http://johnrochaphoto.net Stock photography - royalty free and rights managed, editorial photography, photo galleries, reviews, tips, tutorials Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:55:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alexander Nevsky in Snow The Alexander Nevsky Memorial Cathedral Church in Sofia has been a good seller for me. It's one of the most famous buildings in the Balkans and it's best to try to get a slightly different image. Maybe that's why I've found that snow scenes have done well. I'm in the ... http://johnrochaphoto.net/photos-web-free-easy-part-2/356/ Daisy - Collectable Bisque Head Doll Stock photos are often all too depressingly "samey" - you know, cardboard cutouts of business people and happy families. So I'm always pleased when I get success with something a bit different. This photo of "Daisy" has been successful both as an editorial and stock photo. Exactly why ... http://johnrochaphoto.net/photos-web-free-easy-part/341/ Wastebin in Oman Some parts of the world are considered far flung or "exotic" and this is emphasised by tour companies and others with an interest. I think one of the greatest mistakes a photographer can make is to buy into this concept. The fact is that everywhere you go, in most cases, ... http://johnrochaphoto.net/photos-web-free-easy-ways/308/ Dandelion Clock Some time ago I promised to come back to what you might call the non photographic aspects of photography - particularly Stock Photography. Perhaps looking at some of the wider issue such as a workflow involving computers and computer programmes, storage and websites, Stock Agencies and so on. As this is ... http://johnrochaphoto.net/its-business-counts/290/ Oops! I thought I'd arranged for this post to go out in the middle of my holiday! It didn't. Still, don't worry, Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. In my last post I emphasized how important it is that people in a stock photograph should be either: Not be ... http://johnrochaphoto.net/replacing-people-you-dont-want/202/ I'm not a wedding photographer. I say that because I've recently been chatting to a wedding photographer and I've been asked to be Best Man at a wedding next week. That's why I'm a bit late in posting. It'll be interesting to see the local lads at work too. Anyway back ... http://johnrochaphoto.net/rub-out-the-people-you-dont-like-part-2/36/ Dragon Screen Wall in the Behai Park in Beijing, China This is just to show how I managed to wait long enough to get a clear view of the wall. But I had to crop it fairly tightly still. OK, let's get down to eliminating people we don't like. Let's get back to ... http://johnrochaphoto.net/rub-out-the-people-you-dont-like-part-1/35/ A Stroll in Boris Gardens, Sofia, Bulgaria Is this a travel photograph? I suppose it depends if you believe that a travel photograph can be taken, where you live, even more or less just across the road from where you live in your own backyard so to speak. In other words, to take ... http://johnrochaphoto.net/people-in-the-picture-a-stock-photographers-view/34/ Does digital imaging make photography too easy? It's certainly something to think about. There are lots of photographers who have found making the switch from film to digital very difficult. And some of them just don't like it. And of course digital is still not the obvious choice for some types of photography. There's ... http://johnrochaphoto.net/a-riddle-of-the-sphinx-the-bigger-picture/33/ A dog resting in Luxor This is another shot from my recent Egyptian trip. Perhaps this is the real travel photo, Of course looking at this photo. It doesn't really give you any idea of place so does it qualify as a travel photo? Is this dog a particular type of dog? I don't ... http://johnrochaphoto.net/a-dog-as-a-travel-photograph/32/