Cameras and Competition
Cameras and Competition
Every professional photographer screams bloody murder, there are millions and billions of free photos on the Internet. The 2 largest websites for photos are:
- Facebook: 17+ Billion photos [Nov-2009]
- Flickr: 4.5 Billions photos [Nov-2009]
Flickr publish some stats: Cameras used on Flickr. My numbers I use are as of Nov-2009.
The number 1 camera used on Flickr is Apple's iPhone. The largest group of cameras, for the photos posted on Flickr, is the smart phones group, and camera phones group. When you include the point and shoot cameras, they represent the vast majority of the photos posted on Flickr.
I've checked Facebook through my daughter's account and almost all of the photos that I saw were from iPhones, smart phones and the very low end point and shoot.
We don't have break down for Facebook, but my “gut feel” is that Facebook is even more slanted toward smart phones and the like.
Please note that almost none of these people know how to operate a photography business with its two requirements:
- Getting customers
- Getting paid for delivering photos
Yes, Uncle Harry with his new “CaNikon” will do the wedding for $100. Is he going to do the wedding properly? Unlikely! When Uncle Harry “screws up” a wedding, he also affects most of the guests. If any of the guest will have a wedding in the near future, that guest will only want to go with a professional photographer. In fact Uncle Harry after “screwing up” is the best advertising for professional photographers.
There isn't as much competition than you think.
Cameras and Competition
Every professional photographer screams bloody murder, there are millions and billions of free photos on the Internet. The 2 largest websites for photos are:
- Facebook: 17+ Billion photos [Nov-2009]
- Flickr: 4.5 Billions photos [Nov-2009]
Flickr publish some stats: Cameras used on Flickr. My numbers I use are as of Nov-2009.
The number 1 camera used on Flickr is Apple's iPhone. The largest group of cameras, for the photos posted on Flickr, is the smart phones group, and camera phones group. When you include the point and shoot cameras, they represent the vast majority of the photos posted on Flickr.
I've checked Facebook through my daughter's account and almost all of the photos that I saw were from iPhones, smart phones and the very low end point and shoot.
We don't have break down for Facebook, but my “gut feel” is that Facebook is even more slanted toward smart phones and the like.
Please note that almost none of these people know how to operate a photography business with its two requirements:
- Getting customers
- Getting paid for delivering photos
Yes, Uncle Harry with his new “CaNikon” will do the wedding for $100. Is he going to do the wedding properly? Unlikely! When Uncle Harry “screws up” a wedding, he also affects most of the guests. If any of the guest will have a wedding in the near future, that guest will only want to go with a professional photographer. In fact Uncle Harry after “screwing up” is the best advertising for professional photographers.
There isn't as much competition than you think.
