Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Many commercial photographers use their studio and location work efficiently. Back in the day: If I was commissioned to produce a studio shot let's say of products dropping into water like this: <http://imagist.com/lma/pg09_lmaproduct.html> I'd use the set up to drop all kinds of stuff into the set-up (off the client's clock of course) and the shots made on my own time would go to "stock." Yet the studio set was commissioned by a client. I assume that travel photographers (like Tina) do the same. They may be "somewhere" for one purpose; achieve that purpose; and while "there" create as much "stock" as possible. I knew one studio photographer who, if not booked, worked tirelessly on stock "concept" images; and another who thought anything he shot and which was "not used" by the client (out-takes) became available for stock use. Depending on the size of the studio it may have assistants doing post processing, key-wording and interpolation tasks. In the end - Earning significant income from stock "use fees" requires diligent, efficient effort; and a very good agency. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Oct 20, 2009, at 2:26 PM, lindnich at tesco.net wrote: > In fact with all this computer work how does anyone have time to > get out and take photographs?