Comments on: Putting Microstock on the Back Burner

By: AagePK

AagePK — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:45:08 +0000

Hi Rasmus,
when Lee Torrens is supposing you to be an over-achiever, why don’t you tell him, that you are just another Dane, that hasn’t burned out yet?
But I’ve got to read Lee’s and your good advcice on microstocking a little bit more, it seems worth while for an old Danish amateur.

By: Looking for Photographic Poetry :: Rasmus Rasmussen dot com

Looking for Photographic Poetry :: Rasmus Rasmussen dot com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:58:59 +0000

[...] an eye opening experience, to let go of that idea. You may remember that I purposely decided to stop focusing on microstock, in the hope that I might grow as an artist, but I did not expect it to happen so [...]

By: mari

mari — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:51:25 +0000

“Allowing” yourself…without feeling guilty are the words that ring a bell to me. This year I’ve started a new collaboration and I have no doubt it will open doors to all kinds of new projects. 2009 will be a fantastic Year Ras. I wish you much success and know you’ll do what you set out to do. Cheers!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:08:32 +0000

Best of luck Ras in your endeavours! Look forward to reading here of how you get on.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:38:26 +0000

I like photoblogs. They give a different sense of place than the photo streams on flickr. I like to sit and look at individual photos without being disturbed by all the social networking.

B and I have been posting photos to our own photoblog at factorytakeover.com for a little while now. It’s mostly scanned analogue photos and I enjoy posting half-cleaned scans with the washes out colours I get from my consumer scanner. Too ugly and out-of-focus for flickr, but perfect for the web.

By: Rasmus

Rasmus — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:53:21 +0000

Lee: Well, when you put it that way… But seriously, to answer your question, I have never been called over achiever in my life. To my face, at least. :)

By: Lee Torrens

Lee Torrens — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:10:34 +0000

So let me get this straight: You’re changing from:

1. shooting for iStock
2. inspecting for iStock
3. doing microstock consultations
4. writing your book
5. writing your blogs (3 by my count)
6. doing the 12 Seattleites project
7. keeping us all entertained on Twitter

to:

1. shooting for Getty
2. inspecting for iStock
3. doing microstock consultations
4. writing your book
5. writing your blogs (3 by my count)
6. doing the 12 Seattleites project
7. keeping us all entertained on Twitter

Yeah, I can see how that’ll free up some time for you Ras! Do people use the words “over achiever” around you often?

By: andipantz

andipantz — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:30:51 +0000

I was in a similar situation around last year at this time. For the last year, I’ve felt as though I needed a change that allowed me to think outside the box of stock photography. After joining the Philadelphia Grid Project and being involved with others who were more fine art photographers really opened my eyes. I’ve been able to see things differently, open my eyes and photograph things that I normally wouldn’t have photographed before because it wasn’t stock worthy. I still upload to istock, but I’ve taken other paths to discover the other potentials that I have as a photographer. It’s definitely opened many doors for me and I’m sure that it will for you as well. :)

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:06:57 +0000

I know what you mean about microstock suppressing the artistic side of our brains. I make an effort to not think that way now (“would this work as stock?”) and even do my best to photograph with film now-and-then. I’ve even had a few good sellers on iStock that were never initially intended to be stock photos!

Good luck with everything :)