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إرشادات للعمل الحر ..
التصوير الفوتوغرافي الحديث
Shooting on speculation- stock photos , too
The beginner in the freelance field should not expect to hit the jackpot right off . This is an endeavor that takes a build - up of experience and reputation . The more sales you make , the more you will be known by your markets and by po tential picture buyers . Every sale you make helps you sell more and more of your work !
You must be prepared to go out and shoot roll after roll of film to produce salable pictures and stories . Your expenses may well exceed your initial sales but you should remember that film is your cheapest investment in the whole operation . Don't hesitate to overshoot a story . It is better that you make certain all angles and aspects of the story are covered , rather than missing out on something that may be important .
When you shoot a picture or picture story with a specific market or two in mind , but without an assignment , you are shooting on speculation . You are investing your ability , time , money and ma terials into work which you will submit to a mar ket that has not solicited it . it does not sell , you are out of luck . If it does sell , you make a profit .
Always remember when you are out shooting ( whether on your own or on assignment ) , to be impulsive and shoot pictures of everything and anything you see that you feel may someday be salable somewhere . This is known as shooting for the stock file .
By building up a file of pictures of farm scenes unusual sights or direction signs , covered bridges scenic views , nature , animals , street scenes , historic buildings the list of possible subjects is endless you will be assembling a file of unrelated photos that can be sold to numerous markets . Such a library of pictures can often pay the rent or be your retirement income source . Over the years you should be able to produce several thousands of different photos , all of which have the potential of selling over a period of years .
When shooting for the stock file , be sure to avoid anything being in the picture which will date it and make it obsolete quickly . Automobile designs , fashions , urban renewal projects can date pictures and make them valueless within a year or two . However , twenty years later they might well sell again as historic records !
Shooting for your stock file should be done in both b / w and color . Color transparencies are pre ferred over color prints because they are less ex pensive to produce and are smaller and easier to file . It often is smart to shoot the same subject in both b / w and color so your client has a choice .
Be sure to classify your stock files by subject matter . Some of the pictures may well fall into two , three , four or more subject classifications and your index should note this fact . Keep your stock file active and constantly growing . It will become a solid source of income once you have built it up to working proportions and prospec tive markets are made aware of the availability of your library of stock photos .
Prices paid for stock photos range from a low of $ 5 to a high of hundreds of dollars . The size of a publication's circulation ; the particular use to which a buyer is going to put the photo , the type of market itself determines how much the payment will be .
Since 99 % of the sales from your stock file will be for one - time use only , you should be receptive to whatever the rate might be for the market that wants the photo . But , try to obtain a minimum of $ 10 a print for b / w and $ 25 for a color shot from a " small " market . Payments and minimums should be higher for the larger markets .
Stock shots can be sold on non - exclusive basis
While stock picture payments may be a bit on the low side in many cases , the same photograph may be sold 5 , 10 , 15 times over the years on a non - exclusive basis . That's where the real value of a good stock file lies . Pictures that sell over and over again produce a nifty profit .
Shooting for your stock file should be sched uled whenever you aren't busy on some other project . Keep at it ; idleness doesn't put money in the bank .
Make certain that your library of photos and color transparencies in fact , all of your work is properly identified with your name , address , phone number and file number of the picture . It is also wise to have a rubber stamp bearing the above information along with the legend , " Please credit Photo by ( your name ) . "
Credit lines are a matter of policy established by each market . Some do give credit lines , many don't . If you do get a credit line as well as a check for use of your picture , you are that much ahead for each one is a plug for you and will help make your name and work better known to other potential markets .
إرشادات للعمل الحر ..
التصوير الفوتوغرافي الحديث
Shooting on speculation- stock photos , too
The beginner in the freelance field should not expect to hit the jackpot right off . This is an endeavor that takes a build - up of experience and reputation . The more sales you make , the more you will be known by your markets and by po tential picture buyers . Every sale you make helps you sell more and more of your work !
You must be prepared to go out and shoot roll after roll of film to produce salable pictures and stories . Your expenses may well exceed your initial sales but you should remember that film is your cheapest investment in the whole operation . Don't hesitate to overshoot a story . It is better that you make certain all angles and aspects of the story are covered , rather than missing out on something that may be important .
When you shoot a picture or picture story with a specific market or two in mind , but without an assignment , you are shooting on speculation . You are investing your ability , time , money and ma terials into work which you will submit to a mar ket that has not solicited it . it does not sell , you are out of luck . If it does sell , you make a profit .
Always remember when you are out shooting ( whether on your own or on assignment ) , to be impulsive and shoot pictures of everything and anything you see that you feel may someday be salable somewhere . This is known as shooting for the stock file .
By building up a file of pictures of farm scenes unusual sights or direction signs , covered bridges scenic views , nature , animals , street scenes , historic buildings the list of possible subjects is endless you will be assembling a file of unrelated photos that can be sold to numerous markets . Such a library of pictures can often pay the rent or be your retirement income source . Over the years you should be able to produce several thousands of different photos , all of which have the potential of selling over a period of years .
When shooting for the stock file , be sure to avoid anything being in the picture which will date it and make it obsolete quickly . Automobile designs , fashions , urban renewal projects can date pictures and make them valueless within a year or two . However , twenty years later they might well sell again as historic records !
Shooting for your stock file should be done in both b / w and color . Color transparencies are pre ferred over color prints because they are less ex pensive to produce and are smaller and easier to file . It often is smart to shoot the same subject in both b / w and color so your client has a choice .
Be sure to classify your stock files by subject matter . Some of the pictures may well fall into two , three , four or more subject classifications and your index should note this fact . Keep your stock file active and constantly growing . It will become a solid source of income once you have built it up to working proportions and prospec tive markets are made aware of the availability of your library of stock photos .
Prices paid for stock photos range from a low of $ 5 to a high of hundreds of dollars . The size of a publication's circulation ; the particular use to which a buyer is going to put the photo , the type of market itself determines how much the payment will be .
Since 99 % of the sales from your stock file will be for one - time use only , you should be receptive to whatever the rate might be for the market that wants the photo . But , try to obtain a minimum of $ 10 a print for b / w and $ 25 for a color shot from a " small " market . Payments and minimums should be higher for the larger markets .
Stock shots can be sold on non - exclusive basis
While stock picture payments may be a bit on the low side in many cases , the same photograph may be sold 5 , 10 , 15 times over the years on a non - exclusive basis . That's where the real value of a good stock file lies . Pictures that sell over and over again produce a nifty profit .
Shooting for your stock file should be sched uled whenever you aren't busy on some other project . Keep at it ; idleness doesn't put money in the bank .
Make certain that your library of photos and color transparencies in fact , all of your work is properly identified with your name , address , phone number and file number of the picture . It is also wise to have a rubber stamp bearing the above information along with the legend , " Please credit Photo by ( your name ) . "
Credit lines are a matter of policy established by each market . Some do give credit lines , many don't . If you do get a credit line as well as a check for use of your picture , you are that much ahead for each one is a plug for you and will help make your name and work better known to other potential markets .
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