Tag Archives: Models

Styling: Pure Hell or a place to “shine”.

Styling: Pure hell, or your secret weapon? Here goes another article about the more “in depth” considerations of a professional photographer. This article is about styling matters. When you plan a shoot, how much styling is involved? Do you think up an idea, hire a model (or beg a friend to come by), tell her

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I spy with my little eye

I spy with my little eye… How letting a little mess into your photos = sales Successful stock images are clean, conservative and simple…right? Well, yes. And no. You can also create blockbuster images by breaking those rules. If you’re running a little low on inspiration, consider messing things up a bit.  I’ll tell you

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Advanced Stock Photography Terminology- for Photographers

This guide is about the tools I use on a daily basis to make decisions about the distribution of my images. The concepts described here are powerful tools that enable you to get your thoughts and concerns about your stock income boiled down into precise and comparable numbers. Knowing your RPI, Half-Life and MPM is

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Basic Stock Photography Terminology – for Photographers

When talking about stock photography there are a few concepts and terms that help to clarify the discussion. Here I have tried to put together the concepts and tools I use when talking about stock among other stock professionals. A lot of the concepts here are unfortunately unknown to a lot of photographers in both

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German Model Eva-Marie Tells her Story on Working with Yuri Arcurs

I saw Yuri’s photos for the first time surfing around aimlessly on a couple of stock-sites. I soon started searching directly for more of his photos. I was fascinated by the naturalness, vitality, perfectness and beauty of his photos. Some days later I found myself writing an email and asking to become a model, I

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