Hey everyone sorry this has gotten up so late this week. I promise the readings will not go up so late regularly. This week we will be looking at stock photography. We talked in class this last week a little bit about the business side of photography and some of the marketing options there. But making calendars is not the only way to sell your work. Stock photography is a relatively new opportunity in photography. Stock photographs are photos sold for licensing. We will be having a speaker on Monday talk with us in more detail about what makes a stock photograph different from other photographs. Here is a stock photography website for you to look around and get a feel for what these photos are like:
http://www.shutterstock.com/
Joel Carillet is someone you may recognize from around campus. He is a photographer who has done a lot of stock photography. Be sure to read his bio and check out his site.
http://www.joelcarillet.com/about
Remember, post your comments here or email them to Addison or myself. Thanks!
His pictures are just wonderful. i just like the fact that they are from the other countries and are just great. His story was fun to read about also, about how he has traveled to all those did countries. His pictures are a great way to find some things out about those other countries.
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his pictures are very interesting and how he puts them into themes makes them even better and shows that he actually puts thoughts into his work
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These photographs certainly seem to utilize the content in order to produce an artistic work. Many of these photographs are similar to tourist photos (meaning they are of sights, culture, people, etc) However, Joel takes the seemingly ordinary content and uses the frame of the picture to produce a story/image/mood with each photograph. The "rule of thirds" is particularly noticeable in a number of photos, and he uses people, landscapes and nature to inhabit each section.
ReplyDeleteJoel has a cool life story and it reflects through his photos. He's really got a knack at capturing real life in a way that's artistically intriguing. Life is beautiful, and he really captures that. Plus the spirit of Bangkok photo really made me laugh.
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I particularly enjoyed Joel's category titled "Hands". I've always thought that alternative portraits are a wonderful way of illustrating someone's personality and lifestyle. I also thought his category titled "Mothers and Children" was very beautiful; he does a great job of illustrating this special bond. I think it's great that Joel is able to essentially do what he loves-travel and take photos-and also make money to support his lifestyle by contributing his photographs as stock photos.
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I love many of his pics. I haven't seen many galleries of just hands, I thought that was unique. I also like how he is good at landscapes as well as people, from what I have seen many photographers prefer one over the other. I love the mood in his photos, I don't know if that makes sense, but they way they were shot all give off a peaceful effect.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of traveling, so I'm pretty enchanted by this man's life and photography. What I love about travel photos is how each one represents a story. If you ask someone about a photo they took on a trip, it always spawns a story about why they took it and what makes it so significant. I'm interested to hear what Joel has to say to us and what stories he has to tell.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures of stock photos on shutterstock gave me a thought of a screen saver or poster. Joel's pictures give a view/insight into cultures that many of us many never experience. His photos also have a thought of posters or screen savers, but seem much more connected with the subjects in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI especially love Joel's pictures. Just the way he captures different people at different places really interests me. What tips or suggestions would you give on taking pictures of people?
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