John M. Lund asked: Stock photography has always been considered the ugly stepchild of commercial photography.  Originally stock photos consisted of out-takes from assignments…the “seconds” if you will.  The strategy for success for a stock shooter was to get as much content into the collection as possible…not a methodology for gaining a reputation for quality!Bringing [...]

John M. Lund asked: The Guest House at the base of the Simatai section of The Great Wall was typically rural Chinese in its bare and no-frills atmosphere.  I had been sicker than a dog for a week now and really was looking forward to a nice hot shower.  It was March and here in [...]

John M. Lund asked: Let’s say you have made the commitment to join the world of stock photography, you have an excuse, and a valid one, to go out and buy some photography gear.  What I will share with you here is not necessarily the perfect answer as what to get, but what does work [...]

R. Dodge Woodson asked: What is Stock Photography?R. Dodge WoodsonWhat is stock photography? To many photographers it is a path to profits. Other photographers find it to be a hole of frustration. Realistically, stock photography is somewhere between these two extremes.There are three ways to look at stock photography. The first is the view that [...]

John M. Lund asked: John: Rick, I know you as the CEO, principle founder and chief architect of Blend Images, a young and very successful stock agency owned and run by photographers.  You have a long history in stock as a shooter, an entrepreneur and in management.  Can you fill in the details on your [...]

Dan Feildman asked: tography is simply photos taken “on spec”. This means the photographer takes pictures of various objects, people, or situations, and sells them after the pictures have been taken. They are not on a specific photography assignment, instead they are taking photos of subjects they\’d like to take pictures of.Stock photography is primarily [...]

John M. Lund asked: Micro stock seems to be taking over the world of stock. Not just in still photography either.  In the last year more video content has been made available over You Tube than in the previous sixty years of material created by the big three television channels.  Now it seems as if [...]

Terry Edwards asked: Photographs are often taken for posterity reasons. The preservation of moments captured by the camera lens in these photographs are very much loved by all people for years to come. In fact, many families around the world have a camera or two in their household in order for them to take pictures [...]

Nicholas Normandy asked: Stock photography can be a much overlooked sect of digital photography. Although, portraits, nature, abstracts and so on are more known through out the photography community, that isn’t to say that stock photography isn’t as important. What makes taking stock photos so different to all other types of photography is the applicable [...]

Danny Haberg asked: Although there is quite tough competition in the photography industry, yet the fact is that it is still not that tough to make a mark in this field. You need to acquire a few technical skills and work hard to succeed in this area. Moreover, you should also know where to sell [...]