Creative (non-editorial) stock photography
As a self-employed photojournalist, even when I don’t have something to do (an assignment), I HAVE something to do. Beside the “business” side (billing, self-promotion, etc), a freelancer always have to try to find new markets and new ways to make money out of his skill.
I recently told you about going back to my archive to put my photos into stock bank. Now it’s done, so as soon as the weather is cooperative, I go shoot headquarters, landmarks, or anything that might sell.
And when it’s snowing, raining, or when it’s just cloudy? I just started to try a new market: creative (non-editorial) stock photography. Earlier this week, I selected the theme “coffee” and spent a couple of hours setting up a little studio and shooting everything in the apartment that was coffee related. Some example below, complete sets of coffee stock photography on my Photoshelter page.
Coffee beans overflowing from a Burlap sack
Keywords: bag, coffee, beans, bean, white, background, studio, shot, food, cuisine, diet, food and nutrition, meals, breakfast, beverage, drink, drinks, nonalcoholic, cafe au lait, café mocha, cappuccino, drip coffee, espresso, Burlap, close, up, Textures, caffeine, roast, roasted, legume, seed, raw, icon, symbol, pip, grain, detail, still, life, group, java, flavored, hot, ingredient, black, sack, texture, fabric, Abundance, morning, decaffeinated, decaf, Caffeinated, gourmet, flavor, rich, fresh
Coffee and milk poured into a cup
Keywords: Same as above + sugar, milk, glass, cup, transparent
A cup full of coffee with sugar and cinnamon sticks isolated over a white background
Keywords: Same as first + spoon, sugar, cinnamon, stick, cinnamon stick
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the pic on the tope,,taste good,,but bothers me like angela roy say,,the newspaper was so distracting.
Angela Roy
*sigh* You are totally right.
Francis Vachon
Why wait, Angela? What if someone needs a photo of the Windsor Casino in Winter? What if they need the GM headquarters during the Fall season? Shoot everything in the 4 seasons!
Angela Roy
Excellent! :)
The only one that bothers me is the cup with the news paper. The pic in the top of the newspaper is very distracting.
I’ve been thinking of the whole stock photography thing as well for products and services to start with. Landmarks are are a good idea. I’ll use that idea ;) I’ll do it in my city this Spring :)