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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 [...]
Posted by admin on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Filed under Digital Photography · Tagged Afterimage, Business Image, Business Principles, Commercial Photography, Creative Freedom, Crowd, Getty Images, Handful, John Lund, Methodology, Photograph, Photographer, Photographers, Photography Stock, Rf, Saturation, Shooter, Stepchild, Stock Agency, Stock Photography, Stock Photos, Tony Stone Images
John M. Lund asked: Photography is getting easier. A lot easier! Being a stock photographer is getting easier too, perhaps even to a greater degree than getting “good” pictures. The result is a tremendous pressure on “pros” that make a living at stock to be able to continue making that living. So what’s a pro [...]
Posted by admin on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Filed under Visual Art · Tagged Amateur Photographer, Commoditization, Common Sense, Creativity, Democratization, Digital Cameras, Hemispheres, John Lund, Mecca, Micro Stock, Online Communities, Practicality, Pragmatism, Professional Photographer, Professional Stock, Specifi, Stock Images, Stock Photo Industry, Stock Photographer, Stock Photography, Stock Photos, Whole Brain
John M. Lund asked: Looking for a photo for your business? Maybe you need an image for an important national campaign, maybe for a flyer or perhaps a photo to liven up your web site. Whatever you might need a photograph for…there are millions of them out there waiting for you to choose. In the [...]
Posted by admin on Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Filed under Graphic Design · Tagged Exclusivity, Free Imagery, Free Stock, Getty Images, Images Free, John Lund, Length Of Time, Licensing Agency, Micro Stock, Misnomer, National Campaign, New Category, Photograph, Photos Free, Royalty Free Images, Stock Agencies, Stock Images, Stock New, Stock Photographs, Stock Photography, Stock Photos
John M. Lund asked: Someday there will be an ‘e-bay” of photography where consumers and businesses, designers and art directors, agencies and photo buyers will all go to find and license image for their disparate needs. A student will look for images to complete a homework assignment…and an Art Director for a major ad agency [...]
Posted by admin on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:47 am
Filed under Online Promotion · Tagged Ad Agency, Advertising Design, Animal Antics, Art Director, Art Directors, Conjunction, E Bay, Five Cents, Funny Animals, Greeting Cards, Homework Assignment, Hundred Thousand, John Lund, Look To The Future, Pennies, Photo Buyers, Professional Photographers, Sound Business, Stock Photography, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal
John M. Lund asked: “Strategic alliances are becoming increasingly important”. Can’t remember where I saw that quote, but it struck at the time, several years ago, as being an important one. With every passing month it seems to me the truth in those words increases. One way in which I am finding that quote to [...]
Posted by admin on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Filed under Networking · Tagged Asmp, Austin Texas, Blend Images, Collaboration, Commercial Director, David Fischer, Getty, Gyroscope, Jack Hollingsworth, John Lund, Panasonic, Panasonic Hvx200, Peers, Photographer, Steadicam, Stock Photographers, Stock Photography Business, Strategic Alliance, Strategic Alliances, Uneasy Truce, Video Camera
John M. Lund asked: I firmly believe that now is the most exciting time ever to be a photographer, and to be shooting stock. There are more tools and more opportunities than ever before. The playing field has been leveled. The demand for images, and consequently stock photography, is exploding. Of course, there is more competition [...]
Posted by admin on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 5:02 am
Filed under Photography · Tagged Array, Career, Cringe, Doubt In My Mind, Downward Pressure, Getty Collection, Glut, Images, John Lund, Little Bit, Nbsp, No Doubt, Optimize, People Photos, Professional Photographer, Search Engines, Showcase, Stock Photography, Stock Photos, Stock Pictures, Web Presence
John M. Lund asked: Jack Hollingsworth is one of the most well known names in stock photography. An early and very successful pioneer in RF, Jack not only sells stock through Getty, Corbis and his own site, but was a founder of BLEND images as well as Red Chop Sticks and IndiaPhotos. Jack has been [...]
Posted by admin on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 10:21 am
Filed under Photography · Tagged Blend Images, Chop Sticks, Commercial Distribution, Corbis, Current Market, Getty, Indiana Jones, Indiaphotos, Jack Hollingsworth, John Lund, Market Realities, Realist, Relevant Images, Rf, Shutterbug Magazine, Spokes, Stock Photographer, Stock Photography, Who Is An Entrepreneur, World Travel
