MaDalton, my posts above were in no way meant to shine a negative light on non-exclusive shooters, producers or distributors. A few years ago I had my own content store and shot non-exclusive material. I sold picture sets to raise money so I could shoot more stuff and get more practice. I never pushed the site that hard and never made any big money with it. If I made enough to cover another shoot - I was thrilled. It wasn't about the money - it was about practicing photography!
I tell my friends that I've spent almost 20 years learning photography instead of learning about business. I remember going to workshops & seminars and they would start them off talking about the business of photography - I would just sleep thru that stuff. I was only interested in technique and gear. I thought if I could shoot beautiful photography the money would come. After almost 20 years of doing this - I'm finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. Had I spent as much time and energy learning about business as I did about photography, I'd be much better off financially now than I am.
Much respect to you for being able to launch a successful content store with your limited knowledge of photography. As everyone can tell - you've done a hell of a job with it
