Top 10 things Image Buyers Like about their Agency – Understanding Image Buyers in the Stock Industry
What features or services do image buyers like and want from photographers or stock agencies? What gets them coming back to your portfolio or the agency that reps your images?
Today, Cutcaster is releasing the comments that some images buyers told us during last year's survey. We took 10 of the most popular comments and arranged them below in a random order to show you what features or services they like an agency to offer. The question was actually a two-part question and was "What do you like most/least about the stock photo sites that you work with?" Later this week, we will share the things they didn't like about their current stock image agency. The survey was completed by 344 image users who had used Cutcaster or were working on the stock image business and were mostly from the US or Canada.
Top 10 things image buyers said they liked which their stock agency provided.
1. Current and wide selection of images from international sources at reasonable prices.
2. Special picture collection pricing for royalty free or rights managed photos.
3. Stock agency websites that can show an entire photo purchase history with a simple click to avoid duplicate image purchases.
4. With current rates that image researchers get, we need to work FAST. The most important features for a stock site are direct downloading and embedded metadata. If you do not offer these two things, you are a 2nd tier vendor.
5. Picture pop-up windows to review images instead of having to use "back" button.
6. Advanced features like search filters when we need to give restrictions.
7. Love seeing Creative Inspiration.
8. Great sales help when a user encounters a problem. (From Cutcaster: Most image buyers didn't say they needed a specific sales representative to help them use an agency)
9. High resolution comp images with metadata embedded.
10. Agencies with multicultural, disabilities, youth, and well executed food shots most cited image needs.
Overall, most image buyers stressed that they needed the highest quality images, fast / accurate search results and lower pricing which is understandable in the current economic environment.
Hope this helps people. You can see more stats on our blog.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Ohio Photo Classes for March ( #classes ) |PhotoCamp Ohio (
#photocamp )
SmallTown Stock Collection Additions ( #sts )
The iPhone Collection at SmallTown Stock ( #iphone )
FEATURED THIS MONTH AT SMALLTOWN STOCK
A full moon rises over a combine harvesting soybeans on an Ohio farm.
Available at SmallTown Stock (
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).
FROM THE IPHONE AND SMARTPHONE PHOTO COLLECTION
( HTTP://WWW.SMALLTOW NSTOCK.COM/ IMG-SHOW/ I00003_Y9N1DKQFU )SMALLTOWN
STOCK ADDS TO COLLECTION
New this month are photos of an American Legion Honor Guard
performing a 21-gun-salute for a fallen veteran (
http://smalltownsto ck.photoshelter. com/gallery/ American- Legion-Honor- Guard/G000023uRT trn3wE
).
SmallTown Stock ( http://smalltownstock.com ) offers Reasonably Rights
Managed stock photography by photojournalists. Headquartered in
Central Ohio, its collection offers unique photography by
photographers who understand deadlines and details and provide
storytelling photos on a daily basis.
SmallTown Stock's photography, unlike that of the over-stylized look
of traditional stock photography, stimulates storytelling with strong,
evocative images creating an emotional experience for the reader.
Realizing many of our editorial shoots result in images that better
match the need for contemporary stock imagery, we began SmallTown
Stock with the intention of providing publishers and editors with
photos of real people in real situations at real events. SmallTown
Stock's core group of photographers brings more than 75 years of
photojournalism to stock photography. Our experiences teach us the
need for matching content with readership, delivering targeted images
and helping publishers create a product to hold the reader's
attention.
No matter your need, SmallTown Stock's photographers have already been
there and have the photos to prove it.
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PHOTOCAMP OHIO - SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2011
PhotoCamp Ohio ( http://ur.sel. ph/pcampohio ) is a one-day series of
lectures, workshops and demonstrations designed to assist
photographers become better at their craft and business.
PhotoCamp Ohio is Saturday, April 16, 2001, at Heritage Park in
Westerville, Ohio. Everal Barn is the primary location for PhotoCamp
Ohio. The upper floor of the barn, restored to it original condition
as a dairy barn, is the primary seminar and workshop location. The
lower floor of the barn will be open to vendors and sponsors to show
off their wares.
The park's house will also be open for vendors and lighting
demonstrations during the day. Several locations outside the barn have
been chosen for more lighting and posing workshops.
Read about our speakers and their work at the PhotoCamp Ohio Web site
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OHIO PHOTO CLASSES - MARCH 2011
There are new classes for March at Ohio Photo Classes in Gallery 202.
Full list and details at Ohio Photo Classes (
http://ohiophotoclasses.com ).
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
* 10 a.m. - Using your Point & Shoot like it's an SLR (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ using-your- point-shoot- like-it%E2% 80%99s-an- slr/
)
* 12 noon - Setting up your new digital SLR so it's easy to use (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ setting-up- your-new- digital-slr- so-it%E2% 80%99s-easy- to-use/
)
* 2 p.m. - Making prints from your digital photo file (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ making-prints- from-your- digital-photo- file/
)
* 4 p.m. - Off Camera Flash using small strobes (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ off-camera- flash-an- introduction/
)
SATURDAY, MARCH 19 - ALL ABOUT PHOTOSHOP
* 10 a.m. - Photoshop Basics for photographers (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ photoshop- basics-for- photographers/
)
* 12 noon - Shooting RAW files and what to do with them (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ shooting- raw-files- and-what- to-do-with- them/
)
* 2 p.m. - Photoshop Smart Objects and how they speed your workflow (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ photoshop- smart-objects- and-how-they- speed-your- workflow/
)
* 4 p.m. - Adjustment layers and masks - Using only the good parts (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ adjustment- layers-and- masks-using- only-the- good-parts/
)
SATURDAY MARCH 26 - ALL ABOUT FLASH
* 10 a.m - The advantage of Off-Camera flash (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ the-advantage- of-off-camera- flash/
)
* 12 noon - Choosing the best small strobe (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ choosing- the-best- small-strobe/
)
* 2 p.m. - Studying light for better photos (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ studying- light-for- better-photos/
)
* 4 p.m. - Off-Camera flash using small strobes - Hands-on (
http://www.ohiophot oclasses. com/classes/ off-camera- flash-using- small-strobes- hands-on/
)
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RENT OUR STUDIO SPACE
Classic Studio is now available for photographers to rent for their
next photo session.
The space, inside Gallery 202 in Uptown Westerville, has a wide
selection of lights, lighting modifiers, backgrounds and setups that
will benefit any photographer struggling to find a suitable location.
Classic Studio is part of an artist's co-op at Gallery 202 where
creativity is welcomed, encouraged, and expected. Our work space is
far from a traditional studio with preset lights and routine
backgrounds.
Classic Studio is managed by Gary Gardiner ( http://garygardiner.com/
), a photographer who's been behind a camera since he was 12 years
old. Renting Classic Studio space not only gets you access to the gear
and square footage. You also have Gary's 45 years of professional
shooting experience to help you with your next photo session.
[ More Information ( http://bit.ly/gmC5wK ) ]
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