The Commoditization of Photography

Today iPhones/iPads are now good enough to create sellable work.
Dedicated cameras sales are rocky and camera stores are closing.
Dedicated cameras have peaked out with tech.
The mid range clients are gone leaving only the low end and high end markets available.

Photography has become a commodity.

For Creators Path Season 2, Episode 00 we're talking about the commoditization of Photography.

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The profession of photography is shrinking. Once upon a time you would go to school for photography, come out as a photojournalist, working at a paper, shoot and get paid. Then at the end of your career pass on your knowledge to others as a teacher. If you were a commercial photographer you would assist and/or go to school, graduate and work as an assistant, eventually growing your client base so you too could become a full-time pro and eventually taking on full-time assistants as you approached retirement.

Today iPhones/iPads are now good enough to create sellable work.
Dedicated cameras sales are rocky and camera stores are closing.
Dedicated cameras have peaked out with tech.
The mid-range clients are gone leaving only the low-end and high-end markets available.

Photography has become a commodity. 

Photosesh the Uber of Photography?
Is this a good thing or bad?

Daniel Pink, A whole new mind - 2005 http://amzn.to/2rXEq5N
Information age is over, conceptual age is here
Art, Automation, Asia

Dane Sanders, The Fast Track Photographer - 2010 http://amzn.to/2sKlL9P
Freelance Photographers and Signature Brand Photographers

How to leverage the commoditization of photography?
Succeeding long term requires a vision-based approach to photography?