Do people make a full-time living with stock photography, anymore? In truth, it’s rare. And it really takes a lot of time. But you CAN still make a fun, passive side-income doing this. And this week, I want to share some Breakfast Stock Club readers’ best-selling stock photos so that we can see, first-hand, what […]
Perhaps the biggest challenge with stock photography is simply getting started. Which is why, for the past couple of weeks, we’ve been walking through the process, step by step. Breaking it down into 20-minute tasks you can do once a day, or even once a week. If you missed the first two issues, you can […]
If you’re like most photography enthusiasts, you have thousands and thousands of photos stashed on your hard drives – and you continue to amass more. You’ve read about stock photography, travel photography, and fine-art photography. And you’re intrigued by the opportunities to turn your photos into cash. You’ve improved your photo quality and practised your […]
As I write this, I’m sitting among a group of enthusiastic Europeans at the international airport in Nairobi, Kenya, on my way to Paris for eight days of photography and fine food. This is the final leg of a trip that started 10 days ago, with a photo expedition to Amboseli National Park in Kenya, […]
Editing a photo might seem overwhelming, especially after coming back from a trip – there are often thousands of images to go through. But with the help of software like Lightroom, and following through a few easy steps, you can make it easier to browse your photos and pick the ones that need editing. Here’s […]
As the Eiffel Tower popped in and out of view, I couldn’t stop the knee-jerk reaction to raise my camera and click uncontrollably from the roof of our double-decker tour bus. Everyone’s been there – that overwhelming moment where you just can’t resist firing a hundred shots without thinking. However, the difference between a snapshot […]
Last week we looked at my top three picks for stock photography agencies that make it easy to get started selling your photos right away. (If you missed that issue, you can catch up here.) Now it’s time for the second step in our Getting Started series: Gathering your first photos to submit! Ideally, you […]
Getting started with stock photography might seem like a big, daunting project. But it doesn’t have to be! For the next three weeks, I’m going to walk you through it, breaking everything down into small, doable steps. Even if you can only devote 20 minutes to an hour each week, follow along with these steps […]
I often tell the story about how I jumped into photography and succeeded in less than a year. But I rarely mention the fact that it took me the same amount of time to decide to leave my boring corporate job and start my photographic journey. Like so many others, I was scared of failing. […]
Our most successful members often say that they take their camera everywhere they go. It’s a good idea. After all, sometimes it’s the quick, spur-of-the moment photo that ends up selling. So, your challenge for the weekend is to take your camera everywhere. Get in the habit of having it with you, and see what […]
