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Home > Blogs! > Simone Van Den Berg's Blog
Planning a stockshoot...     posted on 6th of october, 2010
>I can still remember that very first time I had an official "stockshoot". It must have been close to 6 years ago and I had just discovered the existence of microstock. I seriously did not have a clue what stockphotography was at the time, so I got a model in my living room and we set about taking some 'shots'. It was just mainly portraits and while some of them are still online I don't think they ever sold much. But it was quick and easy and a learning process all the same. I did not have any studio lights, I used a white linen sheet hung up in the living room as my white background and the light coming in from the window as lighting material. To be quite honest; I don't even know how I got any decent shots out of those early shoots!

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Thanks for sharing your development as a stock photographer with us, it's very inspiring! - posted by Rosedarc on October 07, 2010
Great to see that progress in a blog!
I love your latest series of the pregnant woman, great shots!
If you just keep to the fun of it, your shots will continue to show that.
It was very nice to have met you!
Martine - posted by Martinedegraaf on October 06, 2010
Congratulations... I guess many of us would love to quit our regular jobs to become full time photographers.... - posted by Egomezta on October 06, 2010

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