What Is Stock Photography?

On August 24th, 2010 by | No Comments | Posted in Article

Stock photography is simply photos taken “on spec”. This means the photographer takes pictures of various objects, people, or situations, and sells them after the pictures have been taken. They are not on a specific photography assignment, instead they are taking photos of subjects they’d like to take pictures of.

Stock photography is primarily used in printed advertisements, brochures, magazines, and websites, though there are many other ways stock photography can be used.

Stock photography is licensed in several different ways. The two most popular are Rights Managed Stock Photography, and Royalty Free Stock Photography. Read More

How To Make Money With Photography

On August 23rd, 2010 by | 1 Comment | Posted in Article

There are many ways to make money online with photography, but a popular and fairly new way is through Micro Stock Photography websites.

Micro stock photography is simply stock photography that’s sold at deep discounts. Clients are able to license stock photos for just $1 or $2, and photographers earn money each time a client chooses one of their photos.

Micro stock photography is considered to be still in it’s infancy, and some people feel it’s wrong to sell photography at such low prices. Particularly since many professional photographers invest a lot of time and money on equipment, learning, and photo shoots. Read More

Photography: The Basics

On August 22nd, 2010 by | No Comments | Posted in Article

Photography comes from the Greek words meaning “light writing” and first became known back in 1839 by Sir John Herschel. For many years prior to this, people had discovered ways of causing certain chemicals to change color when exposed to light but they did not discover ways of getting the images to remain permanent until later on.

Now photography is a big part of our culture, something that everyone recognizes. Most everyone has family photos lying around their house, many people take these photos on a regular basis, preserving precious memories for years to come. Even if you don’t have your own camera, you have seen photos in magazines, used on billboards and advertisements and more.

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Ways to Improve Your Photography Skills

On August 21st, 2010 by | No Comments | Posted in Article

Join a Photography Club:

One of the best ways to improve your skills for any specific hobby is to surround yourself with fellow enthusiasts. By joining a photography club in the QLD, Australia area you will be able to connect with fellow photographers and exchange tips and ideas that will improve your photo taking abilities. Communicating your ideas with fellow photographers is a great way to gain insight into the world of photography, and in turn improve the quality of photos that you take. Performing a simple internet search will result in numerous different photography clubs you can join in the QLD, Australia area.

Practice your Photography Trade by Taking Pictures of Famous Landmarks: Read More