Working on Spec - What is It?
The term “spec” in the photography world stands for “speculation”. Thus, the longer phrase “Working on Spec” is pretty self explanitory. You put your time and effort into a project and in the end hope someone wants to buy it from you.
If you are working on something creative, some sort of artwork or book, then that falls under the “spec” umbrella. That’s fine - that way you are your own boss. The problem is when you work on spec for others.
There’s a nice little blurb over at Common Cents concerning this topic - Mark Loundy crystalizes the problem precisely. Pop on over and check it out.
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