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Getting Startedin
Stock Photography
Getting Startedin
Stock Photography
Rich LeggExclusive Contributor, iStockphotowww.LeggNet.com - www.RichLegg.com
My Background
• Trained as a portrait photographer in 80’s• Did no serious photography between 1993-2003• Discovered Flickr and Blogging• Joined iStock in December 2005
Growing with iStock
• Didn’t take seriously until March ‘07
• Signed Exclusive with 500 Images Sold
• Went Full-Time in January 2008
• Currently over 63,000 images sold
What is Needed to Begin
• Digital SLR (recommended)
• Image Editing Software
• Basic knowledge of exposure, composition and post-processing
• Patience and a thick skin
Steps to Becoming aniStockphoto Contributor
• Sign up for free account
• Fill out application
• Take a basic quiz
• Submit three sample images
Steps to Becoming aniStockphoto Contributor
• Upon acceptance, contributor can begin submitting images for consideration
• Every image is personally inspected by a paid iStock inspector to ensure it meets the required standards
Inspection Criteria
• Lack of Artifacting
• Clear Focus Point
• Good lighting
• Lack of Chromatic Aberration (Fringing)
• Not Over-Processed
• Suitable for Stock
My Steps in Editing
• Shoot in RAW
• Make Exposure Adjustments in ACR
• Remove Logos, Clean Skin, etc in PS
• Make Isolated Adjustments in PS
• High Pass Filter Sharpening
• Save as Highest Quality JPG
Subjects that Sell
• Good Looking People
• Portraying a Theme
• Everyday Events
• Unique Scenes QuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
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Subjects to Avoid
• Landscapes
• Sunsets
• Grab Shots
• Your Cat (Sorry Ann)QuickTime™ and a
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Shooting Models
• I use real people and I pay them
• Everyone signs a model release
• Attractive
• Don’t look like “Models”
The Financial Side
• Base royalty is 20% of image price
• Exclusives earn up to 40%
• Gross image price varies by size
• My average gross this year: $5.75
• Paid up to weekly (min. $100)
Thank You!
• Blog: leggnet.com
• E-Mail: [email protected]
• Telephone: 801.259.3500
• Twitter: twitter.com/leggnet
• Stock Portfolio: richlegg.com