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Title: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: luissantos84 on June 12, 2013, 16:30
http://www.creativelive.com/courses/how-make-money-shooting-microstock-lesa-snider (http://www.creativelive.com/courses/how-make-money-shooting-microstock-lesa-snider)

HURRAY :o
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on June 12, 2013, 16:32
Man, I need to take that, because I gotta tell ya, micro isn't selling more than a couple dollars a week.
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: Ron on June 12, 2013, 16:37
That micro stock image could be a little warmer, like that it wont be accepted by the micros
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: luissantos84 on June 12, 2013, 16:39
curious that I have watched many free workshops from CL and always wondered why there wasn't ever a single comment from a photographer teaching there, not anymore
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: luissantos84 on June 12, 2013, 16:41
That micro stock image could be a little warmer, like that it wont be accepted by the micros

I believe it is warm enough, maybe a little over actually but I believe we can talk about the deep shadows, anyway looks like Lesa background is RM
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: tab62 on June 12, 2013, 16:42
Maybe we all could make a video  ;)...
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: luissantos84 on June 12, 2013, 16:43
There's money to be made in the realm of stock photography, specifically the super affordable royalty-free phenomenon called “microstock”. However, with so many great photographers jumping on the bandwagon, competition is stiff. In this informative session, iStockphoto's former chief evangelist shares her tips for a successful career shooting microstock. Learn what kind of photos sell, five shoot ideas guaranteed to produce results, and more. You'll also learn processing tips in Lightroom and Camera Raw, how to describe and keyword images so they're found, as well as how to save and submit your files.
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: Ron on June 12, 2013, 16:45
That micro stock image could be a little warmer, like that it wont be accepted by the micros

I believe it is warm enough, maybe a little over actually but I believe we can talk about the deep shadows, anyway looks like Lesa background is RM
Add [sarcasm] [/sarcasm] to my comment
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: lisafx on June 12, 2013, 19:28
In this informative session, iStockphoto's former chief evangelist shares her tips for a successful career shooting microstock.

WHO??  I've never heard of Lesa Snider.  Does she go by another name on Istock?
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: ruxpriencdiam on June 12, 2013, 19:54
Just Louis posting without giving credit to where he got the info from originally.

http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=130866 (http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=130866)
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: luissantos84 on June 12, 2013, 20:09
Just Louis posting without giving credit to where he got the info from originally.

[url]http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=130866[/url] ([url]http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=130866[/url])


you need to start reading more here at the ZOO (as you call it) because I have been talking about CL for a long time, I receive their workshops in my email, why don't you go to the other place where you pretend to own ;D
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: Beppe Grillo on June 13, 2013, 00:52
When reading the title of the site I have read "CreativeLIE"
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: lisafx on June 13, 2013, 12:25
Thanks to the person who sent me a link to her portfolio.  Absolutely ridiculous.  8 files uploaded and 80 sales SINCE 2004!! 

Unbelievable. 
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: gostwyck on June 13, 2013, 13:07
Thanks to the person who sent me a link to her portfolio.  Absolutely ridiculous.  8 files uploaded and 80 sales SINCE 2004!! 

Unbelievable.


I guess she's been too busy to upload as she's 'on a mission' apparently;

"BIO:
Lesa Snider is on a mission to teach the world to create—and use!—better graphics. She’s an internationally acclaimed speaker and author of Photoshop CS6: The Missing Manual, Photoshop CS5: The Missing Manual, and coauthor of iPhoto ’11: The Missing Manual (Pogue Press/O’Reilly, www.lesa.in/lesabooks (http://www.lesa.in/lesabooks)). Lesa is also a stock photographer and the founder of the creative tutorial site, PhotoLesa.com. She writes a regular column for Photoshop User, Elements Techniques, and Macworld magazines, and contributes frequently to Design-Tools.com and PlanetPhotoshop.com. Lesa is also a long-time member of the Photoshop World Dream Team of instructors and can be spotted teaching at many other conferences around the globe. She also teaches Advanced Photoshop for the international graphic design school, Sessions.edu. During free time, you’ll find her carving the twisties on her BMW sportbike, dressed up in her Star Trek best at a sci-fi convention, or hanging with fellow Apple Mac enthusiasts. Lesa is a proud member of the BMWMOA, F800 Riders Club, the Colorado Mac User Group (CoMUG.com), and the North Coast Mac User Group (NCMUG.com)."
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: Ron on June 13, 2013, 13:14
Its not like she doesnt know anything about Photoshop  ;D
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: luissantos84 on June 13, 2013, 13:19
maybe she has an offline RM agency ;D
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: ShadySue on June 13, 2013, 13:51
Thanks to the person who sent me a link to her portfolio.  Absolutely ridiculous.  8 files uploaded and 80 sales SINCE 2004!! 

Unbelievable.

Clearly, as she has a 10:1 dl/ul ratio, I for one have a lot to learn from her.  ;)
She knows a lot, though she has an annoying nervous giggle.
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: cobalt on June 13, 2013, 14:22
Guess I should really take that class, it is free after all...

Maybe by "chief evanglist" she means that she used to recommend istock to designers?
And why did she stop "evangelizing"?

But I have never heard of her, ever.

Did I miss something?

Can someone post a portfolio link? Or her website?
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: ShadySue on June 13, 2013, 14:26
She did one or more free podcasts for iStock last year in a promotion for Nik software, and has written recent Photoshop Missing Manuals.
Website: http://photolesa.com (http://photolesa.com)
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: luissantos84 on June 13, 2013, 14:27
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Lesa+Snider+istockphoto (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Lesa+Snider+istockphoto)
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: cobalt on June 13, 2013, 14:36
Ok, I see, she has her own evangelizing page on istock. Well if she brought customers to istock, that is good I suppose.

http://www.istockphoto.com/lesasnider (http://www.istockphoto.com/lesasnider)

But I can't bring myself to post her portfolio link. Obviously shooting stock to make money from it by selling the pictures is not what she does.

Maybe we should all move to teach classes instead of shooting. I keep hearing stock is dead, maybe the next wave is to just get people to sign up and show them how to prepare holiday images...

By the way, am I the only one who kept noticing something else prominently displayed by her in that promo video? Does this really work to attract paying clients in significant numbers?
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: sharpshot on June 13, 2013, 15:27
Thanks to the person who sent me a link to her portfolio.  Absolutely ridiculous.  8 files uploaded and 80 sales SINCE 2004!! 

Unbelievable.

Clearly, as she has a 10:1 dl/ul ratio, I for one have a lot to learn from her.
She knows a lot, though she has an annoying nervous giggle.
If she's been selling for 9 years and has only sold 80, it isn't an achievement.  Some statistics are meaningless.
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: ShadySue on June 13, 2013, 15:28
Thanks to the person who sent me a link to her portfolio.  Absolutely ridiculous.  8 files uploaded and 80 sales SINCE 2004!! 

Unbelievable.

Clearly, as she has a 10:1 dl/ul ratio, I for one have a lot to learn from her.
She knows a lot, though she has an annoying nervous giggle.
If she's been selling for 9 years and has only sold 80, it isn't an achievement.  Some statistics are meaningless.
Still, it would be different altogether if she had 800 files and 80 dls or 8000 files and 80 dls.
So, not as meaningless as you suggest.

Actually, I see I missed the winky smilie on the earlier post, which was half-serious.
Title: Re: How to Make Money Shooting Microstock
Post by: ShadySue on June 13, 2013, 15:45
By the way, am I the only one who kept noticing something else prominently displayed by her in that promo video? Does this really work to attract paying clients in significant numbers?
It seems to be her personal style.
I had a buxom colleague at work who had a similar personal style.