“In this economic downturn, content producers are looking for innovative ways to meet the demand for fresh, unique, and high-quality images. Moreover, photographers are looking for new ways to market their work without paying agency commissions or making the switch to royalty free distribution. With our service, buyers have a stable of freelance photographers poised to fulfill highly specific image requests, and even shoot to specifications. And we’re rights managed forever, which means you’re not going to see your exclusive cover photo fronting someone’s website,” says Garrett. “Nor is this micro-stock, where you wade through thousands of inferior images. At StockPhotoRequest.com, we’re committed to quality.”
This commitment to quality has served the company well. On the buyer side, StockPhotoRequest.com serves organizations like National Geographic, Harper Collins, AARP, Simon & Schuster, NBC, Ogilvy & Mather, McGraw Hill, People Magazine, Saatchi & Saatchi, The New Yorker, and Newsweek.
After reviewing the business model, Garrett decided to implement some changes. Previously, the revenue model had two components – the subscription fee for photographers and a $2 per image hosting after the first 50 images. Now, subscribing photographers can take advantage of unlimited hosting for their image portfolio. “Charging to host images no longer makes sense,“ Garrett asserts. “The only priority is maintaining a quality image catalog. Removing extraneous fees means photographers can get more of their best work in front of buyers.”
Formerly, Garrett was the CEO of HyroGlyf New Media and a Managing Partner with Canyonlands Publishing Group. Before entering the media business, Garrett spent over twelve years as a zoologist and published dozens of peer reviewed science articles. As a nature photographer and scientific illustrator, Garrett has upwards of 600 publication credits.
About StockPhotoRequest.com
Founded in 2002, StockPhotoRequest.com is the leading alternative to stock agencies for rights managed imagery. Its mission is to provide photo buyers with fast, free, direct access to hard-to-find professional imagery, while empowering photographers with a no-commissions marketing channel reaching some of the industry’s most respected high-end buyers. Licensing fees and rights management terms are negotiated directly between the photographer and photo buyer. As an added level of service, in addition to the online image bank, agents at StockPhotoRequest.com bundle, format, and distribute image requests to photographers. All services are free to qualified buyers and researchers. Photographers, whose eligibility to join is determined by publication credits and portfolio review, pay an annual subscription. StockPhotoRequest.com charges no commissions. To learn more, visit the website at http://www.stockphotorequest.com.
Contact
Elizabeth Greene, VP of Marketing and Public Relations
StockPhotoRequest.com
1-800-421-5576
http://www.stockphotorequest.com
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