Taking Stock: Make money in microstock creating photos that sell
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- ISBN13: 9780321713070
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Product Description
The ultimate insider guide to creating stock shots that sell from a veteran iStockphoto inspector
An iStockphoto inspector since 2002, author Rob Sylvan has spent nearly a decade as part of the team that decides which photos get sold on one of the largest, most popular microstock sites in existence. He’s also made tens of thousands of dollars off of his own microstock photography. As a result, no one knows better than he does what it takes to get your photos accepted to stock sites—and what to do to make those photos sell. In Taking Stock, Rob shares his hard-earned insider knowledge on how to shoot, edit, and tag photos so you can earn while you learn, regardless of which microstock agency you’re using.
In this book, you’ll learn how to look at the world through the eyes of designers, photo editors, and stock photographers. You’ll also learn the importance of focusing your energy on creating stock content that resonates with your passion for photography. But we all know time is money, which is why Rob explains how to set up an effective digital workflow—the real key to making money in the high-volume, low-cost microstock market. By the end of this book, you’ll look at your work with new eyes, enabling you to make more money doing exactly what you love: shooting photos that sell.
You will learn:
- How to license photos as stock
- What photos are in demand
- The components of a successful digital workflow
- How to use titles, descriptions, and keywords to give yourself an edge
- Specific tips for shooting food, people, places, nature, objects, animals, and more
- Editing techniques that will make your shots sell
Taking Stock: Make money in microstock creating photos that sell
I recently purchased Rob Sylvan’s book. His explanations of the cause of stock photo rejections was very clear and useful, and helped me make sense of the boilerplate rejection responses that so far, far outnumber my acceptances. Utilizing 3 separate pieces of information gleaned from the book, I was able to turn my latest 3 rejections into acceptances. More than just the euphoria of this sudden success is the hope that I can now plan more ambitous photos, without the despair of feeling doomed from the start. Well worth the money spent, and hopefully earning it back even as we speak. – Schnoodle on iStockphoto
Rating: 5 / 5
This book will help you to save a lot of time if you are a beginner. Otherwise, it’s going to waste your time while reading it. I bought it thinking that I would get valuable tips from the exclusive perspective of an insider. I was expecting lots of visual samples around the thin line that separates a rejected submission from an accepted one. But all I get, with very few exceptions, is what I have already learned the hard way. The mysteries remain unsolved. And my conclusion is what I already knew: the same photo that is rejected today can be accepted later and sell a lot if you resubmit it. Because inspectors are human like contributors and at the bottom line, common sense is all that really matters. Some inspectors will use it, some will sillily follow the book of rules. But again, go ahead and buy it if you are a beginner. It’s going to speed up the long process of learning the basics.
Rating: 4 / 5
This book is full of information that a beginner can use as well as a seasoned pro. Rob shows you how he works in coming up with ideas to shoot, finding locations, shooting & importing images into the computer, adjusting, adding metadata, dealing with releases & tips on getting through quality control (Inspectors) – a real streamline stock digital workflow! This book is just published (2010) & goes over the latest camera gear & software. Simply a must have!
Rating: 5 / 5
My wife bought this book for me knowing how hard I work/struggle to build up a good stock portfolio and help augment our income. This book will help enormously. (It is already doing so with many practical tips from the point of view of the author as an insider and a contributor).
Along with the superb content, I really appreciate the excellent standard of writing. I get so frustrated with some books when I discover half a dozen typographical errors in the first few pages! Not to mention the usual frustration of commas where they shouldn’t be and missing from where they should be. This book is well written and a pleasure to read.
Armed with this book, I am filled with extra zest toward stock photography and photography in general and heartily recommend it to anyone wishing to enter stock photography. But, not just to newcomers – it is also beneficial to those with existing portfolios and those who wish to improve their existing photography – stock or otherwise.
Rating: 5 / 5
Taking Stock is not only an excellent resource for those who are considering getting into microstock but very helpful to those that have been doing it for a while. It’s easy to read and entertaining as well as it spotlights various stock photographers along with it’s educational material. Loaded with tons of resources, this book will have you on your way to the world of microstock.
Rating: 5 / 5