Snap & Sell Photo Club Archives
The best thing about using an off-camera flash is you have full control over the outcome. How hard is it, truly, to learn how to use off-camera flash? If you follow a couple of super-simple rules, off-camera flash becomes easy.
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.
Creating a shot list of stock photos to capture while traveling will keep you on track to get the shots you want. Find out what to put on your stock photo shoot list.
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.
Upload seasonal stock photos two to four months before the season hits. If you’re prepared with images that designers are looking for by the time sales pick up in the fall and winter, you’ll be off to a great start.
