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production value

How to shoot commercial stock photography ?

September 6, 2009
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I have learned that shooting commercial stock photography requires the acknowledgement of some basic facts / concepts. How do you work with these concepts to produce salable images ?

Location Scouting with my Smartphone

July 28, 2009
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Since some months now I am shooting outdoors, and I like it !! So I decided it is time to start location scouting using my new smartphone.

Awesome, beautiful and creative stock photography

July 19, 2009

Some experts doubt there is a future for stock photography. Paul Melcher in his blog post Full Frontal Disclosure:
First, stop shooting stock. The market is not there anymore. well, not for pros. Shoot commission work only and put that in stock. That is how the whole market started anyway and how it will survive.
Brrr….I just [...]

Listen to Sarah Fix, Blend Images Creative Director

July 11, 2009
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“I think the basic ingredients for doing well in stock are: shoot consistently, shoot competitively, and have a good understanding of the needs of the collection.The top earning photographers take it a step further ….”
John Lund did it again, another MUST READ interview for serious stock shooters. In this interview with Sarah Fix, Blend [...]

Moodboard contract signed

June 20, 2009

In these last couple of months I already started submitting images to the Moodboard photo library – Moodboard is a UK stock agency – but I now have the contract at my table. That feels good !!
Some months ago I got an email from one of the Art Directors of Moodboard, they liked my beauty [...]