Month: September 2020

Tools for studio-quality shots from home

By James Good | September 25, 2020 | Comments Off on Tools for studio-quality shots from home

How lucky we are as photographers to be able to create professional looking photos, right in our own living room or kitchen! Today is the last part of a 3-part series from S&SPC reader and stock photographer, Kim Nelson, on taking tabletop stock photos in your home. (If you missed the last two, you can […]

Crafting with light

By James Good | September 18, 2020 | Comments Off on Crafting with light

Last week, stock photographer and S&SPC member Kim Nelson shared some “behind the scenes” shots from a couple of her at-home tabletop shoots. If you missed it, catch up here.  This type of photography is so fun and simple, because you set everything up yourself. You pick the subject, the background, and the light. If […]

Behind the scenes of a stock photo shoot

By James Good | September 11, 2020 | Comments Off on Behind the scenes of a stock photo shoot

One of the best ways to grow your photography skills is to shoot something new and completely out of your comfort zone. If you do this, there will be a learning curve and it might get a little messy. However, as you push through, you’ll not only come away a better photographer, you’ll also have […]

Weird year… but THIS is selling like crazy as stock!

By James Good | September 4, 2020 | Comments Off on Weird year… but THIS is selling like crazy as stock!

Imagine the past few months without the technology that makes it possible to connect with friends and family from a distance. From Zoom happy hours to virtual baby showers, we’re figuring it out and making it work. And technology is what makes it all possible. Including technology – and specifically people using it to stay […]