*Hi All*
I am starting a small niche image/stock library in Johannesburg, South
Africa.
I would like to know what features on a stock library:
A - annoy photographers?
B - could you not do without?
Basically, what would YOUR wish list be on a library, e.g. maintenance
of images, reports, payment etc.
Thanks, and I would appreciate your time spent on answering a couple of
these questions.
*Marc Ashwell*
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Marc,
What kind of niche are you leaning towards? I've also recently built a small independent
stock project called Brownstock, and you never know, there might be some benefit in
chatting.
http://www.brownstock.com
Dwayne Brown
--- In STOCKPHOTO@yahoogroups.com, Marc Ashwell <marc@...> wrote:
>
> *Hi All*
>
> I am starting a small niche image/stock library in Johannesburg, South
> Africa.
>
> I would like to know what features on a stock library:
>
> A - annoy photographers?
> B - could you not do without?
>
> Basically, what would YOUR wish list be on a library, e.g. maintenance
> of images, reports, payment etc.
>
> Thanks, and I would appreciate your time spent on answering a couple of
> these questions.
>
> *Marc Ashwell*
>
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Hi Marc,
Here is my wishlist for a stock library:
- Online sign up, online contract and online uploads
- No formal portfolio review (let photographers upload any image,
accept/reject images that you like/dislike, discard images that are
poorly scanned or not meeting your technical standards)
- Ability to edit image info online
- View sales in real time (like Alamy)
All stock libraries should look into the workflow used at the
microstocks. I personnally think this is the way it should be done in
this Internet age.
Best of luck with your plans!
Renaud Visage
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Architecture / Travel / Stock Photography
ASMP, Getty, Age, Alamy
http://www.renaudvisage.com
--- In STOCKPHOTO@yahoogroups.com, Marc Ashwell <marc@...> wrote:
>
> *Hi All*
>
> I am starting a small niche image/stock library in Johannesburg, South
> Africa.
>
> I would like to know what features on a stock library:
>
> A - annoy photographers?
> B - could you not do without?
>
> Basically, what would YOUR wish list be on a library, e.g. maintenance
> of images, reports, payment etc.
>
> Thanks, and I would appreciate your time spent on answering a couple of
> these questions.
>
> *Marc Ashwell*
>
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