Not only have I been a victim of someone editing out my watermark and not paying for the package but I’ve been seeing people ask for Santa photos for cheaper than $20?
Why is this normal ? I don’t understand how someone can want a professional photographer with exspensive equipment and high quality skill to take time out their schedule to not only shoot the photos but edit and proof them. If that’s not worth at least $50 then why not just get creative with that iPhone you dropped $1k on ?
The problem is competition.
Your phone’s camera plus AI can produce decent photos now, so all the expensive equipment a photographer has plus their experience isn’t worth as much as it used to be. We are just at the start of the AI revolution. People and society will have to adjust and it will be a difficult time for some.