Hope you enjoyed the video! Did any of his answers surprise you? Check out the video on Rob's channel (Washington DC Photo Tips): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m9RmZUQ1OXw.html
Great video and awesome channel. Since starting my foray into stock photography I ignored editorials until I started watching your videos. Now I’m boosting my sales. Keep up the good work.
This video is gold! Nicole, I love how you get my brain turning and thinking about what are the every day things that need photographing. You have really opened my eyes to what I’m not paying attention to. Love Rob’s passion for DC and all his super helpful insight on how he uses stock Photography. His DC tours are definitely on my bucket list!
Fantastic informative interview. Has made me realize how much I’ve been missing out on potential sales for not capturing that added value photos for someone else’s project like your guest. Thank you both.👍🏼
I am very confused about commercial vs. editorial content! The TripHacks projects seem to be for commercial use but all the photos you both are displaying are clearly editorial. Do courses or promo videos count as editorial?
This gave a really good insight into what buyers might want. Thank you for shraring this interview and I am sure after this chat you are now going to get out there and capture the images he was talking about ! Although we must all remember he was looking for very specific images and other people may be looking for a whole differentr type of image for their needs ? Thank you Nicole :D Teddy
Nicole comes with a lot of good ideas (which is difficult when you produce so many RU-vids) and so it was a nice surprise to find this new one (yesterday, still fresh with only 179 likes before my one). It was a video that I was actually waiting for: invite a real Shutterstock customer and let him (Rob) tell about what he looks for, what he doesn't find and what he discards. I learned a lot this evening. I need to, because I am a fresh Shutterstock contributor (age one month:-). What surprised me was to find the suggestion to take pictures of normal travel pages like restaurants, airports and the like, which Bob thinks are hard to find. Go on, Nicole, I subscribed! Now a question: I am trying to draw attention to the undeserved closure of the largest tropical glasshouse in Switzerland. I know Shutterstock is not equal to FB or Twitter, but can Editorial (!) pictures / footage have an impact on saving such an infrastructure? Another related question: does Shutterstock have much attention from people outside English speaking countries? Must I leave an address for a response? It is nnvasen@birdseye-ec.com
Thank you so much for the kind words Norbert, I'm glad you found some value in my interview with Rob! Regarding your question: uploading photos of important topics CAN have an impact if news companies decide to download and use those photos. If, on the other hand, no one uses them, then most likely it won't. If the issue is important to you, I would recommend sending your images directly to news publications. And about your second question: yes, Shutterstock does receive a lot of customers from around the world. When I look at my own earnings report map, I can see that downloads are coming from literally every continent (except of course Antarctica).
@@NicoleGlass Thank you very much for your quick answers, Nicole! And yes, I got my first 0.25$ for a download from a far country, India, for the picture of my Chevrolet Volt, though I consider India an English speaking country. Have a good summer!
So Good photos are ones that have distinctive everyday things (I.e. a police car with a city name), landscape, event photography, photos of unique FOOD, photos of the inside of restaurants/malls/vendors. Photos with a clear sign of who is in it. Trash with Meaning, and photos moreso of small businesses
Amazing video! Really your channel is great. The insights are very valuable :) I guess editorial is super alive and my city isn't saturated so I'm gonna take more pictures about that!
Nicole, as you pointed out your guest buys more editorial photos than commercial. Do you have any overall information about the relative sales of editorial content compared to commercial. Follow up question: Is there any problem uploading everything to "editorial" all the time? Afte rall that fantastic light that makes a "die for" is an "event" (all too rare!). Keep up the great work. Yours is one of my favorite channels.
Thanks so much Briley! I must have missed your comment earlier. I personally make more from editorial images because more than 50% of my portfolio is editorial. For me, they are downloaded in larger quantities. However, commercial images have the potential to earn more if someone buys an extended license. But when someone is just downloading photos on a subscription plan, the payout for you is the same whether it's commercial or editorial.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yeah I think it definitely helps to hear the other perspective. For my day job I often purchase stock photos as well, so being on both sides has definitely also given me some insight.
so in that video you mainly talk about the region that you live... can you please tell us how we can make more if we live in other places? for example europe etc. ?
Interior Photos...???? I'm a bit nervous about walking into a business and setting up my equipment or pulling out my camera and starting a photoshoot. I wonder how many business owners or employees would ask us to leave. Thank for the video!!!!
Yes, it can certainly be problematic depending on the venue. I often get hired by small business to take photos for them, and sometimes I'll use some of those photos for stock if they are okay with it. But if I'm out eating somewhere at a restaurant and I snap a quick photo with my camera, no one will care. There's a difference between a full blown photoshoot and taking one or two photos.
I'm sorry Nicole. But I feel like I'm through. Just now I got caught by three girls/young women at Central Park. I told them I meant no harm, and was shooting for stock photography. Even when I asked them afterward, they refused and I ended up deleting the photos. For the record the photos I was shooting were three ladies lying on the grass on floor view (soles exposed/faces obscured). I honest dont think I'll ever make it in stock photography without photographing people. However, on a lighter note, earlier I did get a photo of another woman's high heels with POLKA-DOTS (after I complimented on them nicely), which I may edit and upload onto Shutterstock. And I've managed to upload a set of photos from a pride month event last weekend on Long Island (search: "pride on the beach" on SS)! So overall, not a bad day of photography. But again, the setback with the three girls, and made me wonder if I should give up stock photography sooner rather than later. If you have any advice for me, that would be welcome!😊📸❤
Hi Lamont, sorry to hear about your experience. I know how demotivating it can be when people get upset. Taking photos of strangers can sometimes be awkward and unwelcome but there’s also plenty of opportunities to photograph people without having anyone get upset. Performances, parades, meetups between models and photographers, fashion shows and different events are places where people usually expect (and often want) to be photographed. I know New York is full of events and street festivals!
don't give up. you will always find in these situations, plus the more you go, the more you will see potential subject the more you will face rejections. in past year i've been chased and had to delete shot in a metro in Romania, been surrounded by armed police in Turkey (when they saw mt pics weren't of them they were fine), been told a few times, no picture.... it's part of process. also one thing Nicole fails to discuss are editorial subject that here recommended MS organisation keeps randomly rejecting. you need to learn to let go..
Really love your video Nicole, it has added so much value for my stock video portfolio!! 🙏❤️ I’m just wondering though, can travel agencies all around the world use editorial footage or is it just for US? ☺️
@@NicoleGlass Yes! It would be interesting to see a series interviewing different buyers in different industries with a very similar format to this one!
Helpful info Nicole. Thanks for sharing and taking the time to put this together. I have a question. When you take images of someone in public like at a parade or event are you required to get written consent to be able to sell those images on Shutterstock? Do you have a video about this topic?
Great job Nicole... You never cease to amaze me. I absolutely appreciate your channel, always something to take away. I will definitely check out Rob's channel and tell him that you sent me :-) Be well and stay encouraged!!!
A lot of the places requested by the buyer, like airports or (some) malls, are restricted and photographing them is not allowed. Sometimes making stock photos can get you into trouble :-O
@@NicoleGlass Thanks for your answer. I do think that your vid was a great idea. Cool to learn more about “the other side”. Looking fwd to more of your vidz, and to exchanging points of view here. I am also a contrib to S.S., so I'll make sure to watch more of your insight. You make some great points.
curious. as an editorial contributor do you have a responsibility, real or implied, regarding the use of the material you create. Some of Rob's use could be deemed by the people appearing to be commercial use (advertising his services), where is the limit, what is your responsibility? In addition the video mentions using DC Pride pictures as stand in for other Pride parades, is that a fair use of Editorial Licenses?
Hi Jean, as a contributor it is not your responsibility to monitor how clients use your images. Most of the time you won’t even find out where your images end up.
Well SS does not tell you who downloads your photos. If you find them online somewhere, that's one thing - but the info is not provided to you by SS. But I can tell you one thing: After appearing in this video, Rob has definitely gotten some e-mails from stock photographers who are trying to sell him their photos, haha.
@@NicoleGlass That's good. It was interesting hearing what the buyer is looking for. Now one can try and think like the business owner buying the pics and what kind of images they are looking for and why. I'm glad I found this video.
@@NicoleGlass no it was on the editorial entertainment section some celebrity picture Stock Image by Beretta for editorial use, 30 Jun 2020. File: 1,458 px x 2,187 px
Nicole, this has been one of the most important videos on your channel so far. Not many people have the opportunity to ask real customers what they want and why. Thank you!
Hi Nicole, again one superb video and it was a great idea to have a buyers view on it... i’ve learned a lot from this one! Danke dir und mach weiter so 👍
That was an excellent masterclass in shooting stock, thank you. I don't live anywhere near DC, I'm in the UK, but if I was I would be out there right now taking those shots.
This was really informative. I’ve taken some photos while eating at a restaurant in Laguna Beach... I liked the photos but didn’t know what to do with them. It didn’t occur to me that someone might want to purchase them for editorial usage. I’ll upload them today!
Nicole Glass Question: If you’ve taken a photo in a restaurant that shows your food (shallow focus), your table and even some patrons in the distant background, do you identify the restaurant in your description? I uploaded one photo like that as an editorial submission to three stock agencies: two accepted it but one rejected it, saying that it was rights managed by the restaurant. I was surprised about that as I later found hundreds of food photos taken by customers on Yelp. It made me question their decision.
Nicole Glass is one of the best Photographer on RU-vid giving her time to share the info for us all. I enjoy every show she put out, I feel like a best friend giving awesome tips to me and others. Keep it up Nicole. Looking forward in future show. Oh by the way big question, should Photographer / Videographer should have a website to promote their stock photo/Video (link back to Shutterstock/ Pond5 etc.
Thank you so much Emmanuel, you're too kind! I don't know if your website would have a lot of influence on your stock earnings. My guess is probably no, because most people search directly on the platforms to look for specific images - they are not searching through photographers' websites. But having a website is obviously great for other purposes, like showcasing your work and getting gigs.
It’s interesting to see someone on the other end of shutter stocks perspective, could you do a video on the process of applying for shutter stock like the tax side of it?
Thank you for the suggestion, I'll add that to my list of potential future videos :)
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Amazing video!, I have definitely learned a lot from this, could you also make a video with a more commercial customer?, ore someone from a news paper? I would also love to see those videos!
Nicole. I'm working in a lab and we are going to buy a compact kind of "small" camera to take some macro photos of our lab mice... What would be a good recommendation around 500 USD? We need that it takes good macro shots in a kind of a low light environment... Thanks a lot.
i think you can buy a camera with a lot of mpx, second hand because you need a good macro lens, but most important a tripod. It is hard but you can start watch on juzaphoto the different camera ;)
I'm most familiar with Canon. You can buy an older model in the Canon Rebel series for less than 500. The most important thing will be the lens. Canon has a 60mm and a 100mm f/2.8 macro lens that are both good. I bought one of mine used and got it for half the price. Definitely see if anyone is selling them. Then you might also want to look into a macro flash or a continuous lighting setup and extension tubes (depending on how much you want to zoom in.)
@@NicoleGlass Yes! We don't want a camera with interchangable lenses because they are too big, and we want to take photographs of mice and they move a lot, so we want a small compact camera yet with a good "macro" option. It's often just one person with the camera in one hand and the mice in the other hand... And tripods are not that good neither, because the space is small. I was thinking in a cellphone, of course it would be a Huawei, not an iPhone but since it's for the university I don't know if they let us buy that with money research... Thank you all three.
Yeah,, that's a great video,, but when you talking whistle sound coming at the end of every sentence,,, when you listen it in earphone it's too irritating
