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Jim Pickerell began his career in 1963 as a freelance photojournalist in the Far East. His first major sale, a Life Magazine cover, was a stock photo of the overthrow of the Ngo Dinh Diem government in Saigon. In 1990, he began publishing Selling Stock, a bimonthly newsletter dealing with issues of interest to stock photographers and stock photo sellers, with particular focus on issues related to marketing stock images. Selling Stock is recognized worldwide as the leading source of in-depth analysis of the stock photo industry. As a result of his many years in the industry and his work with Selling Stock, Jim has an expert understanding of the stock industry, its standard practices and developing trends. Jim recently launched PhotoLicensingOptions.com, where photographers can learn about licensing and selling their images.Why Full-Time Stock Photographers Are an Endangered Species
Increasingly, rights-managed and traditional royalty-free stock companies are having trouble finding photographers willing to shoot for them. Many of the star photographers from five or 10 years ago have given up shooting stock — or at the very least, dramatically cut the number of images they produce and the amount they are willing to spend [...]
Previous Stories
- What’s It Like to Go Freelance? Answers from 27 Photographers
- Six Reasons That Great Photos Alone Won’t Make You a Success
- With a Little Help from Video, the Picture Story is Back
- All Stock Photo Subscriptions Are Not Created Equal
- Has Demand for Microstock Photography Peaked?
- Why Photographers Shouldn’t Hate Creative Commons
- Exactly How Many Images Are Available Online?
- What Should You Charge a Client Who Wants to “Go Viral” with Your Images?
- There Are No Shortcuts to Success in Microstock
- It’s Time to Set a Price Floor for Rights-Managed Photography
- Do One-Dollar Stock Photos Really Exist?
- Let’s Create a Two-Tier Pricing System for Stock Photography
- Why Some Customers Will Pay More for Stock Photography
- Getty Slashes Prices for Web Use
- Erik Reis: Microstock Success Story
- Nine Goals for Getty’s CEO
- Nielsen’s New Rankings Offer Opportunities for Video Shooters
- Why Photodisc is a Deadbeat
- What It Costs to Produce a Simple Photo of a Cornfield
- Is Stock Footage as Lucrative as Stills?
- World Portraits: Model Releases for the Developing World
- Will Red-Carpet Photographers Soon Just Be Fans with Cameras?
- Exclusive Interview: Gary Shenk of Corbis
- Just How Big Is the Stock Photo Industry Today?
- New Study Offers Valuable Insights Into Stock Footage Industry
- Where Does the Trade Press Think the Stock Industry Is Headed?
- Why Even Successful Photographers Are Unhappy Today
- Fast-Growing Alamy Adds Nearly One Million Images in Q1
- Stock Image Market Sizing: 2007
- Are You Ready for the Decline of Print Publications?
- Stock Footage Generates $282 Million Annually
- Getty Photographers Pessimistic About the Future
- China Market May Be Ripe for Microstock
- Many Are Happy That the Getty-Jupiter Wedding Is Off
- Would Acquiring Jupiter Help Getty?
- Will Flickr Enter the Stock Photo Market?
- Getty: Adding Images, But Not as Quickly as You Might Expect
- Getty Images’ New Web Pricing Structure Makes Sense for RM Sellers
- Microstock is Fulfilling an Unmet Need – and Assignment Photographers Should Participate
- Will Adding More Photos Bring Getty More Sales?
- Why Are Photographs Worth Less Today? Here Are Eight Reasons
