I would withhold final judgement until some weeks or months after an equilibrium is reached regarding the rewards. The reward system is a pretty complex system in its own right and when you add the human element to the mix, it will be hard to predict the results.
By the way, if photography is your main source of income, how do you make the most money in photography? By selling prints? Doing commissioned work? Your stock photos were very good.
I'm giving this post 70% because your photos are good, not because of your predictions of what will follow post HF 21.
Thanks! I don't know! I'm struggling to reach
Been shooting stock for over 20 years now. Most income comes from stock, but with over 8,000 images in the mix, it's nothing to write home about anymore considering I made way more with less than 1,000 available once upon a time. It's certainly not an income to live off like it used to be. I rely on it to supplement my retirement income and that's it nowadays! Prints don't sell so regularly, but they do sell.