Comments on: Photojournalism’s boutiques http://blog.melchersystem.com/2010/02/07/photojournalisms-boutiques/ Another Photo Industry blog Tue, 22 May 2012 19:35:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: pmelcher http://blog.melchersystem.com/2010/02/07/photojournalisms-boutiques/#comment-4581 pmelcher Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:07:04 +0000 http://blog.melchersystem.com/2010/02/07/photojournalisms-boutiques/#comment-4581 why teach a job that you have just left because there was no money in it ? why teach a job that you have just left because there was no money in it ?

]]> By: jklier http://blog.melchersystem.com/2010/02/07/photojournalisms-boutiques/#comment-4579 jklier Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:15:29 +0000 http://blog.melchersystem.com/2010/02/07/photojournalisms-boutiques/#comment-4579 Indeed, teaching workshops has become an easy revenue stream for some photographers. Why fight for a sale or assignment, when you can just have people pay you for watching you what you like to do? There actually would be a big opportunity for art schools and colleges to tap into that demand if they could offer meaningful curricula for this audience. That would also put some level of quality control into this education. The workshops out there today run a wide gambit in terms of teaching quality. Indeed, teaching workshops has become an easy revenue stream for some photographers. Why fight for a sale or assignment, when you can just have people pay you for watching you what you like to do?

There actually would be a big opportunity for art schools and colleges to tap into that demand if they could offer meaningful curricula for this audience. That would also put some level of quality control into this education. The workshops out there today run a wide gambit in terms of teaching quality.

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