Yesterday I told you about three readers who are getting paid to have their photos published in International Living Magazine. I asked each of them to share the photos that got picked, what it felt like to get published, and why they chose the photos they did. Read on to see what they said: ** […]
Congratulations to readers Caroline Maryan, Sarita Simmons, and Kim Wilson! All three are getting their travel photos published — in print — in International Living Magazine. On top of that, they’re getting paid twice — once for the print version of their photo and again for an e-newsletter version. I asked each of them how […]
Andrea Gingerich always dreamed that someone would pay her to travel the world taking photos. Today, that’s how she makes her living. Occasionally, sales from a single photo in her portfolio will pay for her entire trip. Find out how she got to where she is now, and see some of the vacation-funding photos she’s […]
Last Monday, I told you that pro stock photographer Shelly Perry gave me two suggestions for success in stock: 1. Play the field. When you’re starting out, try submitting your photos to multiple agencies instead of sticking to just one. 2. Keep up your momentum. Keep applying to agencies, taking photos, and uploading them. Keep […]
All week, we’ve been talking about how much photo income opportunity surrounds us… all the time. Today’s issue, from stock photographer Shelly Perry, is proof that it pays — more than $1,000, in this case — to keep your eyes peeled. Scroll down for details… — Lori Lori Allen Director, Great Escape Publishing ****************** October […]
Kevin Lohka had a great idea for a back-to-school-themed photo shoot, so he borrowed a school bus and got to work. I’ll let him explain more below. — Lori Lori Allen Director, Great Escape Publishing ****************** September 30, 2010 The Right Way to Travel ****************** HOW TO BORROW A SCHOOL BUS, AND OTHER STOCK PHOTO […]
Earlier this week, I mentioned that reader Caroline Maryan got two photos accepted in her iStock application… and that they were both photos that she took at our Stock Photo Workshop with Lise Gagné last August. I caught up with Caroline to see which ones they were. They’re great shots. Here they are… Following Caroline’s […]
This week’s editorial is all about the money side of stock photography. Professional stock photographer Jani Bryson knows this side well. Having just gone through painful knee surgery, Jani was out of work for four weeks. But Jani’s stock portfolio royalties still continued to traipse in. Even though she couldn’t take more pictures, checks from photos […]
Kevin Lohka was an attendee at our last stock photography workshop in Santa Fe, NM. He came to the workshop, took photos during the studio shoots, sat in on the photo editing sessions, learned how to take stock-quality photographs, and then uploaded several of his workshop shots to online stock photo agencies where they’re up […]
Time for a stock photo progress report… Since I last wrote, I’ve been in Ecuador with photographer Shelly Perry, learning about taking travel photos for stock. Read some tips and see some attendee photos here. It’s exciting to see that while I was gone, more readers are taking the leap and getting started in stock. […]
