Comments on: Action Sports photographers, are you over it with editorial? http://erikseo.com/blog/2009/photography-thoughts/action-sports-photographers-are-you-over-it-with-editorial/ Recent publishings, other photos, and other random events. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:08:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: SEO http://erikseo.com/blog/2009/photography-thoughts/action-sports-photographers-are-you-over-it-with-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-779 SEO Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:53:18 +0000 http://erikseo.com/blog/?p=537#comment-779 Thank you for your article Thank you for your article

]]> By: Julien DOROL http://erikseo.com/blog/2009/photography-thoughts/action-sports-photographers-are-you-over-it-with-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Julien DOROL Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:16:21 +0000 http://erikseo.com/blog/?p=537#comment-456 I think you got it right erik : editorial wark for creativity, get YOUR vision, meet good dudes. Commercial project to pay the bill. I don't say you can't meet cool folks and have fun in commercial work but it is more specific and you have to do special picture fore special clients. Sometime without freedom... Commercial works push you to increase your efficiency of your sooting session, your work flow. As I'm planning to turn pro, my idea is to find the realistic balance. I think you got it right erik : editorial wark for creativity, get YOUR vision, meet good dudes. Commercial project to pay the bill.
I don’t say you can’t meet cool folks and have fun in commercial work but it is more specific and you have to do special picture fore special clients. Sometime without freedom…

Commercial works push you to increase your efficiency of your sooting session, your work flow.

As I’m planning to turn pro, my idea is to find the realistic balance.

]]> By: Amy M http://erikseo.com/blog/2009/photography-thoughts/action-sports-photographers-are-you-over-it-with-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Amy M Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:01:48 +0000 http://erikseo.com/blog/?p=537#comment-450 It's a tough time to be in the industry. I think you've come up with some interesting questions here. I definitely think there will always be a need for editorial photos, but it might just be in e-form instead of on paper. It will be interesting to see what happens in the industry over the next few years. There are definitely still people who like the tangibility of a magazine in their hands, and those people will be willing to pay more for a magazine as a result. It’s a tough time to be in the industry. I think you’ve come up with some interesting questions here. I definitely think there will always be a need for editorial photos, but it might just be in e-form instead of on paper. It will be interesting to see what happens in the industry over the next few years. There are definitely still people who like the tangibility of a magazine in their hands, and those people will be willing to pay more for a magazine as a result.

]]> By: Jordan Manley http://erikseo.com/blog/2009/photography-thoughts/action-sports-photographers-are-you-over-it-with-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Jordan Manley Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:12:54 +0000 http://erikseo.com/blog/?p=537#comment-448 Well written Seo. I'm not over it, I think you're right that our most creative imagery and expression comes from editorial work, and that is partly why we should keep doing it. Likewise, from the people that I have talked to that verge on all their work being commercial, it seems they are a little burnt on pinning it while not being able to experiment creatively. Personally, I feel my best work comes from when I have a lot of time on my hands, or at least not under someone elses direction. Photo contests are sort of an exception to this rule, part of the reason I have done quite a few is that for some reason the tight deadline pushes me to get a lot of creative stuff done in a short period of a few days and it tends to produce a lot of publishable material. -Jordan Well written Seo.

I’m not over it, I think you’re right that our most creative imagery and expression comes from editorial work, and that is partly why we should keep doing it. Likewise, from the people that I have talked to that verge on all their work being commercial, it seems they are a little burnt on pinning it while not being able to experiment creatively.

Personally, I feel my best work comes from when I have a lot of time on my hands, or at least not under someone elses direction. Photo contests are sort of an exception to this rule, part of the reason I have done quite a few is that for some reason the tight deadline pushes me to get a lot of creative stuff done in a short period of a few days and it tends to produce a lot of publishable material.

-Jordan

]]> By: Brian http://erikseo.com/blog/2009/photography-thoughts/action-sports-photographers-are-you-over-it-with-editorial/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Brian Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:22:08 +0000 http://erikseo.com/blog/?p=537#comment-444 good article. The one thing I've been thinking about lately somewhat similar to this, has to do with myself on 2 levels. First as a freelance contributor (although barely) to some canadian skateboard mags, and as a target audience for said magazines. Lately (since the iPhone basically) i've been purchasing way less magazines than i normally do, at the same time I've noticed alot of the mags are publishing way less freelancers photos, and are sticking mostly to their staff photographers for the majority of their photos. I mean now that I have an iPhone, I usually watch TV shows, or movies, or videos or browse the web when i'm on a road trip, on the can, waiting at an airport etc. I've been wondering since kids are even more technologically adept than we are, if they're the ones that will watch a video on their iPhone over purchasing mags, and if that whole industry is really coming to an end in paper form. good article. The one thing I’ve been thinking about lately somewhat similar to this, has to do with myself on 2 levels. First as a freelance contributor (although barely) to some canadian skateboard mags, and as a target audience for said magazines. Lately (since the iPhone basically) i’ve been purchasing way less magazines than i normally do, at the same time I’ve noticed alot of the mags are publishing way less freelancers photos, and are sticking mostly to their staff photographers for the majority of their photos. I mean now that I have an iPhone, I usually watch TV shows, or movies, or videos or browse the web when i’m on a road trip, on the can, waiting at an airport etc.

I’ve been wondering since kids are even more technologically adept than we are, if they’re the ones that will watch a video on their iPhone over purchasing mags, and if that whole industry is really coming to an end in paper form.

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