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Hey Fastlaners!
I've been working on a couple of businesses. I'm living in Japan now, but I grew up in Los Angeles, and so in a sense, I've "seen the future" of what the internet can become. Despite the stereotypes, Japan is at least 5, if not 10 years behind the Western world in terms of internet usage and online business, etc.
So one of my ideas is a business that's worked many times over in the West, but does not exist in Japan. From my point of view, I would be solving the problem that many people have, they just don't know it. More specifically, as mentioned in another thread I've made, is that I want to make a camera forum/community to help people learn photography and enjoy it more. But because forums don't really exist here, people don't know how easy it is to just get on the internet and literally become a pro-level cameraman in a few weeks.
(The pro cameramen I've talked to about this idea hate me because it threatens their lifestyle, btw!)
The current way of thinking is that if you want to take better pictures, you go to the (ultra expensive) big box retailers and buy the "best" camera. And obviously, the "best" camera is the one that nets them the most commission. It's common to see people walking around in the park with $2500 worth of equipment around their neck, clearly not knowing a lick about how to use it. And at the same time, I use a $300 camera and I've been told I take better wedding pictures than any pro around here.
So how do I convince people that they can and need to learn from us?
Thanks in advance!
I've been working on a couple of businesses. I'm living in Japan now, but I grew up in Los Angeles, and so in a sense, I've "seen the future" of what the internet can become. Despite the stereotypes, Japan is at least 5, if not 10 years behind the Western world in terms of internet usage and online business, etc.
So one of my ideas is a business that's worked many times over in the West, but does not exist in Japan. From my point of view, I would be solving the problem that many people have, they just don't know it. More specifically, as mentioned in another thread I've made, is that I want to make a camera forum/community to help people learn photography and enjoy it more. But because forums don't really exist here, people don't know how easy it is to just get on the internet and literally become a pro-level cameraman in a few weeks.
(The pro cameramen I've talked to about this idea hate me because it threatens their lifestyle, btw!)
The current way of thinking is that if you want to take better pictures, you go to the (ultra expensive) big box retailers and buy the "best" camera. And obviously, the "best" camera is the one that nets them the most commission. It's common to see people walking around in the park with $2500 worth of equipment around their neck, clearly not knowing a lick about how to use it. And at the same time, I use a $300 camera and I've been told I take better wedding pictures than any pro around here.
So how do I convince people that they can and need to learn from us?
Thanks in advance!
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