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Originally Posted by SimonScans
You can hardly attack a shooter for bone dry cuntism when it was the rules, and be fair. Old dog, new tricks, he's hardly likely to change after 30 years of doing it one way. Fuck, my attempts at "fine art" always end up with at least one gape shot. 
I just don't get it. Paul is insanely annoying, but why go there? His argument about the good old days just doesn't stand up, so I'm happy to hit him over the head with that. But I also cut him a bit of slack cause he's a bit out of touch and plain lucky-to-be-still-alive ill.
Plus for all his wrong-ness he's stayed in business for a very long time, which means he is doing something right. He may not correctly realise what it is that's working, but when he speaks I pay attention because he may just give away the secret without even realising what he's just said. |
I would of changed if the highest paying market had told me too. They started doing more nude, pussy, pink and insertion and we started including these shots. Compare this.
http://www.bargainbasementcontent.com/details.php?id=7 Shot in 1988
To this.
http://www.paulmarkham.com/details.php?id=2378 Shot in 2008
In fact in the 30 years I changed styles a lot according to the markets. That's why I lasted 33 years. Could I change to todays styles? Yes. Will I for what the Adult Internet pays? NO BLOODY WAY.
As for the good old days. The customers expectations for great porn hasn't changed. No matter how harder you shoot it if you shoot it wrong, it won't sell. If you all shoot the same style and content your chances of a sale and retention plummet. These are the rules in all businesses. The Adult Internet preached it differently, not because the customers wanted it different. But because that's all the site owners could deliver.
http://business.avn.com/charts/Top-100-Overall-Sales/
For a better view of the industry. The studios shown over and over again can afford to spend money to produce a product the customers want. The Adult Internet largely produces the product it can afford then convinces themselves of the rest. And don't ask why so many don't have sites with 1,000s of members. It's more than obvious they're not bothered.
I know exactly what's working, just not deluding myself into thinking what suits so many.
Customers want quality porn, in all niches and styles. Shot by people with a clue, models who aren't faking it and in a way that's not repeated on site after site. Problem is many can't deliver that on the budget most of the Adult Internet can spend. Look at the Internet companies on that list.
And before anyone tells us they don't make the money the Adult Internet does. DVD porn makes far more the Internet porn. Just not deluding myself.