I was still an agent for commercial photographers, but not yet a writer. My life would change in 1992 when due to a very serious illness I had to be bed-ridden for a year. I began writing by 1994, so my whole life changed. Computers allow us all to be far more productive. Buying stock is like buying a rented wedding dress.
Assignment photography is more imaginative and creative, buying stock is more passive.
I have stayed in custom photography however, by going heavily into automotive photography. I find the way I work on my website, Astrology Zone, very modern. Soozy is a genius with code and she places hyperlink codes in the copy. I hire all three editors, so they are part of my team. Even with Fed Ex, all that would have taken too much time.