Stock photography – seasonal stock images
Some stock subjects will sell all year round. Others will have a window each year when they sell like crazy and then will be mostly silent till the next season comes. Let’s take a look...
Monthly Archive: January 2014
My stock photos have been approved, now what?
You got your first approvals and you’re ready to start selling. But wait! Why don’t your images appear instantly in the searches. And when will you get your first sale? Keep calm and let’s...
How to deal with refusals in stock photography
You have submitted your images and you got your first results back. Some images were refused and you feel like stock is not for you and the reviewers have something against your photographs. Stay...
Don’t let fear dictate the road you’re walking on
Icicles won’t fall on your head if you strike them first, don’t let fear dictate which road to choose, walk your own path, even if you have to hurdle a few obstacles.
A month in Thailand – traveling to the island of Koh Tao
If you read my first post from this series, A month in Thailand – first days in Bangkok, you left us at the train station getting on a night train to the city of...
Uploading and submitting stock images
We’ve talked about how to select your portfolio, basic license knowledge and post processing. The next step in your new stock photographer career is to upload and submit your images. As you know, I...
Post processing photos for stock photography
My first advice to a photographer who is just starting out is: always shoot raw, you never know what you will want to do with the pictures. Why post processing is important Because you...
Everyone should be a snow angel once in their life
I came to work this morning, and jumped in the snow from the backyard. The joy and laughter that overcome you when you do something so careless and childish as a snow angel can...
A month in Thailand – first days in Bangkok
2010 was a good year for me. In February the decision was made, we will be going to Thailand. Plane tickets were bought and the long wait for the adventure of a lifetime...
Blizzard, that moment of pure rage
Blizzard, that moment of pure rage in the life of nature, and yet, there is so much delicate beauty in it.