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Rohn Engh, veteran stock photographer and best-selling author of “Sell & ReSell Your Photos” and “sellphotos.com,” has helped scores of photographers launch their careers. For access to great information on making money from pictures you like to take, and to receive the free report “8 Steps to Becoming a Published Photographer,” visit sellphotos.com.Don’t Buy In to the Model Release Myth
The myth I’m writing about today has undoubtedly caused thousands of excellent, award-winning photos never to be taken. It’s the myth of the model release for editorial use. Photography columnists, unaware of their First Amendment rights, have been fanning the fires of this issue for years. A wall of mythology has built up around the [...]
Previous Stories
- Building Your Career in 15 Minutes a Day
- Four Elements of Stock Photos That Sell
- Living for Now as a Freelance Photographer
- Are We All Amateur Photographers Today?
- Model Releases and Your First Amendment Rights
- Innocent Thieves Making It Hard for Stock Photographers
- Stock Photographers Keep Playing the Hits
- What Part of “No” Don’t You Understand? Explaining Copyright Law to Publishers
- Are Composite Images the Future of Stock Photography?
- Direct Mail Ideas That Just Might Not End Up in the Trash
- For Stock Photography Buyers, Reality Is In
- Yes You Can: Eight Ways to Make the Case for Change with Photography Buyers
- It’s Time to Add Video to Your Web Site
- Don’t Settle for a Life of Stock Schlock
- Wearing an Extra Camera Around Your Neck — and Other Ways to Get Past “Officials”
- Public-Domain Photographs Can Be a Source of Revenue
- When Do You Need a Model Release?
- Are You Marketing Clones?
- Who Calls the Shots on Your Shoots?
- For Photojournalists, Creative Freedom Is Its Own Reward
- Don’t Discard Old Photos; They Could Be Your Retirement Fund
- The Time to Market Your Photos Is Now
