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This doesn’t really conflict with the claim that the vast majority of value comes from the band. Yes, it would be possible for a less skilled photographer to ta

by baddox 8y ago

This doesn’t really conflict with the claim that the vast majority of value comes from the band. Yes, it would be possible for a less skilled photographer to take a worse picture of the band from that spot. But the amount of skill and gear required to take that photo is possessed by tens of thousands of people.

zamalek 8y ago
The gear required to play metal, or at the very least music, is likely possessed by more people. So by that logic, no value comes from the band either.
- lmm 8y ago
  > The gear required to play metal, or at the very least music, is likely possessed by more people. You skipped over the skill part. Do you think there are more people who can play as well as Arch Enemy, or photograph as well as this guy? My money's on the latter. > So by that logic, no value comes from the band either. Not much value, sure, which is why playing in a band is rarely profitable.
  - zamalek 8y ago
    > You skipped over the skill part. I personally know more skilled musicians (three) than I do photographers (one). The music industry is dominated by luck precisely because there is such as a colossal pool of artists to choose from.