Comments on: Photography’s Old Boys Club Is Gone Forever — Now Success Is Up to You

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:27:36 +0000

As a female photographer I've seen that "old boys club" at events, concerts etc. Pushy guys with 2 bodies and 5 different lenses and me with my pithy pentax ZX7. Money doesn't buy p.o.v. and while great equipment helps its a pale substitute for perspective.

By: Rohn Engh

Rohn Engh — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:43:00 +0000

I like the way Elliott Erwii said it. "If you've got no responsibility and don't have to generate a certain amount of cash each month, and can live on a shoestring, and are ambitious enough, then you might have a chance. You can be dedicated but that is no guarantee that you'll make it. I rely on a hunch, a little luck, and some cunning."

By: Jeffrey Blake Adams

Jeffrey Blake Adams — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:36:25 +0000

an great uncle of mine said photography is 90% knowing where to stand... our knowledge of light and the subject, our "eye" lets us know where to stand...

By: Doug Pruden

Doug Pruden — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:07:26 +0000

Amen, brother. Well said. Creativity and imagination are gifts that can be nurtured, but never purchased. This is not a problem in just the photographic community, but all over the world in many industries. It is the dark side of the internet age, as increased interconnectivity gives people the false impression that difficult things are easily accomplished.

By: Nick Coyne

Nick Coyne — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:47:23 +0000

Great post, thanks.