http://www.janetklinger.com/blog/2007/03/stock-photography-with-jonathon-ross/ Family Portrait, Newborn, and Highschool Senior Photographer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.janetklinger.com/blog/2007/03/stock-photography-with-jonathon-ross/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Janet Klinger’s Photography Blog » Blog Archive » Jonathon Ross Rocks. And Sticks and Stones Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:20:08 +0000 http://janetklinger.com/blog/2007/03/stock-photography-with-jonathon-ross/#comment-62 [...] So here’s Jonathon, Mr Diversity himself. He’s represented at the big agencies , having toes in rights managed, royalty free, and his own stock agency, Blend Images. Reluctantly, he’s even considering micro stock shops. Having shared this with a sigh and slightly shaking head, we were all shaken when up- pops a momentarily sheepish (but ultimately articulate) Chad Bridwell. “I’m with one of “those” micro stock agencies”, Chad states a bit nervously, as if anticipating the pounce of a group of 30. Still physically intact and building confidence, he explains the positive side of receiving $1 per image. $1 thirty times in a month is still $30. The “big boys” with fotolia are making “big bucks”. I felt like I was having Déjà vu. Eight to ten years ago at an ASMP presentation we were comparing royalty free vs. traditional rights managed stock agencies. Jonathon was then in Chad’s shoes, feeling perhaps like the outcasted “bad guy” who was challenging tradition. Jonathon represented the guy making “big bucks” which was a far cry from what the traditional stock shooters were making. I assure you, Jonathon wasn’t then and isn’t now loosing sleep over how to pay bills. [...] [...] So here’s Jonathon, Mr Diversity himself. He’s represented at the big agencies , having toes in rights managed, royalty free, and his own stock agency, Blend Images. Reluctantly, he’s even considering micro stock shops. Having shared this with a sigh and slightly shaking head, we were all shaken when up- pops a momentarily sheepish (but ultimately articulate) Chad Bridwell. “I’m with one of “those” micro stock agencies”, Chad states a bit nervously, as if anticipating the pounce of a group of 30. Still physically intact and building confidence, he explains the positive side of receiving $1 per image. $1 thirty times in a month is still $30. The “big boys” with fotolia are making “big bucks”. I felt like I was having Déjà vu. Eight to ten years ago at an ASMP presentation we were comparing royalty free vs. traditional rights managed stock agencies. Jonathon was then in Chad’s shoes, feeling perhaps like the outcasted “bad guy” who was challenging tradition. Jonathon represented the guy making “big bucks” which was a far cry from what the traditional stock shooters were making. I assure you, Jonathon wasn’t then and isn’t now loosing sleep over how to pay bills. [...]

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