Stock Images
- Get to shoot what you want to shoot majority of the time
- Freedom/lifestyle
- No difficult clients to shoot for
- Patchy income/cash flow
- Needs constant fresh input
Licensing Models
- $1 downloads
- Royalty free - $50 - $500 based on resolution
- Rights managed, based on usage, higher returns/less return
What Doesn't Sell
- Flowers
- Landscapes
- Kids/pets at home
- Abstract Art
What does Sell
- Specialised unique/niche subjects
- Corporate and business shots
- family and lifestyle shots
- People
Keywords and labels are important
Have a strong concept
Some example of stock images from the stock website gettyimages.com


No comments:
Post a Comment