Photography is a craft that makes use of various ‘rules’, which are actually simply guidelines to help provide a pleasing composition. It can also be an art form, and as ‘art’ is not meant to be controlled and restrained. The following are various photo ‘rules’ which every photographer understand before they are attempted to be broken:1. Always use The Rule of Thirds – this states that the subject should be placed on one third of the frame, either vertically or horizontally, to create a sense of balance and visual appeal. If you were to place the subject smack dab in the center of a rectangular crop, or if you place it at the very edge of the frame, you are...

With new great photography gear improving faster than our wallets can keep up with, it’s always smart to sell our older equipment when upgrading to a newer, better one. But in doing so, it would be even better to get a fair price for the things we paid hard earned cash for not so long ago. By using your own photography skills, you’ll discover that having a good photograph of the item you’re selling online will get you a fair, if not great, market price. The key is to take good product shots as if you’re creating an actual ad for a product because you are doing just that. Treat your older model...

1. Email collection Collecting emails at events with one of our email collection form or by adding a mandatory email login on your site provides you with a data base of leads. Marketing to these people with email is an amazingly effective way to get more sales. 2. Packages Packages allow you to offer multiple prints sizes together at one price point. You can also include photo gift items in packages. With a package you can incentivize your clients to buy more by reducing the combined cost of multiple products. Photostockplus.com enables you to create as many packages as you like. You set one global markup to the combined products. Packages are a great way to increase your clients per order dollar...

Images of people - These images can be excellent for editorial use but are more challenging to sell for commercial purposes without releases. Whenever possible you should always get a release.Images of public property - Again, same as above will likely apply.Flowers and Scenic's - Competition here is fierce and the market can be limited. File size is also very important. You must have stunning images to be successful.Similar images - Having many of the same image or theme makes it very hard for our rankers to place images in the database. One or two is fine, but not pages of the same content. It is VERY hard to narrow down the best shots but the same is true for...

Proper lighting has always been vital in taking great pictures and a lot of photographers invest thousands of dollars on loads of equipment such as light strobes and speed flashes. But what about the rest of us who cannot afford to buy lighting kits or set up a light studio? That should not be a problem because here are several tips on using inexpensive light sources to show off your subject:Sunlight - What could be cheaper than sunlight? It's free, it's natural, it's available everyday, and it can light your subject in different ways depending on the hour. Popular belief maintains that the best time to take pictures with sunlight is when the sun is low in the sky. This...