When you start thinking about selling your photos, there will inevitably be someone who comes along and tries to shoot down your dreams. Maybe it’s a well-meaning parent or teacher who just wants you to be “successful.” Maybe it’s a friend who’s slightly jealous, because they’ve never tried to go for their own dreams.Or maybe […]

Have you ever taken a lucky shot?One of those photos you didn’t expect. Maybe you didn’t even know you took it until you downloaded your shots to your computer and there it was, in all its glory. And you thought, “Wow! How did I do that? If only I could do that all the time […]

Bonnie shares a few tips on how to protect your photos, one of the is by adding your copyright information into the metadata.

Whatever it is you like to do in and around your home and hometown, you can likely take and sell photos of it as stock. You don’t need experience or a portfolio to start. All you need is some good photos of subjects that sell. Stock agencies are constantly in need of city, town, and […]

First impressions matter. And recent studies prove it takes just a split second to form one. What’s crazy is that when it comes to sensing levels of confidence, leadership, charisma, friendliness, and more… our split-second impressions are eerily accurate. But here’s the great part: In photos, we can project the things we’d like people to […]

Selling photos as stock is fun, because you don’t have to do any selling or marketing. You upload your photos to agencies. They sell them for you. Then they cut you a check. I love it, because it allows me to go do other things while my photos are selling. Bonnie, here, again, coming to […]

Tips from Bonnie Caton, the “The Shoot & Shake” trick!, writing and coloring with light!

Folks often ask me about the stock agency Alamy. Alamy is different from most of the agencies we talk about here in the Breakfast Stock Club. Alamy – What is It? As an online stock agency, Alamy can be harder to get into, but once you’re in, they take almost any images that are technically […]

What is Stock Photography? Stock photography (sometimes called “microstock”) is one of the quickest ways to get into selling your photos. It requires no previous experience, and the best part is you don’t have to do any of the actual selling. You upload your photos to agency websites, and they sell them for you, giving […]