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I met a designer at a party this weekend. He says he buys a lot of stock photography…and always at iStockphoto. This brings up for me a continuing concern. By not being in the Microstock world, there are a ton of buyers who are not seeing my images.
Do you place enough importance on your keywords? If you do your own key wording do you spend enough time on the task? If your agency handles it do you check on them? I recently had an image go up on Getty's site; An image of an impossible golfing green. In the picture is a small grassy area perched atop a steep rock formation on the jagged California coastline.
One photographer I know tracks his sales closely because he primarily wants to know which models are selling best. In his experience the model makes or breaks the shoot. Another photographer has found that most of his sales come from scenic locations that he shoots throughout the world.
So, you want to make a photo book? Well, the normal procedure might be to buy an album, some stickers, some multi-colored pens, some stencils and other craft supplies and get to work. That's not necessarily everyone's favorite thing to do, though. Luckily, there's a much easier way.
It occurred to me today while adding meta data to my stock photos that one thing you can do to increase your success as a stock photographer is to lead a more interesting life! How do you lead a more interesting life and make it apply to your photography?
A week or so ago I wrote an article on coming up with ideas for stock, How to Generate Effective Ideas for Stock Photos, something I think about a lot. I am always feeling like I have used up all my good ideas when suddenly I come up with a new one, or several new ones.
I just read on the net that a study showed the most dependable way to earn money is to win a novelty half-time contest at a basketball game that requires sinking a basket from the half-court line. Apparently mathematical calculation also took into consideration that the consolation prize often includes a food item from the concession stand.
