stock photography

From Passion to Paycheck eBook on Microstock now available from Craft & Vision

by Dave Warner on June 7, 2011

(micro)STOCK: From Passion to Paycheck by Nicole S. Young is a jam-packed guide to producing, managing, and marketing your photographs for digital distribution on the micro-stock market.

There is a lot more to stock photography than uploading a bunch of pictures and hoping for the best. Nicole shares her industry experience and knowledge to help you better navigate the rules, procedures, and best practices to creating quality, useful imagery for the micro-stock market. She explains how to build and deliver on a successful portfolio concept, takes the mystery out of the different types of stock, like rights-managed (RM) and royalty-free (RF), and shares the ins/outs of licensing and releases. [click to continue…]

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Episode 0026: Interview with Darrell Gulin, Canon Explorer of Light and Nature Photographer

by Dave Warner on November 17, 2009

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Canon Explorer of Light and Nature Photographer Darrell Gulin. Darrell has been photographing for over 26 years and has been marketing his work over the last 24 years. For the past 18 years, he has worked as a full-time nature photographer, marketing his work through editorial markets, stock agencies, workshops, and seminars.

(C) Darrell Gulin

In this episode, Darrell talks about his key to photographic success, the most dramatic changes in photography in the last 26 years, how he has adjusted his marketing process to deal with the changes in the economy and the stock market, the most interesting aspect of being a Canon Explorer of Light, favorite equipment, software and three top tips photographers could use to capture great butterfly images themselves.

List of Questions (PDF format)

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 7D, Canon 1DS Mark III, 100-400 mm lens, 500 mm lens, 2x converter, 1.4 converter, 180 mm macro lens, 100 mm macro lens, Canon 580EX II Flash, Canon MT-24EX Twin light Macro Flash, 24-105mm lens, 15 mm fisheye lens, 16-35 mm lens, 300 mm lens, extension tubes, Adobe Photoshop, Photomatix Pro, Helicon Focus, Noise Ninja, NIK ColorEfex 3.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., ScanCafe

To listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a pop up window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. We created a special video of Darrell’s images with his explanation of each that opens in a pop up window, just click, watch and listen.

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Episode 0021: Interview with Jack Hollingsworth, Canon Stock Photographer and Social Media Mentor

by Dave Warner on October 13, 2009

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Canon Photographer Jack Hollingsworth. According to Jack’s bio, he is one of the most well-known names in stock photography and not only sells stock through Getty, Corbis and his own site, but was a founder of Blend Images as well as Red Chop Sticks and Photos India – all stock agencies. Jack has been described as “Indiana Jones with a camera” due to his constant world travel. Jack teaches, lectures, blogs and has a column in Shutterbug magazine.

In this episode, Jack talks about how he has adjusted his approach to stock with the addition of micro-stock agencies, whether they are good or bad for the industry, how video is impacting the stock world, and how YOU can get picked up to do stock on a commission basis, as well as the best way to become a stock photographer and the specific steps you should take to become one. He also talks about social media and his top ten tips photographers should have in order to use Twitter successfully.

List of Questions (PDF format)

Equipment, Software and sites mentioned in this podcast: Adobe Photoshop CS4, Aperture, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Get Totally Rad, South by Southwest Interactive, Hashtags, Twitter 101, Photo Plus Expo, MrTweet, Twellow, TweetDeck, TweetVisor, TwtApps, TwitPic, TweetStats, TwitterFeed, Ning.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., ScanCafe

To listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a popup window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. We created a special video of Jack’s images with his explanation of each that opens in a popup window, just click, watch and listen.

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Episode 0020: Interview with Scott Stulberg, Canon Travel and Stock Photographer

by Dave Warner on October 6, 2009

LensFlare 35 is a weekly show brought to you by Dave Warner. In this week’s episode, Dave interviews Canon Photographer Scott Stulberg. According to Scott’s bio he has been shooting since he was ten and has had a darkroom since he was thirteen. He has traveled all over the world shooting stock… which is what he loves. Scott also teaches and leads photo tours. He has a new book out on Photoshop plug ins and says “I am Canon all the way… there is no substitute.”

(C) Scott Stulberg

In this episode, he talks about travel photography, his favorite country to visit and the friendliest culture he’s encountered. Some tips on traveling with your camera gear, and how you might get into the Travel photography field. Of course, we talk about the state of the stock industry, micro-stock agencies, their impact and a lot of other interesting subjects.

List of Questions (PDF format)

Equipment and Software mentioned in this podcast: Adobe Photoshop CS4, Alien Skin Bokeh, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon G11, Canon S90, Canon 430EX Flash, Canon ST-E2 Transmitter, Canon 70-200 mm lens, Canon 17 mm tilt shift lens, Canon 500 mm lens, Canon 100 mm macro lens, Canon 16-35 mm lens, Canon 24-105 mm lens, Canon 300 mm lens, Canon 50 mm macro, Canon 65 mm macro, Canon 15 mm fisheye, Canon 14 mm lens, remote cable release, Canon cable release, Kino Flo Lighting Systems, Profoto Strobes, Manfroto light stand, Gitzo tripods, Enduro tripods, LowePro camera bags, Sirens a book by Marco Glaviano, and the Digital Photographer’s New Guide to Photoshop Plug-Ins.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., ScanCafe

To listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a popup window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. We created a special video of Scott’s images with his explanation of each that opens in a popup window, just click, watch and listen.

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