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American Psycho · 09-06-2013, 09:43 PM

something just dawned on me from recent interactions with producer types.

its funny to hear people complaining about no work or the state of the industry when you know some back history.

no offense to photographers or videographers or anyone in particular becasie this is a bit of a harsh reality as i see most shooters.

most adult shooters that i know or shooters in mainstream for that matter i know are broke and most are arrogant too.

why is this?

why would someone whos scraping by act like such arrogant douchebags.

heres my thought why they are broke as to the arrogant part thats a deeper issue but related.

most suck balls and they feel like their TRUE RATE $100-200/hr for 4-5 hours for camera work , average porn lighting and close to zero creativity.

some higher level shooters are surely more worth what they charge but the vast majority hardly work much and when they do i feel they need to charge crazy prices cause they dont work much and are check to check.

whats preventing them from doing other work between shoots?

i always say to myself if i think i should be making X$ a year then show results or in reality im not deserving of what i think i should really be earning.

sowhy is it most (not all) shooters feel entitled like they are better than other professions of equal skill that have lower rates on average?

even stranger is when they get a possible client and they wont take the work at a lower rate and rather chose to not work and the you hear them complaing about being broke and no work being around.

even stranger is when you hear them complaining there no work around...

when i was starting out and needed money i would work my ass of for whatever was around ....

09-06-2013, 09:43 PM
American Psycho Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,068	heres a thought why porn shooters are not working something just dawned on me from recent interactions with producer types. its funny to hear people complaining about no work or the state of the industry when you know some back history. no offense to photographers or videographers or anyone in particular becasie this is a bit of a harsh reality as i see most shooters. most adult shooters that i know or shooters in mainstream for that matter i know are broke and most are arrogant too. why is this? why would someone whos scraping by act like such arrogant douchebags. heres my thought why they are broke as to the arrogant part thats a deeper issue but related. most suck balls and they feel like their TRUE RATE $100-200/hr for 4-5 hours for camera work , average porn lighting and close to zero creativity. some higher level shooters are surely more worth what they charge but the vast majority hardly work much and when they do i feel they need to charge crazy prices cause they dont work much and are check to check. whats preventing them from doing other work between shoots? i always say to myself if i think i should be making X$ a year then show results or in reality im not deserving of what i think i should really be earning. sowhy is it most (not all) shooters feel entitled like they are better than other professions of equal skill that have lower rates on average? even stranger is when they get a possible client and they wont take the work at a lower rate and rather chose to not work and the you hear them complaing about being broke and no work being around. even stranger is when you hear them complaining there no work around... when i was starting out and needed money i would work my ass of for whatever was around ....