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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
1. Try building a site with porn that's shot by random couples and singles and staying legal.
2. As for profits you clearly do not understand. Which Exgf or amateur company makes the money Wicked, Hustler, and many more like them make?
3. Yes anyone can jump into the fray and make porn. Few make the money the big boys make.
4. When digital replaced film the price of digital cameras were way higher than film cameras.
5. Even a couple working from home shooting themselves need good ideas on scenarios, or it will get boring after a while. They need to be good models, do you want to watch ugly people fuck, and they need to be self directed. The idea you have of people just picking up a cheap camera and shooting is so way off. Maybe you would like to show us some examples of these.
6. There is nothing wrong with Amateur or Girlfriends type porn. I made a lot of money shooting it. www.astral-blue.com/tour it's just that there is more money in shooting other styles. |
1. I specifically said to ignore the legality as the discussion was about quality and even though the quality is poor the consumers are buying it up. That's the point.
2. Melissa posts here sometimes and she once said that she makes $500,000 a year AFTER expenses. Look at her photography. Simple shots taken around her house with a simple digital camera with no complicated light setup. Can you see the difference between her pictures and a top shooter like Dean?
Of course it helps her sales that she is a super self promoter, very interactive and kinda hot
but the foundation of her business is her images and they are done in an amateurish way. Nothing creative just point and shoot. Most anyone can take the shots she uses on her site with a $500 camera.
http://www.melissamidwest.com/main.html
3. See #2
4. Of course the first digital SLRs were expensive but I'm talking about TODAY where you can buy a Canon Rebel, card and a flash for under $1,000 and be ready to go. Same for a video camera. Some people could even get started with a good point and shoot camera.
5. While there might be a few people out there that will watch ugly people have sex
it's pretty much a given that beauty is very important. I don't have a problem with that. The discussion was more about behind the camera and my point is you don't have to be an expert to create sellable porn in today's market.
6. All I'm doing is disputing your points on what it takes to shoot great porn. Read what you wrote and then see how that applies to someone like
http://tour4.ravenriley.com/?nats=NjM6Mzox&p=1 who I'm willing to bet is making a pretty decent living
What bothers me is when people say you need expensive, complicated to use camera equipment and lots of knowledge and experience to create and sell profitable porn. It's just not true in today's market.