On day 4 as the NPAC guest blogger, I talked about a commercial shooting in spa where I had a deal with my client to use the photo as stock. I’m pretty much done with them and I created a gallery out of it. So here is my Lifestyle stock photos of Spa, massage and health club

À mon 4e jour en tant que blogueur invité de la NPAC, j’ai discuté d’un arrangement que j’ai fait avec mon client commercial, un club de santé et de massothérapie, alors qu’il me laissait utiliser les photos dans mes banques d’image stock. Voici donc mes photos stock de massage et club de santé

Microstocks losing grounds? Not!

PhotoShelter‘s 2009 What Buyers Want survey gives some refreshing news to stock photographers. 550+ global photo buyers like Time, Business week, National Geographic, advertising firms book publishing (etc..) where asked about their image licensing need for 2009. 75% of them say their rights-managed licensing will increase or remain the same. And even better, 58% of buyers say they will decrease use of microstock.

Update: It turns out the number was a misprint. It should have said 22% instead of 58%.

We arrived before her show. One of her staff knocked at her door at The Capitole Theatre in Quebec City. When she opened it, a big question mark could be read on her face.

But when I said, “Hi, I’m Francis Vachon, and this is Edward”, Béatrice Martin, commonly known as Coeur de Pirate, put her hand over her face, totally surprised and emotional. “Oh my God, I’m going to cry!”

Having Béatrice and Edward meet was a very touching moment. Each time a band member or a road crew was passing by, she was telling him “hey look!, It’s THE baby!”

The funny thing is now those photos have an historical value. Edward DID helped in her starting career. If she pursue and become big, those photos will be in demand. So I’m sending them to CP image, and I’m pretty sure they will sell at some point.

Nous sommes arrivé avant le spectacle. Une personne de son équipe a cogné à la porte de sa loge au Capitole de Québec. Lorsqu’elle a ouvert la porte, nous pouvions tous voir le gros point d’interrogation sur son visage.

Mais lorsque j’ai dit « Bonjour, je suis Francis Vachon, et voici Edward », Béatrice Martin, plus connu sous son nom de scène de Cœur de Pirate, a mis ses mains sur son visage, surprise et incrédule. « Oh mon Dieu, je vais pleurer! »

Faire se rencontrer Edward et Béatrice fut un moment très touchant. Chaque fois qu’un de ses musiciens ou machiniste s’approchait, elle lui disait « regardes! C’est LE bébé »

Le côté rigolo est que ces photos ont maintenant une valeur historique. Edward a bel et bien aidé sa carrière débutante. Si elle poursuit et obtient un gros succès, ces photos pourraient bien être très en demande un jour. Alors je les envois à CP image, et je suis sûr qu’elles se vendront un jour.

Edward and Coeur de pirate meet

Edward and Coeur de pirate meet

Coeur de pirate in concert

I finally took some time to edit my photos of Maniwaki. I spent some time in the Native reserve on the outskirt of the town, since anything Native is a good sell as stock image.

J’ai finalement pris un peu de temps pour faire la postproduction des photos prisent à Maniwaki. J’ai passé un peu de temps sur la réserve amérindienne situé juste à côté, sachant que tout ce qui touche aux Premières Nations se vend bien sur les banques d’image stock

Kitigan Zibi, Maniwaki
Tipis (also teepee, tepee) are pictured in a native camp in the Kitigan Zibi Algonquin Native reserve, just west of Maniwaki (Qc) July 29, 2008. Kitigan Zibi (also known as River Desert, and designated as Maniwaki 18 until 1994) is a First Nations Reserve of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, an Algonquin band.
Technical: Canon EOS Mark II, 1/400 at f10 with a 16-35 at 27mm – ISO 200

Kitigan Zibi, Maniwaki
A birdhouse hangs outside the Hawks trading post store in the Kitigan Zibi Algonquin Native reserve, just west of Maniwaki (Qc) July 29, 2008. Kitigan Zibi (also known as River Desert, and designated as Maniwaki 18 until 1994) is a First Nations Reserve of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, an Algonquin band.
Technical: Canon EOS Mark II, 1/400 at f10 with a 24-70 at 46mm – ISO 200

Kitigan Zibi, Maniwaki
An animal skull lies outside the Hawks trading post store in the Kitigan Zibi Algonquin Native reserve, just west of Maniwaki (Qc) July 29, 2008. Kitigan Zibi (also known as River Desert, and designated as Maniwaki 18 until 1994) is a First Nations Reserve of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, an Algonquin band.
Technical: Canon EOS Mark II, 1/400 at f7,1 with a 24-70 at 42mm – ISO 200

Apparently, 1$ for a photo is was way too much now for a multi-millions dollar company like Time Magazine. Now, they want them for free. Semble-t-il qu’un petit dollar pour une photo, c’est maintenant trop cher pour une compagnie valant plusieurs millions tel que Time Magazine. Un gros zéro, c’est le montant qu’ils semblent maintenant prêt à payer.

Stock sale

How would you like to have a person unknown to you before calling in to ask if he could send you a check in the hundreds? Sounds like the Nigerian scam? It might, but with a solid stock archive this will be true.

After Lance et Compte, Infoman and Air Farce, one of my photo will be used in a TV show. The Rick Mercer Report called me last week to inquire about one of my photos, and today they confirmed that it will be used in this week Tuesday show.


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