Category Archives: Stock Photographer

Istock Infographic Shows what Stock Photography Buyers Want

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Jody Apap

What Stock Photography Buyers Want When I came across iStock’s new infographic in this post by Amos Struck, three things jumped out at me as what stock photography buyers want.

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Keywording Best Practices for DepositPhotos

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Jody Apap

Stock House Thursday: DepositPhotos This week I will check out how DepositPhotos handles keywords, to help contributors improve their keywording to maximize sales.

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How to Keyword Your Images Successfully for AP Images

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Jody Apap

Stock House Thursday: AP Images After a bit of a hiatus, I’m back and this week I will check out how AP Images handles keywords. These aren’t really “reviews,” in that they will have no thumbs up or down at the end.  … Continue reading →

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Best Practices for Keywording Your Images at PhotoShelter

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Jody Apap

Stock House Thursdays: PhotoShelter.com Following up last week’s analysis of NationalGeographicStock.com I will now take an in depth look at how handles PhotoShelter.com keywords. These aren’t really “reviews,” in that they will have no thumbs up or down at the … Continue reading →

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Is Image Keywording an Art or a Science?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Jody Apap

Image Keywording is both an Art and a Science. Without one or the other, your keywording will not be as successful as it can be. The science is surprisingly straightforward, yet not easy to perfect.  As a photographer and artist, … Continue reading →

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Stock Photography’s Dirty Little (not so secret) Secret

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Jody Apap

You take a picture, an awesome picture. I mean an amazing picture, one that should sell easily at any stock house. How do you sell it?  You give it to a stock house to sell for you, and you trust … Continue reading →

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Top 10 reasons You Won’t Make it as a Stock Photographer

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Jody Apap

10.  Your photographs aren’t as great as you think they are. 9.  You get bored and don’t spend enough time and energy post processing to perfect your images. 8.  You’d rather sleep in instead of getting up in time to … Continue reading →

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How Should I Keyword the WHY and HOW in My Images

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Jody Apap

Guide to Keywording Images, part 6 This is the final installment of my series on how to keyword your images to increase your stock photography sales.  All the suggestions I’ve made should be applied to your images, whether you’re a … Continue reading →

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How Should I Keyword the Where and When of an Image?

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Jody Apap

Guide to Keywording Images, part 5 Here I am again with another installment of my guide on how you should be keywording your images to maximize sales. So, you think that the where and the when of an image should … Continue reading →

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How Do I Keyword the Objects in My Image?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Jody Apap

Guide to Keywording Images, part 4 This is the fourth in a series of posts about how to keyword your images.  While this guide is written primarily for stock photographers who need great keywording to ensure robust sales of their … Continue reading →

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