April 2, 2018
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on What are concepts in stock photography and how to use them for success?
While in recent years, “authentic” seems to be the preferred buzz word in stock photography, there is another one that always sounds important but is kind of hard to grasp: Concept! It can mean so much or so little, depending … Continue reading
June 2, 2017
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on What are Model Releases you need for selling stock images
When starting to upload your images for licensing, be it on Shutterstock, EyeEm or Adobe Stock, lots of people will soon get feedback that they are required to upload model releases for certain images. This seems to be a widely … Continue reading
May 31, 2017 by Michael Jay Fotograf | Comments Off on Stock Photographer Advice #1: Learn to let go
Stock Photographer Advice #01: Learn to let go
February 22, 2017
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on New iStock/Getty ESP sales reports are the least transparent report you will ever see
“Increasing transparency” was what Getty Images announced in their second unification newsletter for iStock on November 15 of last year. Now the first report is available in their ESP system. You can download it as PDF which in my case … Continue reading
October 27, 2016
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on 6 other places to sell your photos online
There have been some discussions about the possibilities we as photographers and stock photo contributors have when agencies make changes to our disadvantage. I often hear “well, we don’t have much choice, do we?”, sometimes hidden behind other reasoning. Well, while … Continue reading