…is finally in the game.
Pay Vincent Laforet a visit today, and put him on your regular hit list. His Pulitzer Prize winning eye and his New York Times journalism brain should combine to give you plenty of good stuff to devour (especially about the Beijing Olympics in the very near term).
[Oh, and in case you think the cloud is falling, join me in focusing on the end of his article. Think big. With great risk lies great reward.]
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a musician commented a question about what’s happening in the music industry with: salt at some point wasn’t a currency anymore
first of all, thanks for the link to vince’s work- jaw-dropping!!
second, this might be a helpful framework for thinking about the changes in the photography industry:
http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/porter.shtml
in this case, you could say that threat of substitutes (stock photos), buyer power (“give me free images in exchange for being published”), and rivalry (lots of great photographers) are high, while barriers to entry and supplier power are low (decent cameras are more affordable than ever).
just my $.02, or should i say, Michael Porter’s $.02.
I bookmarked Vince’s blog. Thanks, his blog has some great links as well. I loved the pics in the Sky is Falling article, they looked like miniatures!
been a fan of his since i saw the piece on him at apple.com. great stuff!
been a fan of his since i saw the piece on him at apple.com. great stuff!