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Archive for September, 2008

Making the Most of Competition

Photography: brookenovak If you want to make a lot of money doing anything, including photography, there’s one very easy strategy: eliminate the competition. It’s certainly an approach that’s done wonders for Microsoft, and a monopoly on a section of the … Read More

An Open Access Photo Library

Microstock might have hit the stock world like a kick to the shins, but it carries one big advantage and one giant disadvantage. The advantage is that anyone can now earn from their photography. Photographers no longer need to be … Read More

Have Camera, Will Travel, May Earn

Photography: Steady 70 There’s a reason they call photography a dream job. It’s creative, it’s rewarding and best of all, it’s paying work that doesn’t have a boss. Sure, you’ll have deadlines and clients, but you’ll also have the freedom … Read More

The Secrets of a Winning Photography Book

It used to be that photography books were once the preserve of established professionals – people whose names would be familiar enough to make publishers take notice and promising enough to enable booksellers to stick enormous price tags on the … Read More

You and the Failure of PhotoShelter

On October 10, 2008, PhotoShelter will close the PhotoShelter Collection, its stock outlet. In an announcement on the company’s website, Allen Murabayashi, PhotoShelter’s CEO declared: “We believed that we could create a more democratic system - a marketplace for stock … Read More

Selling your Photos as Wallpaper

Photography: Vlad Gerasimov ( VladStudio.com ) Wouldn’t it be great to shoot a picture that you love, have thousands of people pay to own a copy and know that they’re going to see it, appreciate it and enjoy it several … Read More

Making the Most of the Olympics

Photography: Rick Sforza, USAF It’s the high point of their lives, the culmination of years of training, an opportunity to show off their talent and a chance to win the respect – and envy — of peers. And it’s not … Read More