Originally Posted by justinsain

I meant before the internet a photographer had to write cover letters and send off pictures in the mail and wait weeks to get a response or make phone calls and inquire.

Now with digital photography and the internet everything moves almost in real time. Also you can become your own publisher and sell your work directly to the buyer.

Before the internet I'd try to sell a picture to a magazine with a circulation of 70,000 and maybe make $100. The competition was fierce. Now I can be my own publisher make a paysite that's available to hundreds of millions and make whatever.

i was just pointing out how much easier it is to make money in photography today than it was when I first started pre digital / internet.