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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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Stock buyers are geeks…are you?

Have you ever stopped to really think about who your buyers are? Well I have and guess what—they’re design geeks. Design geeks are a breed of their own. They care more than you can imagine about small details, and they love images with subtle messages that don’t bonk them over the head. If you can

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Finally: First videoblog

Here is a teaser for my new videoblog. This is me. 🙂

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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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Sales Over a Week

This graph is based on my income alone and may not be completely accurate. It describes how much income a non-exclusive stock photographer gets each day on a normal week. It is interesting that Saturday is a bit lower in income compared to Sunday. Perhaps people are a bit hung over from Friday

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