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Judge a Photographer By His Book Covers
Photography: Zach Cordner Zach Cordner decided that he needed to look like a wooly mammoth. A large beard wasn’t a requirement of the job but flying up to Wasilla to photograph Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin’s grandchild, was going to mean …
Photopreneur - Make Money Selling …iPhone Photos That Sell
It’s not the camera, it’s the photographer that makes the picture. That’s what photographers are always told — and what the successful ones always say — and it’s particularly true for anyone trying to take pictures on an iPhone. Although the latest …
Become a Photographer Without Giving up the Day Job
Photography: Renata Ramsini Renata Ramsini’s website describes her in four different ways. She’s an “efficiency-lover,” a “photographer,” a “policy wonk” and a “law student.” That’s not the order in which her life has played out however. Like many …
Microstock Turns to Quality, Not Quantity
As top microstock figures complain about growing competition, rising saturation and declining returns per image, microstock companies are starting to push back. Warnings from figures as big as Yuri Arcurs, even as he rolls out a three-year study …
The Secret to Shooting for $1,000 an Hour
Is it really possible to earn $1,000 an hour as a photographer? A regular photographer. Not the kind of high-end fashion photographer or Vogue cover-shooter that requires a lifetime of career achievement and first-name terms with media moguls. The …
Top Editorial Contributors Get a Share of Demotix’s Ad Revenues
Image: Demotix Demotix might just have created a new revenue model for editorial photographers and aspiring photojournalists. The crowd-sourced news agency, which has licensed images to publications and outlets including the New York Times, the Wall …
Crowdsourcing Photojournalism
Photography: Joao Pina Documentary photographers are struggling to pitch their stories. Newspapers and magazines are now rarely willing to cover the expenses that photographers run up when they travel to distant parts of the world, and few outlets …
Photographers Struggle to Sell Images for Five Dollars
Photography: artbyheather With photographers already battling against lower fees and increased competition, the last thing they need is another platform offering photography services at cutthroat prices. And yet, Fiverr, a service on which users pitch …
Become an Independent Photographer in 2012
As 2011 comes to an end, it’s time to start planning for the year ahead. For professionals, that means looking at the most successful marketing channels of the last twelve months, understanding which demographics were most likely to hire them and …
Video Game Photographer Shoots in Virtual Worlds
Image: Duncan Harris, from Tera Photographers attempt to freeze a moment. They capture the beauty of a scene, the character in a portrait, the drama in an event. But would it still be photography if the images were made without a camera, only a …
500px Only Wants Your Best Images
Success on Flickr can bring rich rewards. Buyers use the site to source photographers with rare images and strong talent for commercial projects, magazines and even commissions. But that success isn’t easy to achieve. It’s not enough to upload great …
More Creative Ways to Sell Your Photos
Start thinking about selling your photos and your first thoughts are likely to be of prints and licenses. A myriad of options from Buy Now buttons on websites and photo-sharing platforms to garage sales and galleries let photographers offer framed …
Medical Photographers Document the Doctors
Browse the images on the website of photographer Patrick Pfister and you might be in for a bit of a shock. Past the commercial photos of executives and tower blocks, and beyond the aerial shots of Louisville and Kentucky, you reach a black and white …
Etsy is Artistic, Seasonal and Saturated
Photography: Nancy Falso If you’re wondering what to do with the artistic shots of landmarks you shot on your last foreign vacation, then you might want to think about selling them on Etsy. The craft site might be best known for its handmade items and …
Editorial Photography Goes Amateur
Photography: WarmSleepy David Hobby spent twenty years as a newspaper photographer. He studied photojournalism at the University of Florida, shot for the Leesburg Commercial, the Orlando Sentinel, UPI, and freelanced for many others. He was a staff …
Yuri Arcurs: Professional Microstock Requires Three Years of Study
Yuri Arcurs, probably the world’s most successful microstock photographer, is preparing to launch a training program in stock photography. Arcurs is looking for between ten and fifteen “interns” who want to learn how to shoot professional stock …
Building a Dream Photography Career in Five Years
Photography: Scott Leggo Some photography jobs are better than others. Few photography jobs though are better than those won by Scott Leggo. A former officer in the Royal Australian Air Force, Leggo’s work is now divided between aviation photography …
Boutique Agents Provide Specialized Photography Work
Photo copyright: James R Salomon for Sabrina Inc. Interior design: Andie Day, LLC. Wouldn’t it be great if you never had to look for photography work yourself? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you had someone looking out for your interests, someone with …
Has Microstock Photography Had Its Day?
When Yuri Arcurs, probably the world’s most successful microstock photographer, told macrostock photographer John Lund at the beginning of the year that his return per image had fallen from a peak of $9.10 in 2009 to $7.10 in 2010, and that he …
Inspiring Photographers on Facebook
Facebook isn’t the best place for photographers to show off their images. Flickr is better known for serendipitous sales (and its tie-in with Getty) and searching Facebook for pictures, let alone shooters, isn’t straightforward. But the site’s size …
Put Your Pictures on Other People’s iPads
Even with its (weak) rear lens and dozens of image editing apps, the iPad isn’t the best work tool for a photographer. The device itself makes poor photos, even the biggest version will quickly fill up with high res images and a workflow that doesn’t …
The Reasons Your Photography Blog is Failing
Photographers need two websites. They need a portfolio site that shows off their images, offers tear sheets, introduces their portfolio and reveals their taste through their personal projects. Those sites win jobs — and they need to do it fast. Buyers …
Mom Photographers Build Businesses on Their Own Terms
Photography: Shannon Karczewski For moms with an interest in photography, charging for their talent looks like a natural next step. They’re shooting anyway. The hours are flexible. The portraits they make of their own children — and those of their …
Microstock CEO Calls for Global Photographers Union
Linda Johannessen, CEO of microstock site YAY Micro, believes that microstock photographers are getting a rough deal — and should do something about it. As long as photographers are willing to accept low commissions, she argues, the large players in …
3 New Skills Every Photographer Will Need
Old school photographers might have experience, contacts and a bag full of equipment built up over the years, but young photographers now have an important advantage. While shooters who picked up their first camera more than a decade ago may be a dab …
As China Booms Photographers Struggle
Photography: Philip Gostelow There are two ways to enjoy a high standard of living as a photographer. The first is to create great pictures, sell them for large amounts of money and rent out your services for giant commissions. The second is to charge …
Microstock Sellers Get a New Market
Does the world really need another microstock site? With dozens already on the Web, including the Getty-owned giant iStockPhoto, it’s hard to see why anyone would want to enter a marketplace in which competition is so tight. Photographers are hardly …
The Rules for New (Paid) Photographers
Every community has rules and everyone who wants to join that community needs to know those rules. That doesn’t mean that you can never break them but you should know what those rules are — and the consequences that come from ignoring them. That’s …
Amateur Buyers Purchase Poor Stock Images from Semi-Pro Photographers
Photography: Yuri Arcurs/iStockPhoto Amateurs have invaded the photography world. They have limited skills, little talent and wouldn’t know a great photo if it were pasted on a billboard next to a headline saying “Great photo!” They’re responsible for …
Creating More Effective Stock Photography Images
Photography: ckaroli Photographers hoping to sell usage licenses are always shooting in the dark. They have to produce images first, investing in time, effort, model hire and equipment, then hope that they’ve generated pictures for which there is a …