How to survive in Stock Photography 
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| Take variants of pictures with people of a variety of different types, young, old, skinny, larger, different races etc. Tip Credibility: 9 (Best Tip!) |
| Use different stock photo distributors to get your stock pictures to as many potential buyers as possible. Tip Credibility: 6 |
| Mix your stock photography distributores to cover royalty free stock photos as well as traditional licensed stock photography. Tip Credibility: 5 |
| Choose general stock photo agencies as well as specialised stock photography agencies if they can both cover your production of stock photos. Tip Credibility: 5 |
| Don’t hunt for pictures but cultivate your production of stock photos, by planning stock photo sessions with people, places and events. Tip Credibility: 5 |
| For stock photography shoot your stock pix with the best possible digital camera. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Only submit 1-3 photos with very different angels etc. of the same motive to a stock photo agency – you are the best to know what is the most successful shot from a series of stock photo takes. Tip Credibility: 4 |
| In a group on a tour you will always find some participants to be more attractive on photos than others. Cultivate their friendship and make sure to get the permission to take stock photos of them and get the signed model release in time from them Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Successful stock shooters learn to do more than "Point and Click" - you must THINK (what are your goals) > ORGANIZE (models, props, etc.) > PRODUCE (bring the planned elements together) > SHOOT and SELECT (the best images for each goal) Tip Credibility: 4 |
| Digital camera review rounds as part of your homework before deciding on a digital camera, and goes about it the right way. Looking through the many available professional reviews, is time well spent.
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