PhotoNetCast #31 – Stock Photography and different Licensing Models

Rich Legg and David Sanger take us into the business of a stock photographer and discuss the different business models and licensing types in stock photography.

The World of Stock Photography and the different Licensing Models, with David Sanger and Rich Legg

 

 

When choosing your path into commercial photography, and in particular stock photography, it’s wise to define your business model and know exactly what each of the different approaches will pay off, having into account your style of photography, the market (or niche) you’re trying to break into, and even the investments your prepared to make, whether time or financial.

In this episode we have the pleasure of having with us Rich Legg (@leggnet), a well-known iStockphoto contributor and big name (although he doesn’t want to admit it) in the microstock field, and David Sanger (@davidsanger), an achieved and outstanding travel photographer and Getty Images contributor.

Our guests takes into the inside of the life of a stock photographer (microstock and traditional) and discuss at length their current business models and their reasons for choosing them, advantages and disadvantages, marketing their photography, licensing photography on a Royalty Free (RF) or Rights-Managed manner, amongst other things on what was a great conversation.

And if we have any questions regarding any of the topics approached, please feel free to drop them on the comments sections as both Rich and David will probably take a few minutes to try to develop further on them.

We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did and again we have to thank David and Rich for their prompt willingness to join us on PhotoNetCast.

 

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On a personal note, the PhotoNetCast Crew wants to whish a fast and healthy recovery to Bengt Båvegård (paradox66 on Twitter) from Bild och foto, a colleague photographer, blogger and PhotoNetCast listener. Get well soon.

PhotoNetCast #19 – A look at the Canon 5D Mark II, with Rich Legg and Phill Price

Rich Legg and Phill Price join us on this show to talk about their experience with the Canon 5D Mark II.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

On the last show we mentioned that #19 would be all about buying used equipment. But the opportunity to talk about the Canon 5D Mark II with people that actually have used it was too good to pass. And besides that we know this is a camera that is sought by many of our listeners.

So, on this episode we have the pleasure of having with us Rich Legg and Phill Price to share with us their experiences with the 5D’ II.

No giveaway on this one… We didn’t manage to convince Rich to gracefully donate his 5D’ II to one of our listeners.

Our thanks go to both Rich and Phill for their availability to be on the show. It was too late in the day for Rich and too early in the day for Phill, but their effort is appreciated. Thanks guys.

And in the last PhotoNetCast of 2008 we would like to thank everyone of our listeners. Without your support and your presence on that side, PhotoNetCast would not continue to exist.

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year…

 

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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