Connecting Creativity Commerce

Email us | Phone: +1 615-771-5611

Forgot your password? | Not a member? Sign up for free

Home > Blogs! > Ron Chapple's Blog

Connecting Creativity & Commerce posted on 31st of october, 2007

Stock is a business based on creativity. Knowing what subjects to shoot and how to diversify your collection is paramount to creating a good income from stock photography.

At the recent PhotoPlus in New York City, I was privileged to be on the "Do It Yourself Creative Research" panel. My approach was to discuss how to do creative research when the photographer may not have the benefit of working with a larger agency that provides trend data and shoot lists. I also look at keywords as the "real estate" of the stock industry.

Here's the presentation.

Tags: creative research stock trends

Comments (5)

	i somehow agree with Clemente, most of the time your images are rejected for absurd reasons...but i think people who are selecting images either have to select some and reject some...or they are getting too many images..so they just select randomly...but most of the time images with flat lighting and white or light background get selected,[imgl]http://www.dreamstime.com/time-to-save-money-image7182252[/imgl] - posted by Kaphoto on December 09, 2008
	But I guess people still can be creative - I found yesterday those treasures on dreamstime - http://www.dreamstime.com/unusual-portraits-colldet8221 (my reply is to Clemente) - posted by Sutashiku on October 31, 2008
	I went off the deep end and submitted a photo that was a lot different on the style I do but I thought it may be useful for something, and it was accepted. it is definitely outside the tent for me I will be curious how it sales......Paul [imgl]http://www.5136967[/imgl] - posted by Photomyeye on May 21, 2008
	How can you be creative when a picture is refused because "the focus is not where WE think it should be", or a night shot because "too dark", or another because is blurred. This kind of filter will produce a boring uniformity. Stock pictures look all the same, if not they are refused. - posted by Clemente on November 01, 2007
	I left a comment on you other blog already about this, but again: thank you ! You and your team rock!! Cathy S. - posted by Cathysbelleimage on November 01, 2007

Comments (5)

This article has been read 1796 times. 1 readers have found this article useful.
Photo credits: Ron Chapple.

Search the blogs!

Latest articles (RSS 2.0

)

Connecting Creativity & Commerce

Create your own blog in seconds...

My favourite articles

None
More favorite articles

About Me

Ron Chapple (Iofoto)
Charlotte, US

>We love exploring new visual territory!

Every image is meticulously color-corrected and retouched to the highest industry standards. With a never-ending investment in technology and 100% digital workflow, we deliver fresh and highly marketable images.

All models are fully released. We keep careful records to provide our clients with peace of mind when licensing an iofoto image.



	Upload image \| About Us \| FAQ \| Contact Us \| Terms of use \| API / Referral program \| Site map \| Privacy policy \| Free Stock Images Support - phone: +1 615-771-5611, Click here to contact us

	Copyright © 2000-2012 Dreamstime. All rights reserved. Dreamstime is a member of PACA and CEPIC.