MAY 28, 2014 TIPS & TECHNIQUE MEETING, 7pm (6:30pm SOCIAL TIME) BERGEN PARK FIRE STATION: TOPIC: STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

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Overview of the Business of Stock Photography

• Do you want to make money with your photography?

• Do you want to create a home based business that you do almost anywhere?

• Have you ever thought about getting into selling stock images, but don’t have a clue how to get started?

• Have you ever wondered what it takes to sell your images with stock agencies?

• Did you know your iPhone and Android phone images can be sold on stock agencies?


Overview of the Business of Stock Photography

• Do you want to make money with your photography?

• Do you want to create a home based business that you do almost anywhere?

• Have you ever thought about getting into selling stock images, but don’t have a clue how to get started?

• Have you ever wondered what it takes to sell your images with stock agencies?

• Did you know your iPhone and Android phone images can be sold on stock agencies?

We will discuss the business of stock photography, what exactly is a stock image, who are the buyers of stock images, how you can take your images and make a home based business. The business of stock photography continues to change, as technology changes. Many agencies now accept iPhone and Android phone images, through app based portals from mobile phones. The presentation is a high level overview of the business of selling your images on stock photography agencies.

ABOUT TERI VIRBICKIS & TAKING STOCK IMAGES PHOTOGRAPHY

My entire career, I have always been on the buying end of the stock photography world. I have vast knowledge and many years of experience, in the purchasing of images, for a wide range of usages in marketing campaigns, collateral and various other photographic scenarios. I have come to know, that the purchase and usage of photographic images is not only big business, but also a very misunderstood business by most people. It wasn’t until I began to sell my own images, and learned the struggles photographers have when embarking on making a living with their photography. THERE IS SOOOOO MUCH TO KNOW, about the licensing/purchasing of photographic images. This is one of the reason why Taking Stock Images Photography was created, to assist photographers in learning about the in’s and out’s of the business of selling your work.

As of April 2014, I have 18,309 images on line, across 6 different stock agencies. I continue to learn more and more about the world of photography, and my stock photography portfolio continues to grow in size and income! I continue to make Taking Stock Images Photography a community of photographers who are not only passionate about their work, but assist them in learning about how to create a home-based business, that will serve them now and down the road when their full time employment ceases. It seems these days, our world is in a constant state of change, and creating your very own home-based business can become the one thing you control and create into your very own empire. This business is not an easy one, and it will require time, effort and “sweatequity” on your part. But the sky’s the limit, you CAN create a business with something you love and are very passionate about. Looking forward to meeting you soon, and helping you learn about the world and business of stock photography!