If there is one thing that is tempting about exclusivity it is the simplicity it would introduce into my workflow if I only had one outlet for my images to consider. While I don’t personally think being exclusive to one agency is the right thing for me I can see it does work for some [...]
October 8, 2009
Despite the number of easy money and get rich quick type articles on microstock photography floating around the web I can tell you it isn’t an easy gig. Yes you can make money selling your photos on microstock sites but it does take a fair amount effort, in addition to photography skills, creativity and some [...]
September 11, 2009
I almost titled this post “extended licences and the microstock myth” just to fling a cat amongst some pigeons! After checking some stats across some of my stock photography outlets I’m again noting how microstock is becoming more and more important as part of my photography business. A couple of new sales really highlight this. [...]
September 10, 2009
I took this fairly mundane looking photo as an illustration of how stock images can end up being used. This is the side of the local hardware store, exhibiting some fairly bland stock photos. They’re so bland I doubt they even register with most passers by but you know what? Bland they may be, but [...]
August 14, 2009
I’ve been going through some old slides from the days of film. Remember those little metal canisters that you had to put inside your camera? I’m an aircooled volkswagen fan and have a collection of various veedubs I’ve photographed during my travels. This cool Fastback with a custom ragtop was parked up near Byron Bay. [...]
July 2, 2009
Lone car in empty car parkOriginally uploaded by alexhd57 It’s certainly not the most efficient way of shooting images for stock but I do enjoy a photo walkabout and you’ve got to keep it fun! With a few planned(ish) shots in mind I can feel reasonably productive whatever happens, and with luck I’ll stumble across [...]
April 9, 2009
The usually heated debate about the merits vs inherent evilness of micro stock photography is really tired and, frankly, academic by now. Like it or not micro pricing is a reality and the only real question for stock photographers is if and how they want to be active in this section of the market. It’s [...]
February 10, 2009
Despite recent posts it really has nothing to do with tennis. So, to segway seamlessly back towards more appropriate posts; here’s a stock photo I made down at the tennis club when the courts were green. Now they’ve resurfaced them I’ll probably go and shoot some more tennis photos with blue courts! This image can [...]
February 5, 2009
Well, he’s won through to the third round, and a tasty match up with Peter Luczak. Outside of the tennis world I doubt many people had heard of Bernard Tomic before his exploits in the recent Australian Open, which have earned him a much higher profile and the possibly weighty tag of ‘future star’. Although [...]
October 12, 2009