Microstock Photography

Now that video is the hot new vending item at many microstock sites, the scope of the work turns to video. If you are a microstock photographer and you have been playing around with the video capability in your camera, here are some focus drivers to render more product results and revenue from the same device. Try your hand at video!

Location shooting where I live (Burbank, California) is at a premium. Many places nearby like local businesses and public venues can be used for shooting scenes, but that unknown location is also great to discover. Many obvious choices can work against new productions because they are too expensive or difficult to obtain on short notice. Images of available or accessible locations for various interior and extior scenes are a microstock market all its own.