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11. OPEN YOUR EYES:
There's Multiple Revenue Sources

There are so many ways to get your photographs published, and usually in ways that you aren't expecting. 

It is important to balance your financial needs and MAINTAINING CREDIBILITY with your images. In this section I talk about how to be clever in generating new revenue streams with high-caliber and prestigious partners.

a. Licensing: Do I license my images to be put on T-shirts or coffee mugs? What about Hallmark cards?

There are important factors to consider when you license your images. First of all - maintain the integrity and credibility of your work, so don't accept any offer just because it's a paycheck. Second, when you go into licensing, look for partners with elevated taste and always look to get involved with companies that will elevate your credibility, because the last thing you want is your images looking cheap on products that are poorly produced or manufactured.

In this video I give important tips on how to approach licensing opportunities and give several examples from my own experience.

b. Tips for Shooting for Stock Agencies: This is a highly overlooked source of revenue because it is not considered as an  "artistic" form of photography. But it is a great way to get out and shoot commercially as much as you can, and in the meantime you can shoot FOR YOURSELF while shooting Stock Photography / Commercial.

f. Posters, Pt. 2 - A Different Approach: Get out of your bubble and expose your work in local venues, and it doesn't have to be a gallery! Listen to the story in this video and inspire yourself to follow this advice.

11. OPEN YOUR EYES: There's Multiple Revenue Sources

11. OPEN YOUR EYES: There's Multiple Revenue Sources

11. OPEN YOUR EYES: There's Multiple Revenue Sources
11. OPEN YOUR EYES - There's Multiple Revenue Sources - a. Licensing

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11. OPEN YOUR EYES - There's Multiple Revenue Sources - b. Tips for Shooting with Stock Agencies

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11. OPEN YOUR EYES- There's Multiple Revenue Sources - f. Posters, Pt. 2 - A Different Approach

11. OPEN YOUR EYES- There's Multiple Revenue Sources - f. Posters, Pt. 2 - A Different Approach

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Couse Curriculum

Complete
Course Curriculum

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1. Introduction a. Who this Course is For b. How to Create Your Own Curriculm c. A Message to the Non-Professional

2. Passion & Staying Inspired a. How I Developed My Passion for Photography - The Early Years b. Staying Inspired & Sources of Inspiration c. One Essential Tool to Stay Inspired

3. Sources of Inspiration a. Motion Pictures that Inspire Me b. Painters and Other Photographers

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4. Mastering Your Own Style a. Artistic Vision as a Priority b. Creating Your Own “Mood”

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7. How I Use Lighting a. My Style Preferences b. Natural Light & Simple Household Lamps c. Studio Light & the Old Hollywood Movie Lighting (Film Noir Style)

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5. Parallel Growth in Fine Art & Commercial a. Keeping My Commercial & Fine Art Work Indistinguishable b. Shooting it Your Way c. Stay a Fine Art Photographer and Shoot Commercially

6. Technical Aspects of My Style a. Practical Camera Techniques That I Use b. Composition

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8. Staying Ahead of the Curve a. Business-Wise b. Marketing c. Promotion

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9. Thinking Outside the Box a. Thinking Outside the Box Creatively b. Thinking Outside the Box with Marketing & Promotion

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10. The Unlimited World of Publishing a. Books b. Posters c. Copyright

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13. Selling Your Fine Art Work Online a. Artsy & 1stDibs b. Your Website

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11. OPEN YOUR EYES: There's Multiple Revenue Sources a. Licensing b. Tips for Shooting for Stock Aencies c. Video Art d. Corporate Sponsorship e. Lectures and Teaching f. Posters, Pt. 2 - A Different Approach

12. Working with Galleries & Museums a. How to Approach a Gallery b. How to Build Relationships with Brick and Mortar Galleries c. Creating Limited Editions d. Pricing e. Commissions, Percentages & Dividing Expenses

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14. Fine Art Editions Inventory Control - Finding the Solution a. Artwork Archives

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15. Let's Discuss Framing - 20 Unique Examples a. Let’s Discuss Framing

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16. Working in Motion Pictures

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19. Working with Advertising Agencies & Magazines

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17. An Effective Website a. Photoworkshop.com

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20. Working with Models a. Fashion & Beauty b. Nudes c. Making the Model and YOURSELF Comfortable

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18. Emailings

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21. Assisting a. The Perfect Assistant -What I Look For b. Benefits of Assisting c. Interning

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22. The Art of Printing a. Pigment Printers b. Papers and Media c. Printing on Metal d. Interview with Art Paper Guru - Michael Ginsburg, Co-Founder of Legion/Moab Paper

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25. Creating Marketing Partnerships a. Partnership Example #1: Volcan / LVMH b. Partnership Example #2: Moab Paper c. Partnership Example #3: Breast Cancer Research Foundation

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28. Interview with a Literary Agent

23. The Tools to Deliver Your Vision: Cameras, Lenses & Filters a. The Camera b. The Lenses c. The Filters

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26. Publishing at Doubleday with Jacqueline Kennedy Onnassis

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29. The Slideshow

24. Digital Tools a. Your Computer b. Software c. Apps d. Scanners

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27. Interview with an Art Dealer - Gene Seidman

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30. A Journey Through Prints a. 20 Unique Examples

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