It's harder to shoot porn today than it was back in the old days.

Suzie Randall died? I saw a doc, Hot Models Wanted (?), where her daughter was struggling with the old formula. As much as I'm on your side Paul in not being a fan of "change"....it's not a one on one conversation....it's a twitter/facebook/etc. multi-conversation.
What Adultium said.

Anyway, the tide has turned culturally too.
+99% see "porn" as having no value.
You need to realize that MAYBE they are right!

Do you use agencies?

Wrong thinking. The Internet makes it available to consumers (and possibly freeloaders).

True, but this doesn't mean that you can't fight back. Let your customers know that there is only 1 legal source for your content. Let them know that illegal distribution hurts the models. If you find your content somewhere else, make a huge stink about it to the industry, complain to their payment processor, DMCA them and their host. Yes it can be alot of work, but you can streamline this.

Just a suggestion.

I would argue these points too. (Of course, you know me...)

A super high-end production is a waste of money for any small company. It's just too much of a bet.

You don't need to spend alot of money on a shoot because few porn consumers really give a shit. Most consumers are in love/lust with the model. Everything else is secondary.

Of course, spend a little on things like cameras, lighting, makeup, locations, etc. And of course, make it sound good (most porn producers forget this step). A little coaching and a decent story / scenario is a nice plus.

To wrap it up: Be conservative on with your production budget, but spend where necessary, then promote, promote, promote.


First, that's disgusting.

Next, ok, I'm sure there's people who want to see that kind of thing. But ask yourself this question: How many of those people, are willing to PAY to see that? I think most people would be terrified to have search terms like that show up in their history. Imagine if they get caught buying it on their credit cards?

Yep, and the old days of brown paper bags and raincoats worked because there wasn't CCTV everywhere.

So damm, how do we get this shitty porn out to people anonymously?

Yip....
I've got that problem plus Kool Aid colored hair.



Do you really think I haven't been down that road?

I changed the way I did business, where I distributed to and who I did business with. What I stopped doing what what everyone else was (is) doing and just focused on what needed to be for my situation.

The Internet has it's uses and I do use it for those things but "en total" it's shit. I also think that on some level you agree with me because you're not producing smut. Instead you're peddling software to people that have dreams about producing smut.

You missed my point by a mile.

Imagine the porn internet getting all its ads banned. Then porn will have value again.

Do you really believe your content is that special people care about finding just yours?

Major porn companies convert 1-30,000 views off tubes. That's 29,999 getting off for free. Ad traffic is cheap as shit and the price proves that.

And there are 100,000s of videos on major Tubes that satisfy.

No offense Paul but you don't get this particular aspect of internet porn consumers.

For 20 years I've relied solely on my income is a pornographer to this day it's all that I do and I live a great life style. You could do it again too Paul I would help you if you want to.

Actually no, I'm not agreeing with you.

Paul Markham's original post says it's harder to shoot porn now. In your post located here you complain about super high-end production requirements as the only way to produce content.

I would argue that today it is easier than ever. Nudity and Porn is alot more acceptable than it was only a few years ago. The cost of good hardware has dropped like crazy. You can shoot high resolution photos and videos for a tenth of the cost as it was in 2008. You have all kinds of powerful editing tools at your fingertips now. Even better, you have instant distribution, instant access to marketing, instant ability to charge your customers for the content.




I used to, but I got bored and quite honestly was even a little uncomfortable with it. I sold that part of my business a long time ago to concentrate on the technology side of things because that is what I really like, allowed me to work from home and spare the commute, etc.


Wow, are you ever bitter!

Sorry dude but I'm not going to hold your hand if you're having a bad day. What I will tell you though, is that you are absolutely surrounded by opportunity. You have the talent, the models, the hardware, software and the industry community *right in front of you*. Everyone else here is taking advantage of this except you.

PS I'm still waiting to meet up with you for some top shelf whiskey.

Cheers.

I've had good days and I've had bad days. Each and every single day you think you've found the solutions to your problem and the next week you find yourself going down a different road. When it's all said and done... It is what it is.

I'm retiring at the end of the month and my grand kid is taking over. Honestly I should have hung up my camera a very long time ago but I'm addicted to the game. "En Total" it's been a heck of a roller coaster ride and I'm already thinking about a writing book.

So let's see what we can about drinking some whiskey together after the snow melts.

^^^ Anonymous alt-right fake nic they says he's been in the industry for decades with no links to any of his work or any of his sites and refuses to provide any when asked