular? And who do you get in contact with afterwards?
Any buildings. Contact the new residents later. Houses change hands about every 7 years so the potential sales are endless.
good luck !
Oh wow! I love in downtown TO where there's non stop construction and new condos going up over older buildings.This is such a great idea!
Im confused. Why would new residents want pictures of their building before it was completed?
These tips are golden. Was looking for a way to make money with it again (in the past I have done several weddings of several friends, I stopped, because I could not keep up and believed I was not good enough) I still question my work, but I can not get past the fact that it is my biggest passion. Thank you, this gives me a big boost.
I'm really glad you found it useful, thanks for watching!
Appreciate you taking the Time to BLESS Us with this info 🙏🏾
Thanks for watching dude!
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Thank you 😊. Thanks for realigning our focus.
Wow! I am wedding photographer. Thanks love from Nigeria
I really appreciate your style of delivery of this informative video. It's refreshing to watch a video without a bunch of shouting, loud music, and excessive B Roll. Straight to the point with no gimmicks!
Hi Jonny, I just want to say that I love all your videos especially this one, I am subscribed to those big guys on photography - those Canadians, Finnish, Swedish, etc... but the biggest difference is you are always sincere about things that you said and thank you for that! I am always looking forward to more content coming from this channel. Keep it up! You are doing great!
Ah that's super kind mate, thanks for the encouragement!
I'm proud of how much success you've gotten, been following you for months and your growing, keep it up mate. Cheers!
Thanks so much for the encouragement mate!
Must be a lot of delicate egos out there... all those disclaimers.😂
In photography there’s a huge ego going on
@@narcabusevictimgermany9687
So true! The ones with a LOAD of expensive equipment and who went to expensive schools… absolutely hate when someone who is an innate artist and is self taught, produces really good photography!
It ain't about ego. It's common sense and being thoughtful on his side to avoid being judged himself on the content he is sharing.
I agree about the competitions, in that way i can find out my "niche" and getting to know my camera and everything, it's great to start with!
Thank you for the tips. I am a beginner and am going to begin my photography journey. Looking to purchase the canon t7 to start. Thanks again.
Great list of tips thanks for sharing
Really glad to have discovered your channel. No nonsense, to the point, useful tips. Super stuff, keep it up!
Thanks so much mate!
This vedio of yours is packed with so much useful information. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks for this great content!!
Thank you very much Johnny, God bless you!
My pleasure mate!
Thanks
I'm tryna get myself started up in the photography industry
Terrific video full of good money making ideas, thank you.
I appreciate that you are actually bringing new knowledge to this platform not just copying other creators 🙏
Thanks so much 🙏
Excellent video! Gave me a few ideas.
Great video Johnny. Thanks for all the wonderful insights!
Thanks so much mate, thank you for watching!
Hey Johny, it’s so inspiring watching your growth on this platform you are doing a fantastic job keep it up 👍🏼 ❤️
Thank you fore the information. This was just what I need to hear today :)
Thank you Jonny. I found this UA-cam video when searching for guidance about putting my toe in the water of selling my images on "Stock" sites. My research continues but I wanted to say thank you for your erudite and practical tips which help focus the mind.
Dude so impressed with your channel growth been following for months and youre killing it well done! Super inspirational, and great tips!!
That is really good sharing, thank you so much♥️
Good video with realistic advice. Today photography is saturated and as a profession is like being an actor, 95% are unemployed. It's my preferred profession but in Paris I have to work 3 jobs to live.
Thank you Jonny! These tips are gold! I'm really trying to find a way to make money with my photography you've given me some great ideas!
These are some good tips. I made and sold a photobook of my own city. I do a calendar already. So I have enough images. The book sold 300x. So pretty good. I have a second one out now. Its a better one. But its not selling too well. Covid19 might be a real issue there. A good tip is to just get it into stores. It will diminish your profits. But its less work, creates backlinks on Google which leads to more sales down the line. Same thing with a calendar. I sell 1000 a year now in my hometown. Less for others but still. Its lots of work and takes a lot of time but lots of benefits down the road again.
Wow, thanks for the insight. Those are some good numbers!
Thats brilliant. Ive been trying to figure out a way to do something with photos of my home town for over a year now, thats exactly what i should do. My town even has its own Facebook page. I bet i could sell quite a few. Thanks man!
Brilliant.
Thanks for sharing these tip really appreciate it.
Recently started UA-cam and would love to make money from photography.
All the best for 2021.
Thanks
All the best Stuart, good luck in 2021!
Very interesting tools, thanks for your help
Very useful list and well done concise video. Thanks.
Thanks for the inspo! I think this helped me focus on what I like in addition to portraiture. The thing I get a bit tripped up on is marketing other disciplines in addition to portraiture. Maybe the place to do additional genre marketing using IG highlights?
all of em, usefull! thank you!
Thank you for this video. I started trying to take my photography more seriously this last year, in 2020. Mostly I just post my favorites on Facebook, and I've posted a video on here. Your video has given me some ideas on where I can expand.
I'm glad it was helpful John!
Thanks so much, Jonny! Great tips! Never thought about some of them.
Thorough and realistic video, enjoyed it.
well said! love the effort 😌
Thank you!
Thank you very much Jonny, very helpful and interesting information.
Thanks Jonny.. your videos are by far the best on UA-cam and I for one am very grateful to you for sharing your skills and ideas so, thank you mate
That's super kind Chris! thank you.
Excellent inventory of photography business opportunities! Thank you.
This video is packed with so much useful information. I couldn't answer your question at the end about which advice was the most useful because everything was so valuable. Great work and beautiful photography on your website! I am inspired to delve into other options and put your information to use. If you continue with this content, there's no way but up.
Great advices for the starters and for the uncertainty of this times. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, again!
AAAAAND congratulations on the rapid growth of your channel! 😎
Thanks so much! I really appreciate your support!
Thankx a ton. Very very frank and straight fwd.
Your content is fabulous 👌 👏
Thank you so much for sharing 🥰🥰🥰🥰
My pleasure, thanks for watching.
Nice video, keep going mate!
Thanks loads man!
Great advice!! It's awesome watching your channel grow my dude!!
Thanks so much mate, I'm enjoying your feed on IG too.
Great information - thank you. This video is full of goodwill and encouragement. It’s really appreciated.
idk if he mentioned this, it’s still relatively new, but selling photographs as NFTs is major right now. i think it’s still pretty underrated but it’s definitely worth looking into
Hey Tori, I didn’t mention it. It wasn’t a thing when I filmed this. I’ve dropped it into a few newer videos but thanks for mentioning it.
Thank you so much for marking this video
I’ll do something I can do without further ado!!
This is bloody good info. I'm a full time property photographer (UK based) I'm fortunate that is my only income but I'm loving seeing these other ways of bringing extra streams in.
Also happy to help anyone uk based that are interested in how to get into it as its a weird thing for us to talk about here aha
Hi buddy I have been looking into property photography recently so I would love some advice. I also fly drones and would like to mix the two together later down the line. Thanks in advance.
Hey guys being a novice photographer and wanting to buy more gear I carved an 8'X8' foam backdrop painted it, got some inexpensive lights and headed to the local park. I was surprised how many people where eager to have their photo taken on the spur of the moment I offered emailed jpegs for free and raw files for 5 usd. I managed to make 250 usd I had a to of fun met so many people learned loads and I mean loads of technical. I intend to go next month and have some props and blowers and continue to expand my knowledge base.
Ha that’s awesome dude, great idea.
All was indeed insightful
Thanks for the reminders
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
Thank You!
I'm glad I came across this video today. Thank you so much for sharing all this information. I'm already making a passive income through stock photography. I guess I can try a few more ways too. Cheers!🙂
What kind of stock photography?
Nice channel. Watching for the first time 😍😍😍😍
Thanks for watching mate!
Thanks so much Johnny! I’ve watched a lot of these types of videos and I appreciate that you had some ideas I’ve never heard of!
I'm really glad you found something new here buddy!
Great info! Thank you! 🙏🏾 🙌🏾 📸
Thanks for watching mate!
Keep up the good work, man!
Thanks loads mate!
Thank you very much, very useful information.
Great video! What kind of strobe do you recommend for a beginner?
Appreciate the video.
Very good tips! Thanks :-)
Thank you!
This is a great video with suggestions for making money, but what everyone should know is that any of these ideas will require a ton of time and commitment.
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Great video man, some very useful tips here!
Cheers dude 🙏🙏
Top notch content - Well done!
Although i heard those things many times... I like that you are saying thinks as they are!!!! Great content Johnny!!! keep it up!!!
Thank you!
That's really great. Thank you for sharing 👍🙂👏👏
My pleasure buddy!
@@ItsJonnyKeeley 🙏🙂👍
Love your tips and advices. Thank you.
Thanks man!
great tips, thanks. I just started my photography business. And my second wedding coming up in June. Plus I am trying to find ways to sell my US Virgin Island book that I created. I hope I can show you that book one.
Nice! Good luck with the business dude.
Thanks
Great ideas Jonny. Good mix.
Thanks so much mate!
Great vid Jonny your becoming one of my favorite you tubers 👍
That's very kind Dave! really encouraging, thank you.
Excellent content and presentation of the information, very precise and useful. Thank you! Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
Thanks man!
Combo of information 🌺
This was a great video! Thanks for all the tips I'm loving your channel right now
Thanks so much mate, glad you're enjoying!
Thank you Jonny - that was really interesting. So many options I have not thought about before. I really like the blog idea - putting some words to my photos - I am definitely going to look into this. All your vids are great btw :)
Thanks very much 🙏
Thank you for the information, I dearly appreciate the ideas.
My pleasure!
great advice thank you so much 💜
Thank you for this. It’s very insightful.
Cheers what camera would you recommend for wildlife photos like birds?
Really good content and I'll defintely start doing some of these methods to make some money with my photography!
Thanks loads dude, good luck!
I mean Jonny, what else to say but thank you... not just for your content and your smooth way of giving information but for always motivating me. Sometimes I feel so down and discouraged by all my photography and whenever I come across one of your video I feel motivated again! So for that thank you, you rock !!!!
Hi Pauline. how are you finding your photography experience. have you managed to make a lot of money? thank you
@@moem7018 It's not an easy process everyday and sometimes I feel very discouraged but I keep reminding myself that it takes time and I need to be patient. I get client every now and then but try to keep all my money on the side so I can reinvest in my business. Are you a photographer too ?
Just seen this video, I see you have been spending a lot of time in my back garden (snowdonia) :) I have a decent Instagram following for my hiking and wanted to learn how to sell photos on my own site and try to make extra cash due to things being quite bad at the moment :)
Thanks for watching dude, I love Snowdonia, it’s a special place (when it’s quiet).
excelent ideas >D sometimes we need to hear encouraging words
Thanks for making this video, it made my day!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I photograph trains, towboats, river boats and other things.. and I would love to start making money by using my camera...
Man Johnny I really love your content im learning a lot from you keep dropping those types of videos for beginners like me. Thanks once again for all these important tips
My pleasure dude, I’m glad it was useful!
Not a bad video! Good ideas and flow! Appreciated! Peace
Liked and subscribed! Nice video bro! Since I don't have anything I download pictures from Google and edit them on Photoshop and Lightroom!
That's a great way to practice. Thanks for the sub Jared!
I have started pursuing my passion for photography in 2020. Before that, I always loved taking photos but never thought about it could turn into something professional. Well, I haven't reached that point yet but I am learning a lot about photography. I appreciate this video so much! Thank you for actually trying to teach us. Maybe another great video idea could be you reviewing portfolios or beginner photographers' work? Could be fun! I'd love to write down my portfolio website haha
Sure fire it over, I’d be interested to take a look.
@@ItsJonnyKeeley Amazing!! Mine is www.ozumos.com ☺️
Your consistent great level of content earned yourself a sub! 🙌🏻
Thanks for subbing Sven!
Great video :)
Thank you for this video :)