Part 1 - Introduction. How to start selling stock photos (microstock)
Part 2 - Stock photography business
Part 3 - Taking your stock photography to the next level
Part 4 - Selling fine-art prints, self-published books
Part 5 (this page) - How to grow your photo business
Understand business model
your name is your brand
the art of keywording
crowdsourcing
licenses - micro vs macro, and dangerous ones
subscription vs individual sales and how to approach
discounts for customers on behalf of photographer or agency
aging of stock pictures
Understand your client needs
too big files not needed
be careful about pricing - good art isn't cheap; and even generic stock doesn't always need to be cheap
Micro vs macro vs midstock
Technical requirements for stock images and some photoshop techniques.
Beginners
skin retouching tutorial
Mikhail Lavrenov
Last update: February, 2010
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