What to Do
Obviously this book is directed mainly at the exciting new world
of microstock photography, but my advice is to keep an open mind.
I send work to traditional libraries as well as to the microstocks.
It’s a bit like choosing whether to invest in gilts or stocks and
shares. Both offer the possibility of fi nancial return, but both have
different strengths and weaknesses. My philosophy is to send
more personal work—in my case, large-format landscapes, for
example—to the traditional libraries. It can be a good idea to
hang out at the independent forums to learn what others are up to
and to share recent experiences in what is a fast-moving and
changing market.
Check Appendix 3 for a list of stock libraries you might want to
consider.
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