How To Break Into Selling Stock Photography For Passive Income -TBEX Billings 2019

Editor's Notes

1. Email for slides & resources Who has tried stock photography? Sizeable portfolio?
2. I didn't get into blogging for the money. 2007- homeschool journey 2010- community 2013- underserved destinations 2018--help changemakers tell their unique story visually
3. More $, less effort
4. Long-term Investment Steve Heap / Backyard Silver 2-3 K/12K uploads Me 200$/900-1800 uploads
5. Matador Travel Writing- Cross Country pic failure Learn Validation Community Challenge--Beware Exclusive
6. Exclusive/not exclusive Rights Managed/Rights Free Save Best shots for Macro/Fine Art
7. Beaver Falls, Havasu Don't put all eggs in one basket Editors stick to a site, don't shop around My strategy: only upload older images after writing articles
8. Did any of you came in thru Yellowstone on your way here? Well, stock agencies are looking for parks pics. How many of you have photos in your archives of architecture, food, fashion, culture, etc. Think about how your niche translates to stock.
9. The awesome thing about travel stock is that it encompasses all kinds of photography. Macro photographers are often discouraged from uploading flower photos because we're told that that market is saturated. But I've sold this tulip festival photo. In this case, the trick was to keyword it as "background" to meet the demand for images that work with copy. One more tip: Latin Names
10. Easiest=landscapes Sat in archives from 2013 Northstar Media Destination Guide Shutterstock $6, Alamy $6, $20 Edit?
11. Even without model releases, you can sell pics with people. 2011 Volunteer trip Nikon D90 What are newsworthy images?
12. 4 pics Editorial Editors looking for shots showing people doing the things that a region is known for. Elsa Dancers/Guatemala $20-25 How to get model release for commercial shots? -Model Mayhem -Friends & Family -Me (ask friends/strangers to take pic or use tripod) -Beware of logos (avoid or edit)
13. Agencies have own, but often willing to accept others Printable
14. Some have built in Agency release
15. Commerical=Property Release Age/works/Eiffel Tower Citiscapes OK as long as don't single out building Hearst Castle/Disney Editorial
16. Need for pics travel bloggers take anyway Food, Interiors, Details, Activities
17. Travel bloggers learn what editors want, hone craft, use archives, thrill of publication, plus $ Travel bloggers have unique access: press trips, previews, openings
18. Chicken/Egg: don't focus on nonperforming agency, but have to upload a number of pics to get sales Email for referrals
19. Also, look up destinations to see what's been done & what's missing
20. Doesn't this sound familiar?
21. Also, learn from Agency Insights, ex. Dreamstime Best Sellers or Shutterstock's Top Performers 2012 Nepal Medical Mission Cochlear 4x$27 Lake Phewa 151=$47
22. Google Image Search Upload pic or right-click in stock portfolio, "Search Google for Image"; Scroll to "Pages that include matching images"
23. Haitian Border $326/Alamy Fort Worth family travel conference, post conference fam trip, botanical garden $252 - now Alamy says art decor in CA tech company.
24. Workflow: Lightroom batch edit; keyword, title, caption Know where will use as different agencies require different formats Breakfast Stock Club Road Maps Programs
25. Not a fan, too slow and cumbersome to upload by phone
26. Tower #aerial Video: Pond5 Joe Sindorf: 30 sec clip, label identically--Wide (establishing shot), Medium (portrait), close up/detail
27. St. Louis - Instagram - Fine Art America Will look at what sells to identify pics for Fine Art America & exhibits