Re-charge your photo creativity but using HDR. It is great to use in some situations for stock photo sales.
Watch a video on how to set up a photography studio at your house. Most of us don’t have the luxury of taking photos in a fancy professional studio. Using nothing but a table, some white poster board, and sunlight, you can take photos that look exactly like they were taken in a studio.
Watch a short video that shows how to view your photos at 100% using Adobe Lightroom: Before you submit any photo as stock, make sure that your images are free of any technical errors, and that they are in focus.
Focus is one issue that you can’t fix in post-processing. It’s really important to know which of your photos are in good, sharp focus before you submit them for stock.
If your goal is to make money shooting photos for stock but you don’t have a lot of spare time, shoot your hobbies. Take some time each day to figure out how to photograph what is on your hobby list.
You may have heard about HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography. Some argue that HDR goes too far. But when you do it well, you can come up with a photo that sells.
When starting out in stock photography, never ever give up after a first rejection. Set goals and keep trying. Eventually you will sell.
Professional photographer, Andrea Gingrich loves her job. Find out how she stays motivated during times of burn-out and what you can do to get started in sell stock photography.
Macro photography is great for stock. When shooting macro photography there are some great techniques to learn without using a macro lens. When you start thinking about stock concepts you’ll find them everywhere in macro photography.
It takes time to practice shooting and making your images stock-worthy and saleable. There’s a stock photo agency out there that won’t reject your images. Now there’s really no excuse not to get started.