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How To Become Successful At Selling Or Buying Stock Photography
Stock Photography is a business which survives on "supply and demand"... So photographers
need to discover which photos sell best, and anyone who is looking to buy images online,
needs to find a quality stock photo site with the very best deals, as they'll probably be
coming back to buy more.... and time is always of the essence.
Now if you really want to get the best advice to sell photos online, then I suggest you
read this previous post called "" - But if you are looking to find quality images to
buy, then I would highly recommend "Acclaim Images" - Watch the video below, and you'll
soon see just why...
Acclaim Images - Stock Photography Direct From The Photographer
Here are some great stock photography tips & rules you should follow to become successful...
1. Get out there! Join forums and post your photos and don't worry about people stealing
your photos until you have had enough success to affirm that you have something worth stealing.
2. Be honest with yourself and demand honest criticism of your photography, then take it
to heart and improve, improve, improve.
3. Learn the business of stock photography. Understand who buys stock photography, the
importance of model releases and property releases and the difference between commercial
use and editorial use. Research the various ways that stock photography is licensed and
come to understand why it is almost never sold. Research what images sell and who licenses
them and try to determine what the future trends might be.
4. Use technology to your advantage. Design a good workflow and consider the importance
of shooting in RAW, keywording images properly and early in the workflow sequence, and allowing
your images to be distributed easily but with control. Learn what these mean: TIFF; RAW;
API; IPTC; JPEG; EXIF; CMYK; RGB; color profiles; FTP.
5. Make it an ongoing process to learn about the legal issues involved in selling stock
photography. A single photograph may have many issue that need to be understood, some
of them conflicting. You should understand the basics of: privacy rights; publicity rights;
trademark law; copyright law; the concept of "fair use"; your First Amendment rights,
if you are in the United States; parental concerns; property rights....
6. Last but not least, respect those who have come before you even if they seem like angry,
crusty old folk who are out-of-touch with the real world. Chances are they are out-of-touch
because their success allows them to be that way. Success, after all, is what you are after
and the basics of success, hard work & diligence, along with constantly investing in your future,
never go out of style.
Acclaim Images - Stock Photography Direct From The Photographer... Acclaim Images has
been in business since June of 2002 and offers only high quality, limited distribution digital
images and art prints.
Photos and illustrations are contributed by hundreds of professional photographers, hand-picked
for their creativity and professionalism.
Both Royalty-Free (RF) and Rights-Managed (RM) images are available.
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