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    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 [...]

    By Nicole Young|2018-08-01T14:39:08-07:00December 19th, 2014|Categories: Business|Tags: Stock Photography|20 Comments
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    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...

    By Nicole Young|2018-07-31T21:17:27-07:00June 6th, 2014|Categories: Business|Tags: Stock Photography|11 Comments
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    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 [...]

    By Nicole Young|2018-07-13T12:19:23-07:00December 23rd, 2010|Categories: Photography|Tags: Behind the Scenes, Light, Stock Photography|4 Comments
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    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...

    By Nicole Young|2018-07-13T11:58:10-07:00November 24th, 2010|Categories: Business|Tags: Stock Photography|18 Comments
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    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 [...]

    By Nicole Young|2018-07-13T11:57:35-07:00November 23rd, 2010|Categories: Gear, Photography|Tags: Behind the Scenes, Light, Stock Photography|4 Comments
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    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 [...]

    By Nicole Young|2019-01-12T15:37:11-08:00November 22nd, 2010|Categories: Gear, Photography, Reviews|Tags: Behind the Scenes, Light, Stock Photography|1 Comment
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    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 [...]

    By Nicole Young|2019-01-12T15:37:41-08:00November 18th, 2010|Categories: Photography|Tags: Portrait Photography, Stock Photography|0 Comments
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    Nicole is a photographer, published author, and educator specializing in Lightroom, Photoshop, and photography. She is best known for her books on food photography but is widely versed in various photographic genres, including landscape, nature, stock, travel, and experimental imagery.

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