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02/17/2003 12:34:06 AM · #1 |
So ...
"Put yourself in the shoes of a freelancer trying to sell your work to a stock photography company. Make your photograph sellable, but be as original as you can."
... we have another Free Challenge! Anything goes (except of course those pesky no spot editing rules).
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02/17/2003 12:38:51 AM · #2 |
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02/17/2003 01:42:02 AM · #3 |
What is a stock photography company??
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02/17/2003 01:42:55 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Jak:
... we have another Free Challenge! Anything goes (except of course those pesky no spot editing rules). |
Yes, but your goal is to make a marketable image.
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02/17/2003 02:34:50 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by drewmedia:
Originally posted by Jak:
... we have another Free Challenge! Anything goes (except of course those pesky no spot editing rules). |
Yes, but your goal is to make a marketable image.
Drew |
I don't know about this one. I've submitted quite a few photos lately that have done OK which I felt kind of cold and detached about. I've deliberately gone for a bold photo that's going to rate low in the Rhythm challenge (and it is! It started in the 3s and then went up to just above 4 :)). I don't know if I'm ready to go back to boring, marketable stuff...
I would just do whatever I feel like and wear the low score, but in this case that would actually be off-topic! I generally like to meet the challenge requirements even if I feel like being weird. |
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02/17/2003 08:02:07 AM · #6 |
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02/17/2003 08:44:10 AM · #7 |
Some of the special considerations for stock include making an image 'manufacturer neutral' so no logos/ company names/ brands etc - as that would limit the resale opportunities (as company XYZ doesn't want to use pictures with their competitor, ABCs logo on them) So pictures of Crayons may be good and bright and colourful, but you'd have to peel off the Crayola logos first.
You also want it to be country neutral - again to give as wide a potential market, that kind of thing. So a picture of windmills on a canal in Holland with a rower, while the sunsets might be suitable for a Dutch market or tourism, but if you captured that rower with the sun, it would have much wider appeal. |
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02/17/2003 08:50:25 AM · #8 |
Given a reasonable level of basic competence, a "marketable" photograph in the stock photography biz is simply one that shows the specific item/concept that the stock buyer happens to be looking for at that moment.
That being said, Gordon's advice about "generalizing" the image is good.
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02/17/2003 08:50:31 AM · #9 |
Browse stock photography here:
//www.corbis.com
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