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Pretty much useless..., July 30, 2007
This review is from: Making Money from Photography in Every Conceivable Way (Paperback)
The book includes lots of information you already know if you approach things with a modicum of common sense. E.g., this fragment is characteristic of the book: (p48) "Having drawn up a shortlist of (image) libraries you feel should be suitable for your work, the next stage is to find out exactly what they require." Duh! Similar "gems" abound: "once you have been accepted [...] you will be expected to sign a contract" (no example of a sample or typical contract is included). The chapter on stock image libraries does NOT even include a brief list of image libraries you may consider (n fact, not even one is listed!), or a single spec sheet from an actual existing image library to give you an idea of what each requires (in terms of size or file format), and there is no index or appendix of places to consider.
Embarrassingly, the issue 57 of this year's (2007) Digital Camera magazine in its cover section titled "Make cash with your camera" (authored by the very articulate, no-nonsense freelancer and book author Lee Frost) provides more useful info than this book (e.g., the article includes a list of stock agencies that accept submissions from amateur freelancers, with requirements of size and image type, as well as website addresses, etc. for each).
To make things worse, the author cannot decide if the book is to be on how to sell what you have, or how to generate it in the first place (e.g., a very general chapter on what lenses to use for wedding photography and similar sections on beginning technique are out of place here).
My recommendation: save yourself the time and trouble. Get the back issue of Digital Camera, and you'll learn more.
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Waste of time - glad I got it used for cheap, November 4, 2011
This review is from: Making Money from Photography in Every Conceivable Way (Paperback)
I'm echoing what the other two reviewer said. It's really rather pathetic book. "Every conceivable way"???? Not hardly. Glad I got it cheap and used. I see some sellers are offering this book for pennies. That's about what it's worth.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent overview of what's out there., June 17, 2011
This review is from: Making Money from Photography in Every Conceivable Way (Paperback)
While it's short on details, this book will give you an idea of all the opportunities that are out there. But you'll need to find other sources to give you the specifics. I checked a copy out of the library. There's not enough detailed information to justify buying it as a reference book. I'd advise others to do the same.
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