Stock photography is the business of licensing images to users for a fee.
We are fortunate to have Jason Row as one of our writers. He is an expert on the subject of stock photography.
Jason has put together a very informative video to help you understand the basics of this business and how you can get started.
Here are some of the topics that are covered…
- Recent changes in the industry
- The need for technical perfection
- The importance of metadata and keywording
- Some important facts on image size and color correction
- Determining “saleability”
- Should you shoot cliche images or not
- The different types of stock agencies
- The different types of image licensing
- A question and answer on the subject of image sharpening
- Why you should never keyword spam
- How to track your progress
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If you have an interest in trying to earn money with your photography, selling stock images is an accessible avenue to anyone!
Jason Row is a British born travel photographer now living in Ukraine. You can follow him on his Facebook page. He also maintains a portfolio of his work here.
