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
September 22, 2017
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Stock Image Stats: Views and Sales
Since some agencies show the number of “views” to contributors, there regularly is a discussion about that number and it’s relevance. My usual answer is: That’s only something to keep you busy thinking but in reality doesn’t matter a lot. … 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 2, 2017
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Shutterstock “testing” new price plans
In a forum post, Shutterstock has announced they are “testing” (a rather common way of saying “introducing”) new price plans for some of their customers. The new packages come in between the customers who are only occasionally shopping for images and … Continue reading
September 20, 2016
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Lightroom CC2015.7 allows publishing to Adobe Stock/Fotolia
Exciting news: Today’s newest update to Adobe Lightroom – the Creative Cloud version 2015.7 – fully (almost) integrates submission to Adobe Stock and Fotolia now! As you can see from the screen above, the news is exciting for Adobe as well: Lightroom … Continue reading