Junk shops
One of the strongest influences which led to my venturing into the stock photo business was once when I could not source some pictures for a series of brochures and websites a few years ago. In particular, when preparing a community project, I discovered that there were themes and issues for which I just could [...]
Outsourcing, outsourcing, outsourcing…
It is almost 14 years since I went independent and established myself as an independent operator – with all the financial uncertainty this entails. Since then, I have probably made the same mistakes as everyone else – and hopefully learned from some of them. One of the classic mistakes I have seen many independents make, myself [...]
Copyright Hell
Can this photo ever be a stock photo? The question is obviously rhetorical and the answer is no. The picture can be sold as art on paper – or as an editorial image which cannot be used commercially. Why? Because there are newspapers in the background with headlines, text and images which to a certain extent can [...]
PhotoShelter synchronization
I’m a very happy user of PhotoShelter. PhotoShelter provides me with easy online presentation of my work, extensive administrative functions with galleries and collections, search functions for the customers, advanced pricing profile setup and a complete shopping system with payment transactions, billing, download etc. They do unfortunately lack a few features. The most important one [...]
This is it!
For the last 6 months I’ve been trying to license my work directly to customers and not just using microstock agencies. This has worked very well. I sell less images of course, but the price is a lot better, and it’s far more rewarding for me as a photographer to have the dialogue directly with [...]
Why I don’t work for free
Seen in a post on www.microstockgroup.com. I think it says it very well ) Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte. I get a lot of requests to use my photos in miscellanous projects. Of course it’s flattering and it happens that I accept. On the other hand – my photos aren’t [...]
Child Stockphoto Workshop
Had a workshop in my studio yesterday focusing on stock and conceptual child photography. 6 participants, 2 models and 7 hours with subjects such as stock photo basics, working with child models, composition, different types of lighting, concepts and symbolics, and a little about props and makeup. I think it worked out okay – interesting day [...]
