It is great fun to earn money from taking photographs, but how do you find customers? The simplest and easiest way to find customers for your photographs is by making your work available for sale through agencies. Typically called Stock Agencies or Micro Stock Agencies, the agencies make your photographs […]
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A computer and some software is an absolutely vital tool for stock photography. There is a bit more to being a stock photographer than just taking some nice photographs and then uploading them to stock agencies. Once the photographs have been taken, they need to be processed. The photographs need […]
There are a bewildering array of lenses available from many different manufacturers. Knowing which to choose for a beginner can be a minefield. Here are some basics which you need to know. With regard to how much a lens can “see”, there are 2 types of lens. Zoom lenses and […]
The single most important tool for a stock photographer is a camera. All the other tools such as lenses, flash units, filters, tripods etc are no use without a camera. Here are some basic things to consider when choosing a camera. If you are serious about becoming a stock photographer, […]
Okay, so you’ve heard that people are making money from selling their photographs. You’d like to have a go for yourself. The problem is, where do you start and what do you need to get started? The obvious answer is that you need some photographs to sell. They must be […]
Stock photography usually revolves around a photo stock agency. The agency holds a collection of photographs on behalf of multiple photographers. Those photographs are available for sale to anyone who may need a photograph. The stock agency is simply a “go between” or third party who brings together buyers and […]