http://dslrblog.com/how-to-choose-a-stock-agency/ Starting and Running a Successful Photography Business Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:49:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://dslrblog.com/how-to-choose-a-stock-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-9126 Edith Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:04:30 +0000 http://dslrblog.com/?p=1020#comment-9126 Thoughtful post and well written. Please write more on this if you have time. Thoughtful post and well written. Please write more on this if you have time.

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]]> http://dslrblog.com/how-to-choose-a-stock-agency/comment-page-1/#comment-8319 9 Steps to Start (or Jumpstart) Your Photography Business — DSLRBLOG - Photography Business Blog - Starting and Running a Business as a Professional Photographer Fri, 01 May 2009 20:56:47 +0000 http://dslrblog.com/?p=1020#comment-8319 [...] You know your niche and your market, have a growing portfolio, and have started marketing directly to buyers. Now it’s time to reach out and put your images on file with a stock agency. If you are really new, or don’t have a deep and coherent portfolio of images, then you can go right now to Alamy, and start the process of signing up with them. As long as your images meet minimum standards of size and quality, Alamy will provide you with a marketplace. You will learn how the stock universe works, and when your portfolio is deeper, you can take the next step. If you already have a strong image library, you may be ready to go immediately to a more specialized and competitive agency. Choose a smaller agency that closely matches your photography in content, style, and quality. I cannot overemphasize that last point - you’ll make your life much easier, get accepted, and make sales by choosing a smaller specialized agency that sells the kind of images you make. Do some online research, peruse the Photographer’s Market, and make a list of five agencies that are attractive and match your style. Find their submission guidelines, and follow them closely. For more ideas, see How to Choose a Stock Agency. [...] [...] You know your niche and your market, have a growing portfolio, and have started marketing directly to buyers. Now it’s time to reach out and put your images on file with a stock agency. If you are really new, or don’t have a deep and coherent portfolio of images, then you can go right now to Alamy, and start the process of signing up with them. As long as your images meet minimum standards of size and quality, Alamy will provide you with a marketplace. You will learn how the stock universe works, and when your portfolio is deeper, you can take the next step. If you already have a strong image library, you may be ready to go immediately to a more specialized and competitive agency. Choose a smaller agency that closely matches your photography in content, style, and quality. I cannot overemphasize that last point – you’ll make your life much easier, get accepted, and make sales by choosing a smaller specialized agency that sells the kind of images you make. Do some online research, peruse the Photographer’s Market, and make a list of five agencies that are attractive and match your style. Find their submission guidelines, and follow them closely. For more ideas, see How to Choose a Stock Agency. [...]

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