May's assignment "Stock Photography"
Stock Photography
Chuck Knowles
Stock
Photography is a way that someone who loves taking picture can make a little
money. You have to play by the rules, and change you shooting tastes and
techniques to what the market is looking for. It can be very rewarding, and at
the same time very frustrating.
I have
been doing Stock Photography for roughly 3 years now. My work is across 7
different Stock agencies. Just for the record, I have not gotten rich yet. It
has fed my appetite to take pictures of lots of different styles of
photography. I am flattered every time an image sells, to think that someone
likes my work enough to buy some, even though it sold for 25 cents. Also it is fun
to see one of my images in an Ad, or the cover of a book, or on TV.
If you
are looking at making money on Stock Photography, you have to keep in mind that
it is a numbers game. The more images you have uploaded the more money you can
make. The quality and type of work you produce determines the percentage of
sales per uploads you get. Sometimes an image sells and you wonder why? Other
images you took specifically for Stock knowing it is great and it never sells,
so there is some luck involved too.
If you
are new to photography or you want to improve your quality there is not a
faster way than using Stock Photography as a tool.
