E070 Legg - LightSource Photography Podcast

In this edition of LightSource, Bill and Ed talk with Rich Legg, stock photographer with Istockphoto.com.

Hosts:
Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer (Flickr)

Theme Music:
Sean Campbell and Steve Hill (Firesickle.com)

Special Guest:
Rich Legg, commercial stock photographer.

http://www.RichLegg.com/

Rich @ Istockphoto.com

Rich's Blog

Rich on Twitter

Rich on Flickr

LightSource Episode 70 (Interview Series) [49:59 minutes]
Download the show: LightSource070 [22.9 MB]

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Bill and Ed discuss:

New OneLight work shop DVD release
Ed is on Twitter
StudioLighting.net on Twitter
Previous LightSource guests on Twitter

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Special Guest Rich Legg discusses:
His path to becoming a stock photographer
How he decides what to shoot
Being inspired by LightSource
Choosing models and finding friends
Paying models
How to decide the return on an investment for a shoot
Finding stock photos everywhere
Educating people about his work
Turning portrait work into stock
Post processing for good stock images
How much time he spends preparing images
Rejection rates
Camera and lighting gear
Choosing the best images from a session
Doing a quality white background isolation
Lighting for stock photography
Studio vs Location shooting
Making good backgrounds for stock
Photowalking Utah [ photowalkingutah.com ]
Sharing his knowledge with photographers
Advice for new Istockphoto contributors

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