Microstock Photography
26 How to Make Dollars from Cents iSTOCKPHOTO Last but not least in this section, we come to iStockphoto. For many, iStockphoto ...
exclusive photographers (and absurdly low for nonexclusive photog- raphers) and a culture that verges on the fringe of a religio ...
28 How to Make Dollars from Cents Make sure the libraries you choose include single-sale and subscription-based sales models as ...
What Sells and What Does Not There is no point in taking the time and effort to shoot pictures for sale through microstock libra ...
30 What Sells and What Does Not Many stock images are used small. Small images need to be simple to be under- stood and to conv ...
The models are looking directly at, and engaging with, the viewer. With nothing else going on in the picture, this draws the vi ...
32 What Sells and What Does Not cover any other images in which the same model appears; most sites allow contributing photograph ...
FIGURE 3.3 “Scientists Working.” © Yuri Arcurs/Fotolia so on. You can almost start counting the cash before you click the shutte ...
34 What Sells and What Does Not FIGURE 3.4 “Piggyback.” © Liv Friis-Larsen/iStockphoto ...
could take. Both these images convey the essence of a good lifestyle shot, which is why they have been multidownload sellers. Th ...
36 What Sells and What Does Not (Make sure you explain what is going on—for example, you will not have any control over the prod ...
FIGURE 3.6 Fashion and style are in demand. © Kateryna Govorushchenko/iStockphoto SEASONAL AND FESTIVE IMAGES 37 ...
38 What Sells and What Does Not FIGURE 3.7 “Happy Boy with Easter Egg.” © Douglas Freer/Shutterstock ...
FIGURE 3.8 Jewish New Year scene. © Howard Sandler/Dreamstime SEASONAL AND FESTIVE IMAGES 39 ...
40 What Sells and What Does Not So think of a season you like or a festival that is important to you, and consider subjects you ...
FIGURE 3.9 “Healthy Eating.” © Douglas Freer/iStockphoto Good setting. A nicely set table, with accessories, helps to frame the ...
42 What Sells and What Does Not ingredients, poor settings, fussy over-decorated plates, water-stained cutlery, and bad, uneven ...
It is important to know why you are taking a photograph, and what your sales pitch is. If it is a travel shot of France, does it ...
44 What Sells and What Does Not FIGURE 3.12 “Four Horses.” © Jeanne Hatch/Shutterstock ...
receding out of focus. Remember, these are just examples, but the “rules” they evidence are of general application. A few useful ...
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