Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 20, 2009, at 3:48 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > Steve Barbour wrote: >> >> of course true, idiocy or not... >> >> but what kind of game are they playing? >> >> this, to bring it back toward my world ...is like saying, to win a >> Nobel prize in science you must use a certain size test tube; or >> to do an acceptable surgical procedure you must use a certain size >> blade... >> >> Steve >> > Stock photography is not about art or good photographs. It's about > what the customer needs to sell their widget or illustrate their > point in an editorial article. The same photograph that takes first > place in a photography contest would not do well at all as stock. > If you read Rohn Engh's book on Sell and Resell Your photos, he > classes them as type A and type B photos. Type A photos are > beautiful but don't sell as stock. Type B photos may look like they > are nothing impressive, but they illustrate the point the customer > wants to make. His book is the best resource for anybody wanting to > sell stock. fascinating, but it makes sense, thanks Tina... Steve > > Tina > www.tinamanley.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information