Shooting for Stock Photography

The world of stock photography can feel complicated, but commercial and editorial photographer, Geo Rittenmyer, will show you how to create and sell stock photography from any situation. In this course, he’ll cover the essentials of stock photography, the differences between royalty free or rights managed, as well as where stock is utilized in today’s world. He’ll also be interviewing an art director at a top agency to better understand what types of imagery stock agencies are looking for. 

Topics include: 

• Techniques for shooting when traveling and what to think about when taking a photo 
• How to set up a low-cost stock specific studio shoot 
• How to utilize Adobe® Photoshop® & Lightroom CC to organize your catalog and keywords for easy access 
• How to find a stock agency for your work 
• When and where to use model or property releases 

Stock photography can allow you to shoot for your clients, as well as your passion. Get back to shooting what you love and make money at the same time! 

• Class Introduction
• All About Stock
• Finding an Agency
• Model and Property Releases
• Briefs, Trends and Inspiration
• Interview: Gallery Stock Creative Director, Jen Fox Freeman
• Production
• Self Producing
• Archiving, Storage and Back Up
• Ingest Images
• Culling Images
• Keywords
• Editing Images in Photoshop
• Equipment
• Gear on Location
• Location Scouting
• Shoot: Working with a Model, Wardrobe and Direction
• Variation of Angles
• Final Image Review