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
November 6, 2017
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Six things to know about the EyeEm Market
There are more and more questions coming up if EyeEm is worth trying if you are already selling licenses for your images on other platforms like Shutterstock or Adobe Stock. Since I keep repeating my answers in groups, I just … 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
November 17, 2015
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Paying models for photo shoots? How much?
There is an ongoing discussion amongst photographers which I just happened to see at three places within a week. So here is my take on the repeating question: How much do you pay your models? And what do you do if … Continue reading
October 21, 2015
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on The Mobile Stock experiment continued
Two weeks ago, I decided to test the waters in “mobile stock”. What I call “mobile stock” is any kind of image licensing platforms that are mainly supplied through apps on my iPhone (or Android phones, of course). So let us take … Continue reading