photo credit: Jeff Kubina
Doom mongers and naysayers have been predicting the collapse of the stock photography industry almost as long as Nostradamus has been predicting the end of the world.
So who is right?
Tags: Comment, microstock, Photography Business, Stock Photography
photo credit: Daquella manera
Hmmm….not sure what’s going on here.
Went to log on to www.dpreview.com forums area just now and got a response saying I’d been banned. I try and log on a couple of times a week and as those of you who read this blog who also post there know - […]
photo credit: William Hook
As we wend our way gleefuly into the abyss (only kidding folks!) that is the ever growing, ever increasing pool of “professional photographers” (cough splutter) chasing less and less work, I took a look around an identified five types of photographers working in my area today.
Which one are you? […]
photo credit: DetroitDerek
I’ve lost count of the number of times this one comes up. Usually in photo forums. I wrote this post today on a forum. Thought I may as well copy it here for posterity!
So you think you want to be a Pro? All fast cars and naked […]
photo credit: Mzelle Biscotte
As I’m sitting here typing this, my other monitor is displaying a slideshow of contemporary images from the Photoshelter stock agency. Photoshelter is a new agency that launched in November 2007, promising a fresh take on traditional stock to their image collection.
So why are so many professionals who post on […]
photo credit: cell105
Uh oh,
A very large lid has just been taken off a huge can-o-worms that could have far reaching repercussions for both photographers and blog publishers who don’t realise what they may be letting themselves in for.
Tags: Comment, copyright, credit lines, flickr, Photography Business, releases, usage, wordpress plugin
photo credit: Cappellmeister
“My brother/sister/aunt/uncle/dad/mum/cousin/sister’s best friend………..
…………..is a photographer”
How many times have you been in conversation with someone and that line comes up? :)
It seems that everyone is a photographer nowadays.
Tags: Comment
Holy schmoly, we all gulped, gasped and said “huh?” when Getty Images, the world’s most famous stock library, went and bought out the microstock retailer istockphoto a while back.
Microstock libraries like istockphoto sell RF images for as little as $1. They have definitely had an effect on the sales of traditional RF priced photography as […]
You’ve arrived at the launch of a new site that over the coming months is going to expand into a great resource for amateurs and professionals alike who want to understand more about the business of photography.
See the ‘About this site’ post here
If there’s anything you think I should cover on the site leave a […]
