"Editors have usually no idea what the cat breeds are...I think they often have never seen a cat...."

They should hang out at DPREview...tons of cats.

Anyway, thanks for the message. I think that the one thing that your posts bring out is just how much work it takes to make this business affordable. My guess is that you will be in business for as long as you want to be.

Many wedding photographers have been anxious about the addition of digital photographers into the mix. My gut tells me that the bulk of new comers wind up going broke relatively early and the professionals stay in business just as they did before. Personally, the one area I have seen changes in wedding photography has been in after-wedding sales. The digital camera has pretty much eliminated most of them.

Anyway, I find it interesting how you are making your own rates for licensing of your images. Have you considered joining a stock alliance to find out what the going rates for images are?

-James