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What began with shooting pictures for my high school yearbook has turned into 30 years of portrait, wedding, sports, action, commercial, and scenic photography. I started shooting with old-school 35mm film cameras, advanced to medium-format cameras, and today I use professional DSLR camera systems.

My experience spans the years, and I’ve been honored with state and regional professional photography awards, including the top wedding album award from the Minnesota State Professional Photographers Association. Photography has been my passion and source of income for years as I’ve taken hundreds of thousands of images for paying clients. Today I enjoy the opportunity to share my experiences with up and coming photographers through a variety of venues (for example, visit www.prophotoshow.com).

Even with all these years of experience as a professional photographer, I have had to make adjustments along the way to expand income channels and meet the digital age head on. Microstock photography seemed like a good expansion point. I logically thought I could be a successful stock photographer right out of the gate, but my friend and author Lawrence Sawyer showed me otherwise. He knows the secrets of stock photography that would have taken years to learn on my own.

Lawrence clearly explains why it takes more than technically sound images to gain acceptance into stock libraries. I was surprised to learn how high the standards are for image submission. See It, Shoot It, Sell It will save you time – and produce an income stream faster – if you carefully pay attention to the good advice throughout the book. It is sure to be an invaluable guide into the profitable work of stock photography.

Lawrence and I embarked on our photographic journey as childhood friends, and we’ve both come a long way from shooting pictures by our favorite lake with our trusty Canon FTb QL (film!) cameras. You, too, can benefit from Lawrence’s vast expertise in the world of stock photography and his technical excellence in creating spectacular images.

It’s easy to take a picture, much tougher to make a photograph. As the great Ansel Adams said, “There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.” So settle in, read the book, sharpen your concepts, and see what develops!

Barry Howell, Photographer/Owner

Picture Place Photography

www.pictureplace.com