Podcast: The Stock Answer or Can You Prosper in the Stock Photography Market?

Anyone, I mean, anyone can submit their photos for sale in the stock-photography market. (Are you a foaper?) But the question remains: is it worth it? No doubt, the industry has been transformed by corporate conglomeration and digital technology but, while some decry the devaluation of the image, others see huge opportunity and a bright future. Join us as industry expert Paul Melcher and former Getty executive and now independent photographer and boutique agency owner Rana Faure relate their experiences in the stock-photo business. We’ll ask them to explain the various types of agencies, what makes a good stock shot, and we’ll get to the truth behind the myth of the “lottery” photo.

Guests: Rana Faure and Paul Melcher

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Photographs by Rana Faure, Mother Image. ranafaure.com

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Host: Allan Weitz

Producer: John Harris

Engineer: Jason Tables

Executive Producers: Bryan Formhals, Mark Zuppe