Tag : royalty free images

Steering the Ship

It’s an exciting time for contributing photographers at Stocksy United, the new co-op stock image agency. Lots of positive news coming from the press, like the announcement that Stocksy projects to be profitable in Mid-November. An amazing feat, considering it just opened in March! Also all the articles about why the agency was founded and it’s paradigm. Reasons like disappointment in how other businesses were operating, and a challenge to bring a positive vibe back to stock photography. However, behind […]

Portfolio Update: Home Theater Fun

A few weeks ago here on the blog, I detailed a little “behind the scenes” of the “watching television at home” stock photo session that I did in response to a buyer request at Stocksy United. Today, I wanted to feature a few of my favorites from that series, as the entire series is now online. That’s not to say that if a buyer needs an image in a different orientation, that it doesn’t exist (contact me directly to check). […]

Portfolio Updates

Lighting Reflective Surfaces

I’m a member of a new photo agency, where image requests from clients are posted, and contributors who have the content in their library already can post what they have for the client to peruse. If you have the time, you can also create new content for the request, with the knowledge that there’s a chance it won’t be selected. So, it’s good to only do this on themes where there’s a sales possibility elsewhere for the content. This week […]

Behind the Scenes / Photography Tips 2

Portfolio Update: Jack-O-Lantern Carving for Halloween

More Halloween images! Yep, I’m on an Autumn kick this year, and I’m pumping up my royalty free stock image portfolio at Stocksy with new holiday imagery. This week, I’m showcasing a family carving pumpkins for Halloween.

Portfolio Updates

Buyers Upset At Constant “iStock” Changes

Over at iStock – the new name iStockphoto’s parent Getty Images has put upon it – each month contributors chime in to a thread to report how sales have been going. Years ago, the monthly thread was exciting. It was great to see the boats rising with the tide. We all reported “BME”s to each other (best month ever). It seemed buyers were happy buying and contributors were happy selling. However, the last few years, and even more so this […]

Buyer Tips 8

Portfolio Update: At the Gym

Today I continue in my series of Portfolio Updates by featuring my new series “At The Gym”, which is available exclusively at Stocksy United. Now, I know it is more Back-To-School time right now, then Back-In-Shape time, but it’s been quite a while since I’ve gotten into a fitness facility to shoot, so I wasn’t about to hold onto these until New Year’s.

Portfolio Updates

Looking For Local Business Photo Locations

For my stock photo portfolio over at Stocksy United, I’m always looking for interesting and new locations to shoot in. Currently, I’m looking for businesses in the St. Louis/St. Charles area that might be interested in allowing me to come in to their environment and shoot some photos, in return for either cash for the location and participants, or a trade for use of some of the imagery for their business.

Stock Photography

Portfolio Update: Girls’ Ballet Class

We’re in July now, and that means, at least in the USA, that we are heading towards the start of the school year. Of course, that means buyers will have a need for traditional “Back To School” images, but other extra-curricular activities start up at the same time. Sports, scouts, and even dance classes. I’ve got stock images that cover all those activities, but today I’m showcasing the last one listed – “The Dance Class“.

Portfolio Updates / Stocksy 2

iStockphoto Drops “Exclusive” Label

Boy, talk about timing. Just yesterday, I mentioned the whole “exclusive not exclusive” issue they are having over at iStockphoto, which I’ll describe further. Now, iStockphoto has pretty much removed any reference to the exclusive status of an artist, instead relying on statement that is quite often false, to try and lure the buyer in. Thinking the content is only actually available on the iStockphoto site, they will not look elsewhere for pricing options.

Stock Buying Advice / Stock Photography 5

BTS: Nursery Shoot

Earlier this month, I profiled a new stock image series that is being licensed exclusively through Stocksy. This series, “At the Nursery/Garden Center” has a group of models browsing and shopping inside a large greenhouse. Today, I’ve got a few behind-the-scenes images from that shoot.

Behind the Scenes / Stocksy 2