November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 02

As you organize your business one of the most important aspects is how to manage your stock photo image archive. It is important that images are easily accessed and delivered…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 03

WHERE TO START Stock photography is an exciting business when you can make money off your passion.  I hope that the previous lessons have given you a good grasp on…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 04

SOME ADDITIONAL SHOOTING STRATEGIES Be sure and watch for the logos and trademarks on products, buildings, wardrobe, and so on. If you are going to Disneyland you won’t be able…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 05

Is Your Work Suitable for Rights Managed, Royalty Free, or Microstock Licensing Should your photography be placed as Royalty Free, Rights Managed, or Microstock when submitted to an agency? This…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 06

The problems associated with deciding between RF and RM don’t come solely from the photographers. If you submitted your work to several agents you may find one that thinks image…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 07

Here are a few images and where in my opinion they might fit in the markets.                          Colorado in the fall is a pretty average image.

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 08

  This image is 6 years old and outdated due to the jackets they are wearing so over to RF, but not sure it would even sell at all now.

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 09

Organizing Your Images In the ‘olden’ days we would organize our film files with labels and and then file them in slide pages. There were software programs that kept track…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 10

To get represented by an agency you should build a large body of unique stock photos. Stock agents are not exclusively for established shooters and are always open to new…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 11

In addition, they are so glutted with imagery that they no longer accept just anybody and here again the pros who have been in stock for decades are making their…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 12

Submitting to Agencies First, where do you look for agents and which agents are you planning to approach? There are several places you can start looking. Do you subscribe to…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 13

Contracts Before you join and agency be sure and read their photographers contract. This contract will tie you to this agency for a certain number of years. When I joined…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 14

That led to an interesting change within the industry: assignment stock photographers. Agencies once pushed to own their imagery and this means that there will be less room for freelance…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 15

Now that you have photographed lots of beautiful images and have accrued a nice collection of work, got them organized, who are you going to sell them to? To be…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 16

When I am traveling out of state and stopping for groceries or other items, I always stop at book and magazine racks as well as the post card rack looking…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 17

Here is an example: August 5th, 2012 Mr. John Doe Tropical Publishing 123 Some St. Nome, AK 12345 Dear Mr. Doe: I am a photographer based in Oregon and specialize…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 18

 WHAT EDITORS WANT Clients do need photography and ideally, you and me for their projects because most publishing projects use photos from freelance photographers. Some of these clients may see…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 19

Here is an example of an email request I get monthly from an outdoor magazine. The name of the publication has been removed on purpose. XXXXXXX Magazine:  APRIL 2009 Issue…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 20

What you do not see in these requests, are well known sites such as Yosemite Valley, Mt. Rushmore, Grand Canyon Scenics, Arches N.P., and so on. This magazine has such…

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November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 02

As you organize your business one of the most important aspects is how to manage your stock photo image archive. It is important that images are easily accessed and delivered…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 03

WHERE TO START Stock photography is an exciting business when you can make money off your passion.  I hope that the previous lessons have given you a good grasp on…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 04

SOME ADDITIONAL SHOOTING STRATEGIES Be sure and watch for the logos and trademarks on products, buildings, wardrobe, and so on. If you are going to Disneyland you won’t be able…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 05

Is Your Work Suitable for Rights Managed, Royalty Free, or Microstock Licensing Should your photography be placed as Royalty Free, Rights Managed, or Microstock when submitted to an agency? This…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 06

The problems associated with deciding between RF and RM don’t come solely from the photographers. If you submitted your work to several agents you may find one that thinks image…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 07

Here are a few images and where in my opinion they might fit in the markets.                          Colorado in the fall is a pretty average image.

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 08

  This image is 6 years old and outdated due to the jackets they are wearing so over to RF, but not sure it would even sell at all now.

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 09

Organizing Your Images In the ‘olden’ days we would organize our film files with labels and and then file them in slide pages. There were software programs that kept track…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 10

To get represented by an agency you should build a large body of unique stock photos. Stock agents are not exclusively for established shooters and are always open to new…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 11

In addition, they are so glutted with imagery that they no longer accept just anybody and here again the pros who have been in stock for decades are making their…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 12

Submitting to Agencies First, where do you look for agents and which agents are you planning to approach? There are several places you can start looking. Do you subscribe to…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 13

Contracts Before you join and agency be sure and read their photographers contract. This contract will tie you to this agency for a certain number of years. When I joined…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 14

That led to an interesting change within the industry: assignment stock photographers. Agencies once pushed to own their imagery and this means that there will be less room for freelance…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 15

Now that you have photographed lots of beautiful images and have accrued a nice collection of work, got them organized, who are you going to sell them to? To be…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 16

When I am traveling out of state and stopping for groceries or other items, I always stop at book and magazine racks as well as the post card rack looking…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 17

Here is an example: August 5th, 2012 Mr. John Doe Tropical Publishing 123 Some St. Nome, AK 12345 Dear Mr. Doe: I am a photographer based in Oregon and specialize…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 18

 WHAT EDITORS WANT Clients do need photography and ideally, you and me for their projects because most publishing projects use photos from freelance photographers. Some of these clients may see…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 19

Here is an example of an email request I get monthly from an outdoor magazine. The name of the publication has been removed on purpose. XXXXXXX Magazine:  APRIL 2009 Issue…

Read More
November 17, 2011

Lesson 33: Page 20

What you do not see in these requests, are well known sites such as Yosemite Valley, Mt. Rushmore, Grand Canyon Scenics, Arches N.P., and so on. This magazine has such…

Read More