My life as a stock photo
My name is Magical Sunset and I am a stock photo. I was born on a beautiful September evening when a photographer pressed the button on her camera. That is when I appeared. I...
Author: Ioana Grecu
Between fragile, playful, joyous, fit and strong
For my latest photo shoot, with my friend and Kempo trainer, we had a lot of fun, did a lot jumping, kicking and I put to good use my Elinchrome set of lights. Here’s...
Why aren’t my stock photos selling yet?
You’ve uploaded your first batch of images and they have been online for a week now. You keep clicking for the first button waiting to see that first sale showing up in your earnings...
Perfect lighting for stock photography
Whenever you look through the best sold images on a stock agency you see perfectly poised and groomed models smiling in a beautiful glow of white light. And you end up wondering how to...
A month in Thailand – discovering diving and Koh Tao
It’s our second day on Koh Tao and we have a day off from the diving course, because all the instructors have gone at sea, so we start the day slowly. I go scouting...
Stock photography – seasonal stock images
Some stock subjects will sell all year round. Others will have a window each year when they sell like crazy and then will be mostly silent till the next season comes. Let’s take a look...
My stock photos have been approved, now what?
You got your first approvals and you’re ready to start selling. But wait! Why don’t your images appear instantly in the searches. And when will you get your first sale? Keep calm and let’s...
How to deal with refusals in stock photography
You have submitted your images and you got your first results back. Some images were refused and you feel like stock is not for you and the reviewers have something against your photographs. Stay...
Don’t let fear dictate the road you’re walking on
Icicles won’t fall on your head if you strike them first, don’t let fear dictate which road to choose, walk your own path, even if you have to hurdle a few obstacles.
A month in Thailand – traveling to the island of Koh Tao
If you read my first post from this series, A month in Thailand – first days in Bangkok, you left us at the train station getting on a night train to the city of...