As of last week, online stock agency iStock started accepting editorial submissions… and a few other agencies already do, such as Shutterstock, Bigstock, and Dreamstime. The great thing about selling editorial photos as stock is that you don’t need a model release, and you don’t have to worry about logos and trademarks in your images. […]
When I asked professional pet photographer, Carli Davidson, what she thinks it takes to be a good pet photographer, she said: “When I work with animals, I am an animal. I know this sounds kinda crazy, but it’s how I get to a point where the animals are willing to let me cram a camera […]
Last week we announced our February Photo Challenge: Food and Wine. You can enter the challenge on our website, here. Scroll down to see last month’s winning photos… Lori Allen Director, Great Escape Publications NEW YEAR, NEW YOU — WINNING ENTRIES By Shelly Perry in Portland, OR Last month’s photo challenge theme was “New Year […]
Great Escape Publishing staff writer and creator of the Breakfast Stock Club newsletter, Bonnie Caton, started submitting photos to five stock agencies last year. Today she has over 300 sales. She’ll collect her first check this week. Her stock goal for 2011 — $5,000 in image sales. Read on to see how she started… how […]
January is almost over, and so is this month’s Photo Challenge theme: New Year, New You. If you haven’t submitted a self-portrait yet, you’ve got until midnight on Monday to send one in and compete for the monthly prize — a $30 gift certificate to the AWAI E-bookstore — and the yearly $2,000 Grand Prize […]
Exciting news if you want to sell your travel photos as stock… iStock is soon to accept “editorial use only” submissions… which means you’ll be able to submit photos with no model release and very little editing — a very good thing if you take photos while you travel. Just think — those photos that […]
The best way to keep making money from your stock photos…… is to keep uploading.Hooray! — Last week I made $21.08 from my photo sales on iStock and Shutterstock… which means that I hit our $20 per week goal. And I expect to collect my first $75 check from Shutterstock at the end of the […]
Last month’s theme, “Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice,” brought in a variety of photos, from holiday theme shots to the sweet loved ones in people’s lives. November’s winner, rainyday, was our guest judge this time around. See what she had to say about her first-place pick below… ** First Place goes to CharmedImpressions for […]
Now that you’ve reflected on what’s to come in 2011… maybe made some wishes and a few resolutions… it’s time to show the world the New You. This month’s Photo Challenge theme is called New Year, New You because we want pictures of you — who you are, who you think you are, who you […]
Yesterday I sent you a quick tip about buying duplicate power cords and batteries and keeping them in your travel suitcase. Holiday tip #10, however, is about keeping all those cords organized. Do you ever get lost behind your desk? I do. Ever get on the phone with your cable company and have the guy […]
