How to Take Detail Shots That Sell as Stock

Palm tree reflections wave in the pool as jasmine and gardenia scents float through the air. Bonnie here, again, reporting from our hotel grounds in Maui, Hawaii, where tropical plants line the pathways and delicate flowers float in fountains. We’ve got our cameras...

How to Reduce Flare with a Lens Hood

This week, “work” means spending time at the beach taking photos of surfers…hula dancers…yoga instructors…traditional fire knife dancers…and even mermaids. Some stock photographers make their entire living this way, traveling to exotic destinations to take photos that...

No Rejections at this Stock Photo Agency

Last issue, I told you three reasons that photos get rejected from stock photo agencies, and how to avoid them. If you missed it, you can read it here. It takes time to practice shooting and making your images stock-worthy and saleable. But in the meantime, there’s a...

Three Reasons Photos Get Rejected from Stock Agencies

In stock photography, sometimes the smallest thing can get an otherwise perfect photo rejected from an agency. Last issue, I sent you some photos that BSC Premium members submitted to their “Everyday People” Challenge to show you what they’re doing right, so you can...

Four Things these People Photos Do Right

This week, let’s take a look at some of the photos our Breakfast Stock Club PREMIUM Members submitted for their April Photo Challenge — “Everyday People.” After looking through all the entries, three big issues stood out for improvement....

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