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Want to sell fewer images? Want your work to look like everyone else’s? Here are some subjects that might help. I typically see these from dabblers or newcomers to the microstock scene, and people who fail to realize that stock photography is commercial photography. Meaning that the photos are used to market and sell other [...]

I often have plans that don’t pan out, or that I end up not sticking to for one reason or another, but every now and then one of them will work out better than imagined. My plan for 2009 was to put microstock photography aside and try to shed the rule-set of that particular genre. [...]

Microstock lures people in with the promise of easy money, but the exact amount you will be making very much depends on your approach. One of the greatest things about microstock photography, is that it is open to everyone with a camera. With minimal work, even your grandmother could get a portfolio started. However, there [...]

I had a good time at the UGCX conference in San Jose, in spite of a few minor obstacles (like airplanes breaking and my wife getting food poisoning). Simply meeting other people in the industry, hearing their thoughts and ideas, was not only inspiring for me personally, but also opened my eyes to a few [...]

The collection of posts called the Microstock Photographer’s Guide has been a tremendous success. I’ve received a ton of positive response on it and its popularity doesn’t seem to be waning. In response to this, I’ve started preparations for a revised and expanded version. In short: I’ll be turning it into more of a book [...]

My three beta tests of the portfolio consultations went very well, and I’ll post more about it in the time to come. I’ll start by talking a little about a common theme, discussed during all three sessions, namely sales as a goal in itself.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting your images sold as many times as [...]