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Hi All,

 I have posted this elsewhere and was a bit hesitant to post it here but I have been asked so I will reciprocate. Here is a link to a talk I gave in Chicago at the PACA ( Picture Archives Council of America ) about how my company approachs stock. There is some stuff you will agree with and some you might not. Remember the info is free so if you want a refund it is gonna be tough Sorry for the sour voice over I was using a bad mic and to keep it from spiking I ended up sounding like some late night FM DJ. I am a bit more animated in person. I hope you can find one useful piece of info.

http://www.andersenross.com/rossppt/rossppt.html

Best,
Jonathan

Thanks for posting it sounds interesting. No time to view now but I look forward to viewing it at the weekend.

Hi HLTH

Timing is everything Hope you enjoy.

Best,
Jonathan

Didn't have time either, watched it anyway. Well worth it, thanks for sharing this.

Great insights. Thanks.

By the way, you said you'd share your experience after DT featured you. How was it?

thanks for the link.  I watched it / had it playing in the background while editing photos today

Some interesting thoughts and lots of useful info.

Thank you very much for sharing this. I am one of those amateur photographers that got a lot of flack on dpreview a few years ago for "destroying the industry". Now I have a contract with Getty via the exclusive program. Got in through the back door...

So far I am still new to Getty and still trying to figure out what should be put on Macro RF versus Micro. Also the supposedly longer shelf life of images is something I am curious about. Will that really hold up in the future? Because the quality on the micros is excellent and at istock we get over 20 000 new images a week. Production costs vary greatly from country to country and many professional photogrphers from Eastern Europe can easily afford very sophisticated shootings at much lower costs.

The next few years will be very interesting.

It's good stuff Jonathan ... but what I don't understand is why you are doing this?

I'd like to feel I've learned a bit about stock too and I'm always ready to help someone out with a specific query. However I'm certainly not going to spend my time on free comprehensive teach-ins telling people how to compete better with my own portfolio. Why would I? I just don't understand how this benefits you?

Hi Gostwyck,

 I guess everyone is different. I come from a teaching background, it is in my family blood. It is a matter of fact that I have done this my entire career and I couldn't be happier with the growth of my business. Before I shared what I know with the Micro world I did the same thing with the Macro RF model and other Macro shooters. If it is Karma then cool but it is more of how I am wired. I just love to motivate and help people. It can't always be about money for me I have to feel a greater purpose than just taking photos. My biggest mentors did the same for me and I just honor them by trying to fill their shoes.
 We also shoot images free for charity check out the " Compassionate Eye Foundation " run by Robert Kent. A wonderful man that created a great way to help others with the use of photographers efforts, the collection is at Getty images.

Good Luck,
Jonathan