Editorial Stock Photography

[Oldogfoto]

How do we define this?

[funcrunch]

There's an excellent article on editorial stock photography on photo.net. Reading it convinced me to start submitting photos to Alamy.

[AnonymousKiwi1]

This is an interesting point.

"but generally speaking files shouldn’t have any sharpening applied (for publishing this is something best done by the printer), and unless you really know what you’re doing color correction is also best done by the printer. "

I wonder how many folks submitting stock photos take this in to account.

[Jim Bryant]

I don't want to sound negative, but you'll need is to "establish" yourself as a professional media photographer with a certified media outlet and armed with an accredited media pass, and posses some sort of news "sense". If not, most law enforcement agencies, fire districts and EMT services will request that you depart the scene.

[funcrunch]

Originally Posted by Jim Bryant

I don't want to sound negative, but you'll need is to "establish" yourself as a professional media photographer with a certified media outlet and armed with an accredited media pass, and posses some sort of news "sense". If not, most law enforcement agencies, fire districts and EMT services will request that you depart the scene.

Not sure who you're responding to, but I have no interest in taking/submitting the sort of photos the author of the article does. He's just using his field of specialty as an example of the kinds of photos that sell without needing model releases.

[Jim Bryant]

Does it matter who I was responding too? It was just my comment after reading his article.
True, you don't need modeling releases for editorial purposes. But, if you plan on making any money in the commercial business selling your stock images with people in them, you need to get a modeling release signed.

[funcrunch]

I don't expect to make any money selling stock photos of people for commercial use; that's the whole reason I'm looking into editorial stock photography instead. I don't expect to make as much money as a commercial stock shooter would, but it's another avenue to explore, and costs me nothing more than the additional time checking each photo at 100% to make sure it passes quality control.

[Jim Bryant]

There are plenty of news outlets in and around The City, weekly, twice weekly and daily. Make an appointment with the picture editor and show them your portfolio. I know that the freelance editorial markets are so bad that most of them have lost their freelance budgets. But they do happen to purchase sport news photos. Try the TV stations as well, they use still images as well from time to time. Most assignments rates run anywhere from $85.00 to $250.00 an assignment, depending on what it is. Most weeklies, however, pay per photo only, which is about $25.00 and up. Good luck! I love photojournalism......it's sort of a 40 year passion with me.

[WadeCourtney]

Originally Posted by Jim Bryant

I don't want to sound negative, but you'll need is to "establish" yourself as a professional media photographer with a certified media outlet and armed with an accredited media pass, and posses some sort of news "sense". If not, most law enforcement agencies, fire districts and EMT services will request that you depart the scene.

Unless your real job is working for the company that provides the mobile and call center software.

[Zulu109]

Originally Posted by Jim Bryant

I don't want to sound negative, but you'll need is to "establish" yourself as a professional media photographer with a certified media outlet and armed with an accredited media pass, and posses some sort of news "sense". If not, most law enforcement agencies, fire districts and EMT services will request that you depart the scene.

Umm no. If you stay out of the way and everything is in public view, then there should not be a problem. Same rules for the so-called "press." Of course there is the chance that the camera can be seized as evidence