Don’t take things for granted. There are photo opportunities in every city if you can focus on what is a contrast to another region or country. Look at the architecture, the cityscape, the air quality, the cars people drive, how they dress, and more.
I followed up looking at available images for a city name website. Nada!!!! Considering how choosy the Microstock photo sites are I should NOT have been disappointed to see there were no image results for the city name I plugged into the search box. If the rejection volume is what I think it is, this is a real flaw in the image acceptance policy. Shouldn’t I be the one to determine if the shots are good enough for me to consider?
I knew already that the Water Tower and other “usual suspects” but I did not expect the Biltmore to shine as it did. The deep red brick really spoke up against the skyline, and the angle from the high Bunker Hill ground level painted a rolling San Francisco type topography downtown Los Angeles rarely pulls off. The shimmering granite of the Gas Company building made for some ambitious exterior shots.
Social marketing and email marketing all happen when working to promote microstock sales and image acceptance. If people are communicating with you online, they cannot afford to make any assumptions about your talent or capabilities. You must demonstrate this via your work. Your competitors will be doing it!