Motivation is the key force in success whether it is in stock photography or any other endeavor!
Building A Stock Photography Career
In many ways building a stock photography career [...]
This "Social Media" image of two hands reaching for each other against a backdrop of hundreds of individual portraits is the result of setting aside time for experimentation.
A Strategy [...]
Is the stock photo industry moving full-steam ahead, or is it a train wreck about to happen?
A Train Wreck About To Happen?
A lot of photographers see the stock photo [...]
Who would ever think to search for a gorilla standing behind the help desk?
Pigs Flying, Stampeding Longhorns, and Fire Breathing Dragons
Way back, over twenty years ago, when I first [...]
This is not an easy image to use, probably won't generate frequent sales, and as such is better suited to a Rights Managed licensing model.
Cannibal Cows
A cannibal cow? This [...]
This "suspicious cat" (he knows me too well) is the type of picture I end up with when shooting with my iPhone! Oh well....
Cell Phones And Stock [...]
Reaching the heights of success in the photography world can be achieved in a number of ways. Simply strap a large rocket to your back....
Be The First
Way back in [...]
I've been hacked...and not for the first time either! Hey, maybe I should make cyber crime images!
I’ve Been Hacked!
Something weird happened on my website today. All of the [...]
To speed up my career I need to speed up my production by turning weaknesses into strengths.
Increase Earnings And Continuing Challenges
There was a time; a few years ago, when [...]
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 [...]
A classic butler holds forth a silver tray with an intense burst of light blasting out from beneath the dome in a picture indicating service, success, creativity and ideas.
A [...]
Trying to figure out effective stock photo distribution can make you feel like a deer in the headlights!
Distributing Stock Photography
There is no single “right” way to distribute ones’ stock [...]
The key to earning the big bucks in stock photography lies in consistent and prolific image production...though "prolific" can mean different things to different shooters.
The Secret To Successful Stock [...]
John Lund raises his trophy in celebration of winning "Smallest Sale of 2011" at the Blend Images Annual Spring Creative meeting. BTW, I am taking a risk here...I pulled [...]
A negative stock photo, treated with humor, can often prove to be a successful image.
A Negative Image For Rights Managed
My best selling image last month has been online for [...]
Hopefully humor sets this wolf picture apart from its competition.
Of Huskies And Wolves
A friend of mine has a Husky that looks a lot like a wolf. That got me [...]
Maximizing opportunities requires more than just keeping an ear to the tracks!
An Ear To The Tracks
I constantly have my ear to the tracks…that is; I am trying to stay [...]
Impossible, "cartoonish", and yet fun to look at and full of concepts. I predict this will be a successful stock photo.
New Work
In the continuing evolution of my photography blog [...]
Social media can be a boon to business, or it can steal your time.
An Endless Stream Of Shared Photos
I’m fading fast…at least with social media. I checked facebook tonight [...]
A new stock agency with a new approach, Evolve Images offers an innovative route to the business of stock photography.
A new stock agency with the intriguing name “Evolve Images” [...]
A blindfolded man holds an elephant by the tail in a concept stock photo about the difficulty of comprehensive knowledge.
As demonstrated by this stock photo interpretation of the fable [...]
This image of a hang gliding pig (When Pigs Fly) has a clear concept, is timeless, easily readable even in thumbnail sizes, has an attractive model and has an [...]
Sometimes the best way to deal with change is to take a deep breath and relax.
The Only Constant Is Change
I had an epiphany last night. It relates to that [...]
This funny cat sitting on a bed wearing slippers is now available for personal use licenses.
Creating Photography Revenue Through The Internet
In my endless effort to create additional photography revenue [...]
What will the future of high-end digital cameras look like?
The following is a forum post by Lanny Ziering, CEO of SuperStock and a stock photographer himself. Lanny brings an [...]
Photography businesses, like most businesses are marathons and succeed as a result of the continuous execution numerous, and endless, small tasks.
How Is Business?
People often ask me, as small talk [...]
Weird Stock Photos That Sell
I thought it might be fun to look at some really weird stock photos that actually sell reasonably well. Fairly often I come up [...]
A woman pauses to examine her world of social media, a sphere of portraits ranging from friends and family to business associates.
Checking My Facebook Page
This morning I began checking [...]
The secret ingredients in the formula for success are copious amounts of hard work and an appropriate gestation period (i.e. a lot of time!).
Exploring The Work of Photographers
Earlier this week [...]
A transitioning industry such as stock photography business results in a wild roller-coaster ride!
Stock Photographers, Agencies, And Clients Are Missing Out
Both stock photographers and stock agencies everywhere are missing [...]
Cloud computing, online storage,internet searches and teamwork are the concepts illustrated with this stock photo.
Creating Images The Market Needs
To insure a healthy career in stock photography it is vital [...]
Vibrant color, motion and energy from the streets of India are revealed in this striking image of daily life in Indian cities.
Seven different captures were combined in Photoshop to [...]
This photo of Ganesha, the Hindu God who removes all obstacles, is my most searched-for image.
This image of Ganesha, the Hindu God who removes all obstacles, his risen to [...]
Aurora Photos has announced an iPhone stock photo collection. I read about it on Jim Pickerell’s site < http://www.selling-stock.com> during my just-completed trip to India. During the trip Nevada [...]
A Budhist monk stands before a colorful back lit curtain in a remote Tibetan Bhudist Monastary in Ladakh, India.
Off To India
Well, I’m off to India for a three-week [...]
This "Outsourcing" image is the result of several "collaborations" with other photographers.
Outsourcing And Team Work
Outsourcing because this image is about outsourcing (and other employment related concepts), and teamwork because [...]
The road to success requires going the extra mile.
Six Tips For Building A Photography Career
1. Have an income. Here is why. You are better off turning down jobs that [...]
It takes time, patience and perseverance to succeed in the business of photography.
Building your photography business takes time.
It took me seven years to build my photography business to a [...]
Corny, but eye catching, this stock photo illustrates concepts of security and safety for seniors.
What To Shoot For Stock Photography Collections
When trying to determine what to shoot for your [...]
A baby boomer couple enjoy flying a colorful kite on an ocean beach in this lifestyle stock photo.
This lifestyle image of a couple flying a kite on a beach [...]
As a photographer you can leverage yourself in many ways including employees and associates.
Making Money And Leverage
I believe it was Archimedes who purported to have said “Give me a [...]
Dealing with change is always difficult, especially when your crystal ball isn't clear!
A Monochromatic Experience
I am going to age myself here. Way back in the summer of [...]
A tidal wave of pictures in a sea of imagery illustrates a glut of stock photos on the Internet.
A tidal wave of photos are flooding into the stock photo [...]
WTF? Sometimes images, such as this businessman riding a rhino in a corporate office setting, doesn't have to make sense to be an effective stock photo.
WTF Stock Photos
I often [...]
A sky of brewing storm clouds represents change; Add the voting machine and you have a stock photo of change through the ballot box and similar ideas.
Stormy Skies, Money, [...]
An elephant and a donkey serve to represent democrats and republicans in this humorous political stock photo.
A Request For Voting Images
My editor at Blend Images recently asked me [...]
Picture of tropical clouds and a jet aircraft reflected in clear blue rippling water illustrating the concepts of travel, vacations, and getting away from it all.
Going through my "Idea" [...]
I photographed this body builder against a black background in my studio, then used Photoshop to strip it into the sky image. Even though the lighting isn't "realsitic", the [...]
You can see the world as a dangerous jungle full of risk, or as an adventure to be lived to the fullest.
It’s A Jungle Out There
As any photographer knows, [...]