Originally Posted by
MichaelW
Good photography can take planning and time. You may want to stay at a location to catch the right light, or be at a public event at a particular time and place to capture action, eg closeups of a marching band getting kitted up rather than the usual distance shots of them marching past.
I've taken nice portraits of people I have met but have never sold them. There might be a market for creative portraits outside the studio, esp with things people value, eg craftsman working, farmers with their horses or tractors, family shots showing the house. You will need a mechanism to get good mounted prints to the client within a short time.
+1. When I rode x-country in '99 I was doing a lot of photo work at home. Had even sold some prints and had a few in a popular jury show in this area. Mostly urban "street" stuff, all in B&W. I took a 35mm and a Mamiya 345 with 3 lenses on the trip. Probably shot close to 100 rolls of film in almost 4 months. When I developed it, I was disapointed with a lot of it. Much of it looked like I was riding my bike, stopped and tried to take an interesting photo. The best of the body of work was taken when I had time to really see and think about what I was shooting. Usually on days off or after the day's riding was through.
As noted, there are already so many scenery photos out there taken by pros with great equipment that it that would difficult to compete unless you happen to capture something unique. I think you would have a better chance with out-of-studio portraits.
