Comments for STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY: thoughts, experiences, insights http://blog.elenaphoto.com Occasional blog by one of the best-selling stock photographers: Elena Elisseeva Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:19:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Reviewers – are they good or evil? by Bruce http://blog.elenaphoto.com/?p=100#comment-591 Bruce Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:19:44 +0000 http://blog.elenaphoto.com/?p=100#comment-591 This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like 'Mixview' that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you're listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of "neighbors" will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune "Social" is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose. This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like ‘Mixview’ that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of “neighbors” will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune “Social” is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.

]]> Comment on Selling prints by elena http://blog.elenaphoto.com/?p=140#comment-589 elena Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:23:39 +0000 http://blog.elenaphoto.com/?p=140#comment-589 Thank you Anastasiia! FinaArtAmerica is for anyone to join, they also ship to many countries. Yes redbubble and zazzle are also good sites, I will be trying them too. The problem is on any site you need a large number of images to start selling, so it takes time to build portfolio. Thank you Anastasiia! FinaArtAmerica is for anyone to join, they also ship to many countries.
Yes redbubble and zazzle are also good sites, I will be trying them too. The problem is on any site you need a large number of images to start selling, so it takes time to build portfolio.

]]> Comment on Selling prints by Anastasiia Ku http://blog.elenaphoto.com/?p=140#comment-587 Anastasiia Ku Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:13:39 +0000 http://blog.elenaphoto.com/?p=140#comment-587 Nice post Elena! Is FineArtAmerica just for the US based artists? There are also some other nice print selling websites, such as redbubble.com and zazzle.com :) Nice post Elena! Is FineArtAmerica just for the US based artists?
There are also some other nice print selling websites, such as redbubble.com and zazzle.com :)

]]> Comment on Travel photography and microstock by cascoly http://blog.elenaphoto.com/?p=110#comment-71 cascoly Sun, 29 May 2011 17:42:10 +0000 http://blog.elenaphoto.com/?p=110#comment-71 Shooting 100 travel photos a day was harder with film; with digital it's an hour's work!. Even at common tourist areas, eg, the TajMahal, after you take the classic views, there's plenty of time to concentrate on the details -- and those detailed shots may have wider sales than the standard view, since they'll be of interest to designers and others. Similarly, editorial shots of real people doing real things have more power than studio setups, and for many uses won't need model releases - just how do you get a model release for a market, crowd or protest? If your only reason to travel is photography, then yes, it's going to be very difficult; but if photography is just one of several reasons, then there's a symbiotic result. Shooting 100 travel photos a day was harder with film; with digital it’s an hour’s work!. Even at common tourist areas, eg, the TajMahal, after you take the classic views, there’s plenty of time to concentrate on the details — and those detailed shots may have wider sales than the standard view, since they’ll be of interest to designers and others.

Similarly, editorial shots of real people doing real things have more power than studio setups, and for many uses won’t need model releases – just how do you get a model release for a market, crowd or protest?

If your only reason to travel is photography, then yes, it’s going to be very difficult; but if photography is just one of several reasons, then there’s a symbiotic result.

]]> Comment on Travel photography and microstock by Basti http://blog.elenaphoto.com/?p=110#comment-70 Basti Fri, 27 May 2011 13:38:35 +0000 http://blog.elenaphoto.com/?p=110#comment-70 Well, one extra point. Everyone can produce thousands of studio shots anywhere. 100 portraits per day? Possible. Try to shoot 100 travel photos per day just one week in the row - no way. So even though there is a huge competition about well known landmarks, they sell very well. And the competition is 10.000x smaller then business meeting, green apple or other microstock like shots. And of course you can sell them anywhere, not only microstock. I bet you will hardly offer portfolio of smiling ppl and businessmen shaking hands to some magazine but nice portfolio of 300 pictures from let say Kamchatka is completely different story. Well, one extra point. Everyone can produce thousands of studio shots anywhere. 100 portraits per day? Possible. Try to shoot 100 travel photos per day just one week in the row – no way. So even though there is a huge competition about well known landmarks, they sell very well. And the competition is 10.000x smaller then business meeting, green apple or other microstock like shots. And of course you can sell them anywhere, not only microstock. I bet you will hardly offer portfolio of smiling ppl and businessmen shaking hands to some magazine but nice portfolio of 300 pictures from let say Kamchatka is completely different story.

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