Expert: Anthony Maddaloni
Contact: www.maddaloniphoto.blogspot.com
Bio: Anthony Maddaloni is a professional photographer from Austin, Texas. He has worked as a photographer for the Texas Senate, the Texas House of Representatives, and the University of Texas.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

These interviews with key personnel at the big international image provider Corbis was done back in November 2008 but as I see the changing scene of the business of stock photography today these changes are still relevant for any stock photographer as well as for any stock photo agency.

Without a dynamic approach to the fierce competition in the stock photography market it isn’t possible to survive the present reduction in the spending of companies and publishing houses on advertising and creative productions. – So take carefully notice of this stock photo video.

The whole business of selling stock photos is depending on a number of common market forces like any commercial product but the stock industry has its own peculiarities. These are linked to the popularity of taking pictures among most people and the pleasant feeling of showing your pictures to others.

As long as you are just shooting pictures for fun the reward is mainly linked to getting encouraging feedback from peers. When people become more absorbed in photography and go into taking pictures as a true hobby they are able to invest unlimited amounts of time and for the well-off also much money.

For the professional photographer the allocation of especially time but also of expenses for photographic equipment, studio facilities etc. have to be calculated carefully to have a successful business as a photographer.

As is highlighted in the video the internet is flooded with pictures online, but of cause not available for everyone just to download and not of professional quality. Anyway the segments of the stock photo market are very fluid these years and the stock photographer as well as the picture agencies have to face the situation.

The nature of digital pictures as digital files that are easily send across the Globe is another important aspect of the changing scene of the stock photo business.

For the buyer of stock photos the quest is to find the perfect picture for a specific application and to find the picture as fast as possible to the most competitive price. But also to make sure that the same photo isn’t being used by other customers for a similar purpose for the same target group.

For the stock photographer the challenge is to produce that kind of perfect pictures and to submit them to one or more of the most successful picture distributors that are expected to be in the market place for stock images for the many years to come.

This last point is especially important as any established stock photographer will know how much work is required to get the new stock photos ready for the submission to the chosen stock photo agency. The work from the pictures is taken successfully to it is sold successfully is certainly a demanding path.

Cobis stock photo agency is found here

The making of a stock photography shooting in the studio with a hired photo model

Instruction video about setting up a stock photo session in a normal room and to produce stock pictures with one model covering many different situations and emotions to help the outlet of stock photos for many ocations.

The photo shooting is with photo producer Robert Kneschke. Pictures are used for advertising and editioral use.

The final pictures can be seen in the photo gallery of  Robert Kneschke http://www.robertkneschke.de

Link to the blog of  Robert Kneschke http://www.alltageinesfotoproduzenten.de (in German)

Award-winning San Francisco stock photographer John Lund interviewed by  Marc Silber on video

John Lund, stock photographer in San Francisco, takes us through the steps he follows to create conceptual stock photos that stop people in their tracks. His passion is to create new photographic realities with a combination of his vision of a conceptual picture, the photo shoot and the finishing in Photoshop

John Lund’s website is at www.JohnLund.com

Watch John Lund as he explains his techniques for taking unique conceptual stock photos that stand out from the crowd, and learn inside secrets for creating concepts in stock photography as well as down-to-earth tips for stock photographers.

The best selling stock images are planned, produced and dissiminated around the world in these efficient locations in Denmark by Yuri Arcur and his team. Be surpriced to learn how many special settings are a part of the permanent but flexible studio set-up for stock shooting.

http://www.crestock.com/blog/photography/a-guided-tour-in-yuri-arcurs-photo-studio-172.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Yuri+Arcurs&search_type=&aq=f

A stock photography workshop to get started in stock with shooting stock in the studio, instructor Yuri Arcurs.

From Fotolia photography workshop with world’s most successful microstock photographer Yuri Arcurs at Delight Studios Berlin. “SPEND A DAY WITH YURI ARCURS. LEARN TO SHOOT WHAT SELLS.” (Berlin / Germany – Dec 6, 2008).

How the beautiful model can help the stock photographer taking a variety of pictures during short photo sessions.

In this short episode, we’re interviewing one of Yuri’s models, and she’s telling about how the model can help the photographer on the set.

The monopod as a flexible tool when shooting stock photos on location or when you need to be very flexiable in the photo studio, including the ball head and a tool to change quickly between horizontal and vertial images. – Instruction video by Yuri Arcurs.

Using a monopod takes away the element of luck in getting sharp images and is an essential tool for Yuri. You don’t want to select away otherwise great photos because they’re not sharp – this video show you all the amazing things you can do with a monopod, even this ’smart’ monopod from Manfrotto isn’t very durable.

The Moment It Clicks a book by Joe McNally

Legendary photographer Joe McNally talks about his book, The Moment It Clicks, which spans his 30-year career as a photojournalist and commercial photographer. Features Joe teaching alongside fellow photographers Moose Peterson and Laurie Excell at the Digital Landscape Workshop Series in Bar Harbor, Maine. Joe’s work can also be viewed at http://www.joemcnally.com, and more information on DLWS can be found at http://www.digitallandscape.org.

Master photographer Tony Sweet talks about how he started his career in stock photography and how he established himself as a leading stock photographer.