Requirements

• No prior photography knowledge required - enthusiasm is all you need!

Description

Our students review regarding this course --

"Great course about stock photography. It gives details about the photos  buyers want (quality, size, ...). I have learnt how to take them, where  to submit them, and I still need to improve to have more clicks and get  more experiences. The instructor is very engaged and responsive. Enroll and earn money later by selling with your passion." -- Domoina Ratsizafy

"Success theory in stock photography with step by step guideline" -- Elias Katsaniotis

"Amazing course on stock photography. Tutor explained things thoroughly step by step." -- John Hanks

"Great course, in-depth explanation, and lots of applicable approaches and tactics." -- Stag

"Now I feel I can earn money from stock photography." -- Janetwastonjw

Contents of this course --

Success Theory of Stock Photography

Here success theory with practical examples shown. Along with several examples successful people along with their suggestion for a fellow photographers who wanna earn money from stock photography.

Market Analysis for being successful

For every business market analysis is quite important. Stock photography is not exceptional! Here, several tools with practical examples shown how to analyze market of stock photography and which markets should you target to become successful. 

The whole contents of this course are broken down as below:

Section: 1 Analyze the Stock Photography Market

·       Success Theory of Stock Photography

·       Analyze the Market through useful tools

·       Learn what type of images buyer want 

Section: 2 Create better stock photos

·       Shoot images having both literal and conceptual meaning

·       Save some negative space

·       Expert yourself in a few domains

·       Prepare yourself before shooting

·       Shoot more and more

Section: 3 Model/Property Release: Save your time & money

·       Get model release early

·       Use universal model release form

Section: 4 Making more money from Stock Agencies

·       Submit to multiple stock agency sites

·       Brand Yourself / Your Agency

Section: 5 Keywording Properly

·       Invest time in proper metadata and keywording

·       Don't spam while keywording

Section: 6 Learn to use photography tools

·       Calibrate your monitor with a color calibration tool 

Section: 7 Mastering Image Rejection Issues

·       Don't submit too many photos at the same time

·       Inspect at full size or more        

·       Be aware of brand and logos 

·       Noise Issue: Use a very low ISO setting

·       Use cloning tools or brushes to get rid of dust and scratches        

·       Avoid JPEG compression artifacts 

·       Avoid chromatic aberration

Who this course is for:

• Photographer