Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 3, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Isn't the problem with stock photography that you have to go around > shooting mundane stuff, to fill out your submissions, and not what you want > to shoot? Secondly, they keep asking me for model clearances if there is as > much as a face in the photographs, which is ridiculous in the extreme. If I > start taking scraps of paper from subjects every week, that will take up > the time, not the fun part of photographing people. Getty wanted 50 of my > photographs from Flickr, which I sent to them 40 eligible ones as an > experiment (after repeating ad nauseum that I do not have model releases > from nomadic tribals!). I have not added to that, and it earns me around > US$ 100-150 per month. Let me make it clear that I understand that Getty > fleeces the photographers and takes too much as commission, but I was more > interested in seeing what sort of stuff sells. Not worth the time and > effort for me, especially the hours that you have to spend on keywording, > which I presume is critical. as my father (and others) always told me, "that's why they call it 'work.'" If you wanted to get serious and turn it into a "business" you'd probably want to start delegating the tasks you don't want to do. You certainly have access to "reasonably" priced labor. The trick is to find the markets for what you enjoy; and would be shooting anyway. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist