Why I Canceled Exclusivity with iStock
If you have been following my work for the past several years, you are probably already aware that I have been very involved with microstock photography. In fact, getting started with microstock is what [...]
How to Self-Publish an eBook
A few months ago I published my third self-published eBook, and I'm currently working on my fourth. My full-time profession is considered to be "photographer", but the "author" in me keeps growing and [...]
The Microstock Conundrum: My Thoughts After 8 Years in the Industry
Next month marks my eighth-year "anniversary" with licensing my images through iStock. When I started, I was fairly new to the world of digital photography after having been using a film SLR for several years, and wanted to improve my skills. Microstock was a way for me to do just that...
Five Tips to Grow Your Photography Business
There are many things that you need to consider when starting a photography business, such as what you want to photograph, a name for your business, etc. In some ways, those are the easy parts, since we have full control over building our portfolio and our website, or even getting a logo perfectly designed to suit our tastes...
Photographers: Be Smart, Be Safe, Be Insured
Being a photographer, whether as a hobbyist or a professional, requires us to have gear. Much of that gear is expensive, be it cameras, lenses, tripods, and even some accessories. Due to [...]
The Reality of Being a Microstock Photographer
My story behind being a microstock photographer is pretty similar to other microstock photographers out there: I had a normal job, found out about microstock, started doing it for fun and then realized I could really make a decent income with it and my life eventually evolved into doing it full-time...
My Thoughts on the Changes at iStockphoto
There have been a lot of changes at iStockphoto in the past week, the biggest one being the royalty structure changes for the contributors. I've had some time to really think about [...]
