We all have a favourite way of taking pictures, favourite subjects and environments that make us love photography. But still there’s a lot of us who have to make a living out of this, and have to find the best way to monetize our skills.

Having said that - what would you consider (or is objectively) the most profitable niche in photography?

  • jarabara@alien.top
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    1 year ago

    High end commercial photography can still be very lucrative, especially if you’re shooting for large international clients. My day rate is $5k a day not including licensing fees but I’m nowhere near the top. There are bigger photographers who pull $250k a year easily. Of course it’s extremely competitive, all about connections and those jobs are getting fewer and fewer these days buts it’s very possible. I once worked as a 3rd assistant on a campaign shoot for a international beverage brand. The photographer cleared $120k for 3 days of work and delivered at most 20 images.

    • gotthelowdown@alien.top
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      1 year ago

      Thanks for the insights and numbers about high end commercial photography. Really cool stuff. How do people break into that? Being an assistant? Digital technician?