Why You Need a Guest Editor
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The concept of a guest editor might be anathema to you. You might feel you will be losing control of your images. But the thing is, getting used to your own work product and processing your images every time the same way can stop total productivity and creativity in the editing and finalizing process.
Working with a guest editor yields valuable feedback. The guest editor may know channels of online revenue or potential clients you do not know. The guest editor may have access to photo editing software or filters and processes you do not own. This is a good way to see if added investment in this area is worth it or not.
A guest editor can make independent value decisions about how each image can be optimized. The guest editor can harness the best of your undiscovered or unedited pictures and work them toward a different aesthetic philosophy. These kinds of editing decisions can make a world of difference in the marketing phase.
The guest editor process bring s a lot of value without an existing work process. You can submit the guest editor gallery level access to your RAW files or ftp the bulk data online. Find a photographer or online photo vendor whose work seems impressive. Find out what kinds of partnership resources they are willing to work with.
Working with a guest editor or partnering with another photographer may take a while to see profitable results. Working out a timeline and adding it to your microstock marketing plan is a suggested acitvity tier. Once you have reached optimum photographic contribution, time spent in post processing will matter more.
You may feel the overall quality and focus of your product will change or will extend beyond your control. but the magic of photography is now what value can be found after processing in the digital phase of a image’s life. Editors and clients will be looking for additonal effects if other photographers are using them.
But a guest editor can wring value outy of your “forgotten” or ugly stepchild microstock portfolio, and heighten marketability from existing image product. The value of your overall image portfolio
