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The Photography value chain
In another article about the pace of change in the photography market, I discussed the current pressure on prices, and the need for any commercial photographer to adapt to the changing business environment. This time, I’ll look at the cost-side of running a photography business, as everything you do can be expressed in money. Acquisition, [...]
Dealing with a creative dip
Everyone, active in a creative profession, has to deal with it every now and then. The Creative Dip. However, there are a few very basic tricks to overcome this feared block rapidly. The situation Over the last few months, I’ve hammered through a lot of shoots for clients and for stock. Processing the results, I [...]
Thoughts on a changing photography market
We supply too many images to (micro)stock agencies, and there are too many photographers to base a sustainable business model on for most of us. The suppliers market seems to be over-saturated. On the other hand, microstock is rapidly gaining market share as cheap source of images for many purposes. The RF microstock pricing structure [...]
Planning a photoshoot
It’ll probably be an open door for you when I say that with a decent planning, you’ve already done half the work. I believe a thorough planning is vital for any photoshoot. Whether you work with models, or go go out into the wild. Both indoors, as well as outdoors, a planning will only help [...]
Find your niche in (micro)stock – part 2
Following up on my previous post on finding your niche in (micro)stock, I’d like to draw your attention to a very useful tool in assessing if what you have in mind is a potential niche to be explored; picNiche Also, there is an interesting article for comparison on mystockphoto worth checking out (and not just [...]
Find your niche in (micro)stock – part 1
It’s splattered all over the various forums of microstock agents: If you want to be successful in stock, build a large portfolio. Aim for a versatile collection of images, as that ensures a wide spread interest from buyers, designers, and such, and thus realises sales and generates revenues. All very well intended opinions, shared by [...]
