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This was really just supposed to be about my monthly challenge, but ended up being about TFP/CD shoots. For those not in the know, TFP/CD is short for Time For Print / CD. Which means that you pay the models with photos instead of cash. At the beginning of February, I had set myself the [...]

Microstock has become a standard expression in the media industry, but it was iStockphoto that started it all. Including, as you may know, my own journey into photography. In the following, I would like to give you an introduction to becoming a contributor at the website, that has changed my life in too many ways [...]

The life of an image inspector for iStockphoto is one shrouded in mystery. Some of that is for good reason, since we don’t want to give away all our secrets to the competition, but there are parts of what we do, that I don’t mind sharing with you all here.
For those who have no idea [...]

Think light, vibrant and “pow”. That is the result you’ll want to aim for, if you are looking to process your photos for maximum salability as stock images. In the following, I will be going over some of the most useful tools for attaining this look.
This is not meant to be a Photoshop tutorial. There [...]

Do you brainstorm before going on a photoshoot? Do you mind-map and plan your sessions? If you’re going to sell your photos, doing these things is a must.
I freely admit it; sometimes I go the easy route. I improvise and wing it, and even like to think that doing so makes me smarter. That it [...]

It’s been a while, since I’ve posted anything here. There are a couple of reasons for this, one being that I was finishing the first draft of a new novel (followed by Christmas and all the stress that comes with that), and the other reason has to do with a brand new blogging project.
Through iStockphoto, [...]