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Sara, our editor here at iofoto, wrote this article for the latest Shutterstock newsletter:
http://submit.shutterstock.com/newsletter/101/article1.html

cheers iofoto,
it's so refreshing to see someone so willing to share some trade secrets.
as an old mentor once told me, "in art, like life, there is really no fear of competition; the sea is wide enough for all who wants to fish !".
good karma speaks for itself.

Thankyou for sharing this!
As for tip number 10: I (and others) always have fun with the props afterwards - I shoot lots and lots of food!

Thanks for the ideas.
I always appreciate when big photographers share their knowledge with others.

I like the idea of shooting vertical and horizontal... But too many bored and idiot reviewers reject them as similar.

8 of 10 advices are for model shots so it seems I am in wrong department with my photos :-)

Nothing that I already didn't know (although sometimes I forget something in the heat of the sessions). I don't say that to sound arrogant, but to show how much can be learned in a handful of years of microstock, coming from almost zero in what concerns to stock photography. I would add something:

"Reading professional advice is good and helps, but what you won't never forget is what you learn by trial an error".