It's been a long time coming...
My photography work ebbs and flows. One week I may do 4 separate shoots, another, none. It all depends on my professional schedule, however, I certainly haven't been avoiding my camera since the last post. So this blog is long past due for an update and a little show and tell.
(Bright blue Ulysses butterfly)
Recently I decided to dive into stock photography. As a designer I use stock sites often to enhance projects, and for the first time ever I thought perhaps it was time to give it a chance. So far so good. I have a teeny tiny portfolio that I'm hoping to amp up over the next several months.
(Antique Motion Camera)
I've also been playing around some with some self-portraits. Having just procured a new camera (Sony Alpha 700 DSLR) I'm looking forward to experimenting with it as well to see how it'll perform. To this point I've been using a Nikon D40X.
(Self-portrait)
More to come, and more to be found as well online at:
http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-215881p1.html
(Bright blue Ulysses butterfly)
Recently I decided to dive into stock photography. As a designer I use stock sites often to enhance projects, and for the first time ever I thought perhaps it was time to give it a chance. So far so good. I have a teeny tiny portfolio that I'm hoping to amp up over the next several months.
(Antique Motion Camera)
I've also been playing around some with some self-portraits. Having just procured a new camera (Sony Alpha 700 DSLR) I'm looking forward to experimenting with it as well to see how it'll perform. To this point I've been using a Nikon D40X.
(Self-portrait)
More to come, and more to be found as well online at:
http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-215881p1.html
posted by Suzanne at
10:00 AM
2 Comments:
Can I ask why you went with royalty free? You have some very good images and they will not make near the money you could make with a rights managed stock agency.
How do you get paid from this, every time an image of yours is downloaded? At 250.00 for 750 images, that is only .33 an image? I am not trying to be mean, just seriously curious. I am a pro and am starting to get into stock too, but have been warned to stay away from these types of stock agencies.
Lara
rossignolfoto.com
Thank you Lara for your generous take on my work and truly no offense taken with regards to the microstock concerns.
I'm only just starting out in photography and don't have near the portfolio (just yet) that I'm sure a rights managed stock site would be looking for. I'm still learning a lot as I go along.
Also in my experience as a graphic designer I am sympathetic to the need for more affordable (and occasionally generic) source imagery.
The micro stock direction helps me support my self-education and gives me motivation to keep improving and trying out new things.
My pay per download varies greatly between stock sites. Some are $0.25 a download (also allowing for on-demand downloads over $1.20 each), while others can be as much as $2.50-$3.00 a download or more. To take one site for an example: so far with a meager 50 image portfolio (which started as just 15) in the span of 1.5 months I've made over $100. Not enough for rent, but a respectable start.
BTW, your portfolio is lovely! I envy your experience. :)
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