Canstock = Comeback Kid

Remember Canstockphoto? If you answered no, I’m not terribly surprised. They’ve been on life support for the last two years and until recently I saw virtually no movement in my account. But someone’s awake at the wheel now and all signs point to a revival since their recent merge with  fotosearch. In the past few

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Non-exclusivity has its benefits

If you’ve ever wondered whether the smart money is on being exclusive or not, I have some interesting news. Turns out that the numbers are up up up on non-exclusive agencies, a trend I see continuing. I love to compare myself with my exclusive friends, and for too long they’ve been teasing me about their

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Keeping it real. Research vs Guesstimation.

Guesstimation will get you 40-50 percent of the way if you are good! Doing research on what sells and shooting likewise is one of the reasons for my success in stock. During all my time spent on research I am constantly shocked by my inability to forecast and predict selling behavior of new material that

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Optimizing Photoshop CS4 Mac Performance for Digital Photography

  How to optimize the new Photoshop CS4 and how it differs from CS3 regarding performance With the newly launched CS4 a lot of people are experiencing new problems and error messages. This is ironic because the main focus of CS4, according to Adobe, is to optimize performance and work flow. However, a lot of

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Down Day – Selling Nothing Today? Check the Down Day List

Check this list for days that are particularly bad for stock sales. If you are having a bad day, chances are that you are not alone. To find out how much you earn on a normal workday take the average of five workdays (that don’t have any down days in them) and use that as

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