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John
Shaw's Business of Nature Photography : A Professional's Guide to Marketing
and Managing a Successful Nature Photography Business ~ Ships
in 2-3 days
John Shaw / Hardcover / Published 1997
If you're new to the marketing end of photography, John Shaw's book can
help you enter the nature field without setting off the "novice" alarms
in photo editors' offices. Shaw discusses equipment choices, filing
systems, target markets, image presentation and much more in this useful
guide to the business of nature photography. His focus is on stock
photography (i.e., selling magazine and book publishers or advertisers
the right to use your photographs in their publications). Shaw is
also honest: competition is stiff in the nature field, prices are deflated
and expenses are high. But if your heart beats best in the wild and
you wither under the glare of flourescent lights, add this book to your
bookshelf and take advantage of Shaw's sage advice. I'll look forward
to meeting you in the field!
But - one last word of warning straight from my mother-in-law's lips- unless
you have either an adventurous spouse fond of rice and beans and happy
with or without shelter or a wealthy spouse willing to share the bounty,
consider keeping your day job until you're firmly established in
this competitive business.
Negotiating
Stock Photo Prices ~ James H. Pickerell / Paperback / Published
1997
This is a great guide to the art and technique of negotiating stock photo
prices, with an extensive list of prices including almost every market
for stock photography. In my opinion, the only comparable source
of this information is Fotoquote software.
Asmp Stock Photography
Handbook
Michael Heron(Editor)
An excellent guide to professional practices and contains many highly
legalistic and probably bullet proof forms used for running a stock photo
buisiness.
The Photographer's
Market Guide to Photo Submission and Portfolio Formats ~
Michael Willins / Paperback / Published 1997 (Not reviewed.)
Sell &
Resell Your Magazine Articles -- Gordon Burgett; Paperback (Not
reviewed.)
Nature
and Wildlife Photography : A Practical Guide to How to Shoot and Sell
~
Susan McCartney / Paperback / Published 1994 (Not reviewed.)
The
Professional Photographer's Guide to Shooting & Selling Nature &
Wildlife Photos ~
Jim Zuckerman / Paperback / Published 1991 (Not reviewed.)
Selling
Nature Photographs (How to Photograph) ~
Norbert Wu / Paperback / Published 1997 (Not reviewed.)
Stock Guides for photo buyers
Art Directors'
Index to Photographers 16/Europe, & Stock Photography (Not
reviewed.)
Direct Stock
Vol 2
A series of excellent stock catalogs with photographs from photographers
and largely smaller stock photo agencies who hve bought the privilege of
putting their images on a page or several pages.
Direct Stock
Vol 3
Direct Stock
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Stock
Photo Smart : How to Choose and Use Digital Stock Photography (The Smartdesign
Series) ~ Joe Farace / Paperback / Published 1998 (Not reviewed.)
Stock Photo
Deskbook (6th ed)~ Adrienne Lesser / Paperback / Published 1998
(Not reviewed.)
Stock Photo
and Assignment Source Book : Where to Find Photographs Instantly
Fred W. McDarrah(Editor) (Not reviewed.)
Stock Photo
Deskbook: Your Instant Key to over 160 Million Images
Robert S. Persky(Editor), Photographic Arts Center (Photographer) (Not
reviewed.)
Stock Workbook
Alexis Scott (Not reviewed.)
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