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Nice site, thanks for sharing your lighting set ups and tricks of the trade. Sounds like you live the life, keep it up.
Ron
Great site and a lot of useful tips. I notice that you sell your work through microstock sites for as little as $1 an image. Would you like to comment on why?
Gerry
Hi Gerry,
Here’s an article that may answer more of your question regarding our exploration of microstock: http://www.abouttheimage.com/2007/03/a_brief_chat_with_stock_photography_veteran_ron_chapple.html
Excerpt:
About The Image: What’s your take on the micro-stock phenomenon? Will you submit images to micro-stock sites as some professionals have?
Ron Chapple: Microstock is simply the latest business strategy (enabled by digital cameras, ubiquitous bandwidth and internet technology) to reach a customer base. I’m not sure I would call microstock a phenomenon any more than rights-managed stock was a new business phenomenon 25 years ago. As perspective, I started shooting stock when “stock” was discouraged by the existing assignment photographer community, and that’s when the only option was rights-managed work!
Yes, like many shooters, we’re exploring opportunities that might exist in microstock. A diversified revenue base is a good thing! This may sound ludicrous, but I think that microstock sites will begin offering rights-managed images within 2 years, if not sooner. If you have the attention of the customer, why not offer more products?
Best regards,
Ron
Hello Ron,
thanks for your great blog. I wantet to subscribe to your blog via RSS, but the feeds stop with your Chicago-Article. Is there a reason why you stopped that or is this just a technical error? Would be great to fix that since I don’t want to subscribe by mail, because I already get too many. With a blog reader, it is much more comfortable to keep updated…
Thanks,
Robert
Hi Ron!
I found you site through LO (I am know as Fotosmurf on most stocksites..:) )where I have been reading your articles only today… Found them through the newsletter that Bryan send out! I love your tips!! I will definitely come back and explore more!
Thanks for all the info here! Love your work!
Thanks
Simone
Hi Ron. I’ve been an assignment shooter for almost 30 years and have been producing a limited amount of stock for the last 10. Now that I’m almost 60 I’m finally thing of my future(about time?) and intend to shoot more stock in order to secure some legacy income over the years.
My big question is about production planning, a vital component if I’m to become more “production oriented”. Take your piece about agriculture and those Combines and Tractors for example. I doubt if you just drove by one day and got the farmer to cooperate with you.
Just how does your Producer go about lining up shooting opportunities hundreds,or even thousands,of miles away when you don’t even know exactly what you’ll find until you get there? Somehow I don’t see online searches or the Yellow Pages being adequate for this.
I’ll have to be my own Producer and realize that this function will be equally as important as the shooting iteslf, so any pearls of wisdom would be appreciated. Thanks.