My life as a stock photo
My name is Magical Sunset and I am a stock photo. I was born on a beautiful September evening when a photographer pressed the button on her camera. That is when I appeared. I...
Category: Stock photography
Between fragile, playful, joyous, fit and strong
For my latest photo shoot, with my friend and Kempo trainer, we had a lot of fun, did a lot jumping, kicking and I put to good use my Elinchrome set of lights. Here’s...
Why aren’t my stock photos selling yet?
You’ve uploaded your first batch of images and they have been online for a week now. You keep clicking for the first button waiting to see that first sale showing up in your earnings...
Perfect lighting for stock photography
Whenever you look through the best sold images on a stock agency you see perfectly poised and groomed models smiling in a beautiful glow of white light. And you end up wondering how to...
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...
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...
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...
Copyright and model release in stock photography
You have now chosen which images might have potential as stock photos and you’re ready to start your journey; but a little more patience is required of you, young one. You can not just...