Photography 101; Wednesday, Second Period [03/08].

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"So there's at least one more type of photography I wanted to go over with you guys," Prompto said to get class started that week, stifling maybe just a little bit of a yawn, "but I kind of want to wait for the weather to be a little warmer before do that. So, what we're probably going to focus on for the next few weeks on different types of careers you make as a photographer. Now, obviously, doing professional portraits and event photography is the obvious one--even I've got a little freelance side hustle, which ends up being mostly weddings and Christmas cards--but honestly? These days? Most of my work is, sadly, going to
stock photography.

"Basically, the whole point of stock photography is to provide images for general use that people can tap into for various different licensed projects and things like that. Basically, they're photos that people can pay a licensing fee for to use for...whatever, really. Not exactly the most artistically exciting field of photography, but having a solid stock photo portfolio could be a solid way to put some money in your pocket."

"Which means...sorry, guys, I'm going to be going into some of the stock photography business model and how it works, but we'll also look at some examples of popular stock photo types so you can get an idea of what most people are likely to look for, but also some more niche fields that could maybe use a little more love, and finally, to make it all up to you, I've got a great set of some of the weirdest stock photos out there, too. But that's the beauty of stock photography, I guess. There's something out there for pretty much everything, and if there isn't? You've got a golden opportunity, my friends.

"And just to give you an idea on how random the stock photo business is, my most popular stock images right now are this one I took on my honeymoon, a photo of a camera, and this one of Ignis looking confused at a computer..."

There was a pause.

"Pictures of people looking confused at a computer are really big, actually. But, anyway, let's get started..."

Comments

Sign In - Photography, 03/08.

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Maybe looking confused at a computer?

Re: Sign In - Photography, 03/08.

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Josephine Jones

Re: Sign In - Photography, 03/08.

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Sakaki

Listen to the Lecture - Photography, 03/08.

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And get some good ideas of just how broad this category is, but hopefully, you'll start to think about what might be popular and what might be the sorts of things people are looking for when they're looking to use some stock photography shots.

Class Activity: Stock Photography - Photography, 03/08.

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Of course, your assignment is to come in next week with some more examples of your own of stock photography, but today, there are plenty plenty of moddable props if you want to use some of the remaining time in class to try a few now for yourself. Work with your classmate, ask Prompto for advice, and try to think of what might be useful for total randos to one day exploit for bad self-published book covers and corporate recruitment pamphlets!

Talk to the Teacher - Photography, 03/08.

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Who has definitely spent the last few weeks debating the morality of exploiting his adorable daughter for cute baby stock photos...

OOC - Photography, 03/08.

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Like, I TRIED to pick a favorite out of that list of weird stock photos, but it's IMPOSSIBLE.