That's only taking the savings from film, processing and Polaroids into account. Less expensive color separations, when CMYK conversion is done in-house, magnify savings. Photographers experimenting with digital photography either have to learn the more left-brain analytical skills associated with color separating, or create a color separator alliance. Good's and The Bon's digital camera systems shoot only non-moving subjects. Each shot is actually a combination of three exposures shot in succession.
People move, making color fashion photography impossible on the system.
Cameras capable of shooting the three shots at once still lack enough resolution to compete in high end photography. Digital photography saves between four to seven days in production time. You need enough work to make sure the economies come fast. Amazingly, digital photography isn't embraced by Northwest photographers. The high cost of entry and developing a new skill-set have proven nearly insurmountable obstacles.