Recently I discovered that most of my 1,200 plus image archive CDs and DVDs won't mount anymore. Oops. Not to worry, most of the images are still available to [...]
Luka Esenko ascends a ridge on the island of Socotra off the coast of Yemen, tripod and camera on his shoulder.
SNAPP Guides For Photography Destinations
A friend of mine, Luka [...]
This cyber warfare photo became possible when I happened across an army tank and grabbed a shot of it with my iPhone.
New Freedom With Photography
When I say I hate [...]
This tiger, ready to be ridden in a business setting, has little chance of success without proper key wording.
Tigers And Business
Every once-in-a-while I go to the site of one [...]
My impromptu head massage by an elephant during a stock shoot was actually kind of creepy...and slimy!
Elephants, Tigers, Alligators and Shooting Stock
I am off to Thailand early tomorrow morning [...]
The Swine Flew! Nothing makes me feel better than creating an image...especially one that brings a smile to peoples faces!
Social Media, The Declining Stock Photo Market, and Anxiety!
One thing [...]
Funny lol picture of a lion scowling down at a bulldog in a stock photo about risk, intimidation and inequities.
The Lion costs $5,000.00 to rent, and the bulldog $125.00, [...]
This funny concept stock photo of a man in a body cast and traction illustrating themes such as disaster, calamity and medical issues will eventually be a best seller...or not!
A [...]
Asking yourself questions can be one of the most powerful tools for advancing your photography career.
Who Would Hire Me?
Twenty years ago, when my career was at a low ebb, [...]
Garbage Images...that move society
I have just finished creating a series of images that I am very proud of, pictures that leave me feeling like I have contributed to more [...]
In business, as in life, we all constantly wrestle with questions the answers of which will lead us to our future.
How will future licensors of photography find photos to [...]
Determination is the most important factor in success and reaching your goals.
"We learned quickly that the most important predictor of success is determination. At first we thought it might [...]
Newsweek used one of my stock photos of elephants for its March 1st Issue cover.
Newsweek Elephant Stampede Cover Photo
Just found out that one of my Getty Images, a herd [...]
A rare stock photo and funny picture of a batch of Himalayan Cows watching the sunrise.
From Holland To the Himalayas
No one is sure when the first Holstein cows made [...]
Value Added Stock Photography
After a couple of unexpected and rather invasive abdominal surgeries in the last year-and-a-half, four months ago I had a plastic surgeon perform an abdominoplasty (tummy [...]
Organizing, Editing and Cleaning
It has been a while since I made a stock photo. Today I spent my time organizing and cleaning up my studio. I have spent most [...]
A little over a week ago somebody parked their trailer in the parking spaces alongside my studio. They are public spaces, but I still felt a little put upon. [...]
Opportunity, Success, The future
As I was coming out of Whole Foods tonight with six small red potatoes and two salmon (farmed) filets, I ran into a young photographer whom [...]
Falling Piano about to hit a businessman illustrating Risk, danger and inattention
I had a minor epiphany today. I was talking with my brother and he commented that my stock [...]
Today I received an e-mail from Getty basically saying that we should aim to get at least 50% of submitted images accepted, and that our acceptance rate will be [...]
This process of making the web work for your stock photography business can be a long and arduous one. I started my serious efforts eight months ago, and while [...]
Hey, that's me they are operating on!
Just over a year ago I had emergency surgery in which a couple of feet of my small intestines were removed. Ouch! Six [...]
A more interesting life leads to better photography
It occurred to me today, as I ran across this stock photo (while adding meta data), that one thing you can do [...]
My future self and my present self
How many times have you wished you knew, back then, what you know now? I know I have sure had that thought enough [...]
The most dependable income
I just read on the net that a study showed the most dependable way to earn money is to win a novelty half-time contest at a [...]
Tired and packing up
We had just completed a long day of shooting business situations in an office in downtown Buenos Aires for our stock photo collection. We were all [...]
Immense sums of money
One photographer I know tracks his sales closely because he primarily wants to know which models are selling best. In his experience the model makes or [...]
An email inquiry
I received an email a couple of days ago from an Italian magazine that found my work via a Google search. They asked how much for four [...]
Feeling Overwhelmed
I find myself feeling overwhelmed today. I have stock photos to be processed and composited from several shoots, including last week in Hawaii. I have video I have [...]
I have just returned from the first UGCX (User Generated Content expo and conference). What I came away with (besides a good sized pile of business cards) was in [...]