Take Stock Photography that Sells: Earn a living doing what you love

by Dale Wilson

Overview

A guide to the essentials of stock photography; picking agencies, creating metadata, and shooting buyer-friendly images.

Web-based stock photography has become one of the biggest income streams for photographers around the world, and has democratised the process, making it easy for just about anyone to sign up and sell their work. Not all photographers, however, can navigate the terminology, let alone understand that keywording will have more effect on their sales than the photo itself. This book will break anyone into that world:

Metadata - Understand how to label and keyword your pictures so people find and buy them

Create space - Discover how stock photos are used so you can compose pictures that will work for everyone

Comparisons - See comparisons between more and less successful photographs assessed by the author

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781575758
Publisher:	Octopus Books
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	901,260
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dale Wilson is a successful stock photographer in the very competitive world that has sprung up around the new distribution channels. He has also used his work to promote Canada to tourists, and his clients have included the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian, Reader's Digest & IMAX.

Table of Contents

Preface 06

1 The New Business 10

The New Business: Introduction 12

The Cost of Being In Business 16

Which Agency is the Right Agency? 20

Traditional Stock 24

Royalty Free 28

Microstock 32

Exclusive & Non-Exclusive Representation 36

Going Indie 38

Licensing Photographs 40

The Legal Stuff 42

Release Forms 44

Photo Contests 48

Equipment 50

The Digital Darkroom 52

Studio 54

Stock Websites & Portals of the Future 56

2 Taking Stock 58

Researching Your Shoot 60

Designing a Shoot 62

Content Restrictions 66

Finding the Right Location 68

Propping for a Shoot 72

Support Staff: Hair, Makeup, & Wardrobe 74

Models Versus Talent 76

File Formats & That Dam Process 78

Color Psychology 80

Composition 82

Developing Style 84

Color Workflow 86

Post Production 88

Shooting Screen 90

3 The Search Engines 92

Metadata 94

Captions 96

Keywords 98

4 The Pictures 102

Introduction 104

Agriculture 106

Backgrounds 110

Business 114

Concepts 118

Education 122

Energy 126

Family & Lifestyle 130

Finance 134

Food 138

Health & Wellness 142

Industrial 146

Landscape 150

Medical 154

Real Estate 158

Science & Research 162

Sports & Recreation 166

Transportation 170

Travel & Tourism 174

Wildlife 178

5 Conclusion 182

Conclusion 184

The Money

Licensing Models & Dealing With Oversupply

How The Stock Photographer Can Succeed

Index 190

Picture Credits & Acknowledgments 192