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Questions tagged [stock-photography]

Questions concerned with the process of and dealing with stock photography images which are typically sold for re-use by third parties.

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How would one find out what sorts of stock photos are in demand?

I know that stock photography is a very challenging market right now but it seems that certain subjects and themes do well. How would one know what sorts of stock photos are in demand versus what subjects are overshot and likely not to pay…
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Is it okay to submit the same photos to macrostock and microstock?

Is there any problem in submitting the same photo both to macrostock agencies (Alamy, etc.) and microstock (Fotolia, iStock, etc.), assuming I have a non-exclusive agreement in all of them?
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Which stock photo site for industrial / maritime / communications images?

I am on a very limited budget (small start-up with little funding), and would like some stock images, whether photos or line-drawings, for a website and some brochures. In addition to the standard "man with glasses starting intently at computer…
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Stock Photo that is not strict with the quality?

I've recently signed up to BigStockPhoto trying out to see if someone wants to buy my Pictures. I've discovered that most of my Pictures didn't "follow through" The very strict policy of BigStockPhoto... Anyways, is there a stock photo that is…
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Where do stores get their photographs/prints?

Walk around any home store such as IKEA and you will find a wide range of photos for sale, from landscapes to still life. Where do these stores get these photos? Is it straightforward stock buying, or is it more specialised?
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How to figure out if it's OK to use images on a news (or any other website) for my commercial website?

I have seen few photos on a news website and I want to use these images on my commercial website. All these images have third party copyrights mentioned. How to know if it is OK to use these images with exact same copyright attributions? For…
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How do editorial photographers work "in the wild"?

I am working on becoming a better editorial photographer. I'm not sure if I'm after "breaking news" but certainly want to focus on events that are local/national news for 1-3 days so I submit my pictures as quickly as possible. How do editorial…
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Managing stock images vs my own images

I do a lot of web development and blogging and I tend to use a fair bit of creative commons stock imagery. I've got quite a big collection of images but I'm concerned about storing and organizing these away from my own photos and also keeping the…
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Marble/Stones online photo stock?

I am working on a brochure for Marble/Stones/Granite dealer. That dealer doesn't have the photos of his materials in high res. So I've been trying to look for a marble online photo stock where I can just download and buy some high res images…
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How take rights from photographer to sell photos to stock photography agency

In my case I have hire model on internet, every is good but when I asked to sign a model release she said "me & my photographer ready are to give permission to use these photos to sell stock agency or sell those photos in any type of commercial use…
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