Comments on: Branding… A cliché? http://www.arcurs.com/branding-a-cliche a blog about selling your photos online Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:42:50 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Captain Kimo http://www.arcurs.com/branding-a-cliche/comment-page-1#comment-3271 Captain Kimo Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:07:46 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/?p=877#comment-3271 Yuri, I've learned more from watching your videos than any other source. Keep it coming, please! Yuri, I’ve learned more from watching your videos than any other source. Keep it coming, please!

]]> By: Karl Johnston http://www.arcurs.com/branding-a-cliche/comment-page-1#comment-2979 Karl Johnston Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:29:49 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/?p=877#comment-2979 As someone who has a background in adventure photography and fine art; I found this article very informative (along with your blog) and a great light in the mist of my ignorance to how stock photographers generate incomes. Myself, I have been selling traditional licenses here and there to specialist clients that seek me out. Microstock is an industry I am trying to study the language of. Thanks for the dictionary. As someone who has a background in adventure photography and fine art; I found this article very informative (along with your blog) and a great light in the mist of my ignorance to how stock photographers generate incomes.

Myself, I have been selling traditional licenses here and there to specialist clients that seek me out. Microstock is an industry I am trying to study the language of.

Thanks for the dictionary.

]]> By: Thorwald Hoffmann http://www.arcurs.com/branding-a-cliche/comment-page-1#comment-2386 Thorwald Hoffmann Fri, 01 May 2009 23:02:55 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/?p=877#comment-2386 I think that everybody have to agree with you ... great information of course as usual ;) Thank you again for a nice article. Kind regards from Germany, youngstart th ;) :D I think that everybody have to agree with you … great information of course as usual ;)
Thank you again for a nice article.

Kind regards from Germany,
youngstart th ;) :D

]]> By: Daniel Wiedemann http://www.arcurs.com/branding-a-cliche/comment-page-1#comment-2276 Daniel Wiedemann Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:44:24 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/?p=877#comment-2276 Great article Yuri! Thanks for sharing all that wisdom! :) Great article Yuri! Thanks for sharing all that wisdom! :)

]]> By: Jyri Manninen http://www.arcurs.com/branding-a-cliche/comment-page-1#comment-2138 Jyri Manninen Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:05:09 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/?p=877#comment-2138 My wife has been doing stock photography for about 9 months now, in addition to her regular photography work. While she is great at photography and editing, she's not that interested in all the 'other stuff' related to running it like a business. Fortunately, I am and that is how I came across your blog. Your articles provide us with a lot of useful hints and advice to help develop our business and build our passive income (which I am a great fan of!) Thank you for being one of those few people who are willing to share their expertise and experiences with others, rather than guard everthing jealously. You obviously understand the true meaning of being successful and the concept of abundance. So, from one Yuri to another, once again, thank you and all the best. Jyri My wife has been doing stock photography for about 9 months now, in addition to her regular photography work. While she is great at photography and editing, she’s not that interested in all the ‘other stuff’ related to running it like a business. Fortunately, I am and that is how I came across your blog. Your articles provide us with a lot of useful hints and advice to help develop our business and build our passive income (which I am a great fan of!) Thank you for being one of those few people who are willing to share their expertise and experiences with others, rather than guard everthing jealously. You obviously understand the true meaning of being successful and the concept of abundance. So, from one Yuri to another, once again, thank you and all the best.

Jyri

]]> By: Don - thoth11 http://www.arcurs.com/branding-a-cliche/comment-page-1#comment-2126 Don - thoth11 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:54:40 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/?p=877#comment-2126 Thanks for all the support you give to your fellow stockers. I have been doing many model shoots lately and suffer from processing inexperience and I think the branding issue. I am wondering, I have a nice bedroom type series and I've uploaded a couple of those images, should I wait to upload the series at once or here and there? I do plan to process the rest and upload at same time, about 15 images in the series. I am working on the branding issue as I'm tired of putting in all of these hours, not to mention financial investment w/ very little return. Cheers. Thanks for all the support you give to your fellow stockers. I have been doing many model shoots lately and suffer from processing inexperience and I think the branding issue. I am wondering, I have a nice bedroom type series and I’ve uploaded a couple of those images, should I wait to upload the series at once or here and there? I do plan to process the rest and upload at same time, about 15 images in the series. I am working on the branding issue as I’m tired of putting in all of these hours, not to mention financial investment w/ very little return. Cheers.

]]> By: plrang http://www.arcurs.com/branding-a-cliche/comment-page-1#comment-2122 plrang Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:34:48 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/?p=877#comment-2122 I wanted to say "even if it wouldn't be true", Greetings I wanted to say “even if it wouldn’t be true”, Greetings

]]> By: plrang http://www.arcurs.com/branding-a-cliche/comment-page-1#comment-2121 plrang Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:33:55 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/?p=877#comment-2121 I like to read You even if it's not true ;) You've got the style. And most of my ideas came when i take a shower - problems with writing down ! and fall asleep but my notepad is always near. I like to read You even if it’s not true ;) You’ve got the style.
And most of my ideas came when i take a shower – problems with writing down ! and fall asleep but my notepad is always near.

]]> By: Yuri Arcurs http://www.arcurs.com/branding-a-cliche/comment-page-1#comment-2117 Yuri Arcurs Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:03:04 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/?p=877#comment-2117 Ellen. Take and steal as much as you want. :) Good to see you at my blog. For the guys that don't know Ellen, she is an industry specialist and one of the most knowledgeable people in this business. WELCOME! Ellen. Take and steal as much as you want. :) Good to see you at my blog. For the guys that don’t know Ellen, she is an industry specialist and one of the most knowledgeable people in this business. WELCOME!

]]> By: Miguel Pinheiro http://www.arcurs.com/branding-a-cliche/comment-page-1#comment-2105 Miguel Pinheiro Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:20:40 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/?p=877#comment-2105 Your inspirational sources sure look solid! I do a lot of "research" on magazines and billboard ads... Recently I saw my self discussing the technical details of a picture in an ad with my girlfriend... she's not a stocker (yet) but she has got a good eye for these stuff! Getting to know what designers use to produce their work is definitely what sells. I don't have a team nor time to build a brand yet... with little over 100 images in my portfolio I only aspire to reach another zero in my portfolio and then I think about new strategies! Yuri, what do you fell sells more? People outdoor in lifestyle situations or shooting people in studio over white background? I ask this because those are two very large groups to create a brand... I think maybe shooting over white may sell more, but in smaller sizes, while outdoor can give less download but bigger sizes... Do you see a connection between these two sets or is it just me? :) Thanks again for sharing! One day you can sell a book with all these posts ;) Miguel Your inspirational sources sure look solid! I do a lot of “research” on magazines and billboard ads… Recently I saw my self discussing the technical details of a picture in an ad with my girlfriend… she’s not a stocker (yet) but she has got a good eye for these stuff! Getting to know what designers use to produce their work is definitely what sells. I don’t have a team nor time to build a brand yet… with little over 100 images in my portfolio I only aspire to reach another zero in my portfolio and then I think about new strategies!

Yuri, what do you fell sells more? People outdoor in lifestyle situations or shooting people in studio over white background? I ask this because those are two very large groups to create a brand… I think maybe shooting over white may sell more, but in smaller sizes, while outdoor can give less download but bigger sizes… Do you see a connection between these two sets or is it just me? :)

Thanks again for sharing! One day you can sell a book with all these posts ;)

Miguel

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