So, now that there is no large-scale ban, can the photographer industry gradually recover? The question
is obviously not so simple to answer.
Although it is relatively free now, the virus has not disappeared. It takes a process to restore our social life to normal, and it does not immediately restore the previous breath of fireworks. Look at the friends, family and colleagues around you, how many of them have completely returned to normal life? The recovery process is long or short, but at least in the short term, the photography services similar to wedding follow-up, children's photography, and commercial activity photography will not be normalized immediately, and will even be even more deserted than before. For professional photographers, all you need is waiting, there is nothing else to do.
During the epidemic, many photographers have begun to transform. Some people have transferred from actual photography work to teaching photography courses, or online classes, or offline classes, from selling services to selling knowledge. Some photographers have changed their shooting categories, from shooting offline activities, offline portraits to shooting e-commerce products, and e-commerce short videos. This type of shooting work is not affected by the environment and is mostly done in the studio. Some photographers simply opened their own personal accounts in self-media and became a photography blogger.
However, when everyone transformed from the traditional photography service model to the new model, the already niche photography industry became crowded online again, and it was not easy to make money.
So, does the profession of photographer have a future for development in the post-epidemic era? Is it worth entering this industry?
I personally think you should be cautious when entering the industry. The threshold for photography of
has been lowered, just like driving. It turns out that drivers are a profession, and although they are still the same now, ordinary people can drive and drive, and the value of this profession has been lowered. Photography is the same. In the film era, the threshold for this skill is relatively high, especially the subsequent professional work steps such as flushing negatives and printing photos. It is not realistic for ordinary people to carry out, so photographers can be considered a profession. Nowadays, everyone can take photos. Regardless of the quality of the shooting, everyone is no stranger to taking photos seriously, and they don’t take them seriously. The market is getting smaller and the career space is shrinking.
The scenes that require photography services in the post-epidemic era are changing. It turns out that the demand for traditional documentary photography and commercial photography is gradually decreasing. Many industries themselves are no longer in prosperity, and the demand for publicity activities and other businesses is decreasing. Then, photographers must keep pace with the times and cannot just look at the photography market with old eyes. They must follow the pace of the times. If the demand for traditional graphic photography is reduced, we have to strengthen the learning of video shooting and production and transform into a video photographer; if there are fewer documentary follow-up businesses, we have to study new business types and continuously improve our skills. However, at present, the total market volume of photography services is not very optimistic at present, and the intra-copying is also quite powerful.
So, is it such a waste to have photography skills? Not right. Photography can be integrated into many tasks, and having photography technology can certainly add icing on the cake to all kinds of businesses you carry out. The future of photography is not a single profession. It has been integrated into all walks of life. If you are a traditional photographer, you can apply photography skills to your brand new job according to your ability. For example, you can plan various video short films to make the film better than other bloggers; you can shoot the products you make with a higher texture, making it easier for customers to accept...
Overall, the profession of photographers still requires a slow recovery process in the post-epidemic era. Old photographers must keep up with the times and continuously transform. New young people entering the industry should be cautious and see if they are suitable for development in this industry.
