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 [...]
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...
Behind the Scenes: Children Eating Cereal
Here's a quick behind-the-scenes of a shoot I did last month. Some of the background was moved around after this initial setup shot, but the lighting pretty much stayed the [...]
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...
Re-creating Diffused Sunlight with a Studio Light
As a stock photographer who shoots mostly lifestyle and food images, a big part of what I do is I try to light my subjects so that they don't look [...]
Behind-the-Scenes: Traveling with Borrowlenses
I have a pretty good relationship with the guys over at Borrowlenses.com (an online camera equipment rental business). I've used their services in the past, and every once in a while they [...]
My Dad is an Awesome Model
I just returned from visiting family in Nebraska and my dad agreed to do some modeling for me while I was there. He's modeled for me in the past, but this time [...]
