Making the Most of Your Creative Output

Ian Shipley

Description

Many people dream of making a business out of their creative talent, yet there are so many factors to consider - from copyright to royalty collection and everything in between! This quick-read guide from Ian Shipley gives the reader an introduction to making money from the creative arts, whether that be music, art photography or any other area.

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 02 février 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781782342977
• Langue: English

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Title Page
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR CREATIVE OUTPUT
“Making Money From Your Creative Talents”.


Author: Ian Shipley



Publisher Information
Making The Most Of Your Creative Output
published in 2012 by Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior written consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published, and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.
Copyright © Ian Shipley 2012
The right of Ian Shipley to be identified as author of this book has been asserted in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyrights Designs and Patents Act 1988.




Introduction
There are many guides to the business aspects of TV and Film production and the same can be said of Music, this guide is meant as an aid to those artists and other creative souls who deal in visual arts, be they Painting, Photography, Writing, Textiles or 3D design and is intended to give you a flavour of some of the channels that may be open or may open up to you as you become more recognised or just have a desire to exploit and share your creative outpourings.
So to start, lets break this down into a few areas:
Why you are doing it?
What can be done with your creative output?
Making money from your creativity as a business.
So lets explore the above sections in a bit more detail.



Why Are You Doing It?
To many the mere act of doing something creative is enough in itself, it can be an escape from the stress of your career or the the mundane activities of your daily life, In the mid 1900s there were art collectives of miners who would meet up to paint and create sculptures in the north of England, to them this was pure escapism and an opportunity to freely express themselves. To many others its a way to meet new friends (through clubs) that are like minded creative people.
A lot of people see their creativity as an escape route to a new life, one free of the clocking in at work, answering to their boss or that daily grind called commuting. Its an idyllic vision of being able to amble down to your log cabin studio at the end of the garden with a mug of coffee and then to settle into your chosen task in your own time be that creating your next painting or writing that best selling book. This is the dream that for a few, and it is the lucky few, becomes a reality.
Some photographers I know are incredibly creative BUT, and its a big but, they freely admit that it is the sheer fact that they can create images that THEY wish to create in their own time that gives them the enjoyment, (a few having taken the plunge to offer their services on a professional basis have found it very hard delivering a creative based service on demand) so to this end it is a hobby, a release from the daily chores. The same can be said for hobbyist writers and painters, many just enjoy the act of creating, some may share their output, others are happy to have completed the piece and then put it in a folio to the move on to the next piece.
Many people produce creative pieces but are too scared or embarrassed to share their output due to the fear of rejection or humiliation, however with the proliferation of art group, writer and other creative based forums and sharing sites the internet now provides an opportunity for creatives to share and to obtain feedback on their work, often done by using an alias. The feedback from these forums or groups has been instrumental in a number of people pushing forward with their chosen hobby and in some cases spurred a few onto developing their creativity into a business. However one word of caution, a number of people will say nice things about your work on these sites in the hope that you will return the compliments regarding their submissions, for some this would appear to be a form of therapy.
A word of warning regarding uploading your creativity to the internet, if you intend to exploit your work commercially and to some creatives this can be a dirty word, READ the site terms of service. A number of these sites have written into their terms of service that they are free to distribute, share or sublicense the content to partners, affiliates etc. What this means to you in extreme cases is that they can profit from YOUR work by passing it to other parties for a fee and once its out there there is no getting it back. An example of this could be that you write a guide to the “ten steps to writing a best seller” the sharing site can then run this as a feature allow other sites to serialise your work, the end result is you don’t get a cent from this unless of course a major publisher picks up on it then contacts you directly, but this is unlikely as the content has already been published all over the net.
It comes back to why you are doing it, some want to be recognised and lets face it theres no greater buzz then to see you picture hanging in a gallery, your written piece published as a paper based or e-publication or your sculpture on a plinth at an exhibition, to some its not about money at all.
Some creatives have a constant flow of ideas and therefore output, many have moments of creative genius, as has often been said “everyone has a book inside of them”.