Comments on: The #1 Source for Stock http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/ Photography Director Rob Haggart Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Eric Hamilton http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-13104 Eric Hamilton Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:55:32 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-13104 Yay! I love the idea of selling stock from my own website. I'm hiring an intern to help me manage the catalog (among other things). @Olaf: haha! I had a guy make a "generous offer" that's about 1/10th what I would accept. I told him as much. A week later he contacted me again and made the same offer. I told him again that he needed to offer more. A week later he contacted me again and offered even less. I wonder what he'll do next... Yay! I love the idea of selling stock from my own website. I’m hiring an intern to help me manage the catalog (among other things).

@Olaf: haha! I had a guy make a “generous offer” that’s about 1/10th what I would accept. I told him as much. A week later he contacted me again and made the same offer. I told him again that he needed to offer more. A week later he contacted me again and offered even less. I wonder what he’ll do next…

]]> By: Olaf Bathke http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11525 Olaf Bathke Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:26:38 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11525 This wont work for me. Editors who come in to my homepage will take everything but pay nothing. Interesting: one was sent away cause of his really bad offer and after that he bought the photo for more money on my portfolio on getty. This wont work for me. Editors who come in to my homepage will take everything but pay nothing. Interesting: one was sent away cause of his really bad offer and after that he bought the photo for more money on my portfolio on getty.

]]> By: Brenda Milis http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11512 Brenda Milis Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:00:35 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11512 Don't forget that there may not only be contractual holdups/embargos, but issues with model releases in re-publishing images shot for another publication or campaign... Don’t forget that there may not only be contractual holdups/embargos, but issues with model releases in re-publishing images shot for another publication or campaign…

]]> By: Jono Fisher http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11460 Jono Fisher Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:34:51 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11460 #3 is right. Sometimes I get calls for stock that is not even on my website as the client knows that there is the possibility that some of the work on my website is under contract. Still, it is always encouraging to see photo editors and art buyers going to photographers websites before the stock companies. #3 is right. Sometimes I get calls for stock that is not even on my website as the client knows that there is the possibility that some of the work on my website is under contract. Still, it is always encouraging to see photo editors and art buyers going to photographers websites before the stock companies.

]]> By: jay http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11425 jay Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:05:58 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11425 i have had ad agencies do screen captures of images on my web site and email and ask for a quote. most of my stuff is with a stock agency so i still need to go to the stock house to negociate the price. never heard back from them, which leads me to believe maybe they were fishing for a cheaper price. i have had ad agencies do screen captures of images on my web site and email and ask for a quote. most of my stuff is with a stock agency so i still need to go to the stock house to negociate the price.
never heard back from them, which leads me to believe maybe they were fishing for a cheaper price.

]]> By: A Photo Editor http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11407 A Photo Editor Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:24:09 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11407 @6. Michael: The best photos I've published came from photographers websites. Many stock covers, TOC's, openers, gallery shots and photo portfolios. I published a 5 page photo portfolio just before leaving MJ that I found on Camille Seaman's website. Traditional stock houses provided the majority of the stuff we published but not the best. @6. Michael: The best photos I’ve published came from photographers websites. Many stock covers, TOC’s, openers, gallery shots and photo portfolios. I published a 5 page photo portfolio just before leaving MJ that I found on Camille Seaman’s website. Traditional stock houses provided the majority of the stuff we published but not the best.

]]> By: Brad Mangin http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11344 Brad Mangin Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:24:22 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11344 I am glad to hear that a photo editor likes the idea of going to a photographers site. That is what I am banking on in the future as the business continues to change. This is why I, like Josh above (#1) have spent so much time and energy populating my own searchable archive of stock images (also powered by PhotoShelter) on my personal website. (www.manginphotography.com). I now have close to 18,000 sports images (mostly baseball) starting in 1986 to the current day in my online archive. Last year I had over 4,000 chromes scanned, captioned and uploaded to my archive. For the first time in my life I can sell my own images to any editorial stock buyer from anywhere in the world- thanks to an amazing web-based back end. This is a very empowering feeling. I am glad to hear that a photo editor likes the idea of going to a photographers site. That is what I am banking on in the future as the business continues to change. This is why I, like Josh above (#1) have spent so much time and energy populating my own searchable archive of stock images (also powered by PhotoShelter) on my personal website. (www.manginphotography.com).

I now have close to 18,000 sports images (mostly baseball) starting in 1986 to the current day in my online archive. Last year I had over 4,000 chromes scanned, captioned and uploaded to my archive. For the first time in my life I can sell my own images to any editorial stock buyer from anywhere in the world- thanks to an amazing web-based back end. This is a very empowering feeling.

]]> By: Stacy http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11326 Stacy Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:26:55 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11326 Yes. We all got paid for the shoots as we normally would. I got lucky and got paid for the shoots in addition to usage of the original image. #5: 'Slavery' is a harsh word. Yes. We all got paid for the shoots as we normally would. I got lucky and got paid for the shoots in addition to usage of the original image.
#5: ‘Slavery’ is a harsh word.

]]> By: Michael Durham http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11291 Michael Durham Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:53:21 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11291 I'm curious how this works for you. As you mentioned earlier, some stock requests can be mighty obscure. You have your source list of stock agencies for such requests. So what kind of stock requests can you fulfill by visiting the web sites of select photographers? Is it not frustrating having to visit so many different sources to find images? Personally, I think photo aggregators like Getty have evolved into a rip-off for the photographer. I've been following Dan Heller's thinking on this, and he suggests that the real way to make money in stock (assuming you have marketable work) is to utilize the power of the web, and create your own commerce site. This has worked for me (plus a really good agent), but it seems like it will be years before any of this shakes out as a true win for content creators because so much work is spread out over so many sites. So I am (pleasantly) surprised to hear that photographer web sites is your #1 stock source. I’m curious how this works for you. As you mentioned earlier, some stock requests can be mighty obscure. You have your source list of stock agencies for such requests.

So what kind of stock requests can you fulfill by visiting the web sites of select photographers? Is it not frustrating having to visit so many different sources to find images?

Personally, I think photo aggregators like Getty have evolved into a rip-off for the photographer. I’ve been following Dan Heller’s thinking on this, and he suggests that the real way to make money in stock (assuming you have marketable work) is to utilize the power of the web, and create your own commerce site.

This has worked for me (plus a really good agent), but it seems like it will be years before any of this shakes out as a true win for content creators because so much work is spread out over so many sites. So I am (pleasantly) surprised to hear that photographer web sites is your #1 stock source.

]]> By: ProPhotographer http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11267 ProPhotographer Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:28:57 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11267 #4 I hope each of those three photographers got paid. "Custom stock" or working "on spec" is the lowest form of slavery in this industry. PP #4

I hope each of those three photographers got paid. “Custom stock” or working “on spec” is the lowest form of slavery in this industry.

PP

]]> By: Stacy Arezou Mehrfar http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11214 Stacy Arezou Mehrfar Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:12:24 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11214 I was recently hired for an editorial shoot based on an image on my site. The story was a hard one to illustrate, so the magazine decided to hire 3 photogs (one in canada, one in the us, and one in england), send them out with the concept, and wait and see what they came up with. After 2 days of shooting, the magazine didn't go with any of the new images. They went with the original image on my site. I was recently hired for an editorial shoot based on an image on my site. The story was a hard one to illustrate, so the magazine decided to hire 3 photogs (one in canada, one in the us, and one in england), send them out with the concept, and wait and see what they came up with.

After 2 days of shooting, the magazine didn’t go with any of the new images. They went with the original image on my site.

]]> By: Bruce DeBoer http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11202 Bruce DeBoer Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:29:20 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11202 Well .... not exactly. Not that I would be considered a favorite but most of the work I show on my site is under contract in one way or another. I'm sure I"m not alone on that score. Well …. not exactly.

Not that I would be considered a favorite but most of the work I show on my site is under contract in one way or another. I’m sure I”m not alone on that score.

]]> By: john mcd. http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11198 john mcd. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:13:59 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11198 Smart man. Smart man.

]]> By: Josh McCulloch http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11195 Josh McCulloch Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:52:39 +0000 http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/02/29/the-1-source-for-stock/#comment-11195 Glad to hear that from a Photo Editor! I have placed a lot of time and energy setting up my own stock library on my website, powered by Photoshelter. I have all the functionality of a big stock house website, but just my images, and I keep 90% of the sale. My direct-to-client stock income last year was more than double my royalties from the 4 stock houses I deal with combined. Check me out here (shameless plug): <a href="http://www.joshmcculloch.com/bc_stock_photos.html" rel="nofollow">MyOnline Stock Photo Library</a> Cheers, Josh Glad to hear that from a Photo Editor! I have placed a lot of time and energy setting up my own stock library on my website, powered by Photoshelter. I have all the functionality of a big stock house website, but just my images, and I keep 90% of the sale. My direct-to-client stock income last year was more than double my royalties from the 4 stock houses I deal with combined.

Check me out here (shameless plug): MyOnline Stock Photo Library

Cheers, Josh

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