How to Shoot Stock Photos That Sell

by HERON, MICHAL

• ISBN13: 9781581150872
• ISBN10: 1581150873
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Allworth Press

Summary

Written by a leader in the world of stock photography, this completely revised and updated third edition ofHow to Shoot Stock Photos That Sellprovides practical, detailed advice on every area of producing, marketing, and selling stock photographyfrom the basics of planning and producing a shoot to running a successful stock business. New to this edition is updated information on digital photography, including techniques for shooting with digital cameras and using digital imaging, as well as surefire ways to market stock photography on the Web.

Author Biography

Michal Heron has been a successful freelance photographer for more than twenty years. In addition to running her own stock business, she is represented by stock photo agencies in the United States and overseas. She is a frequent lecturer at seminars and workshops nationally. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(4)
The Business of Stock	11	(6)
How to Shoot for Stock: Style and Concept	17	(12)
Equipment, Lighting, and Film	29	(8)
Shooting What's Needed	37	(6)
Thirty-Five Stock Assignments You Can Shoot	43	(42)
Preparing the Shoot	85	(26)
On the Shoot	111	(6)
Editing and Organizing	117	(10)
Running Your Own Stock Business	127	(14)
Marketing Your Stock	141	(8)
Finding a Stock Agency	149	(10)
Negotiating Prices	159	(14)
Computers and the Stock Business	173	(10)
Digital Stock	183	(18)
Copyright, Releases, and Business Forms	201	(19)
Bibliography	220	(1)
Index	221