Friday, February 1, 2008

Stock Photography of Baby Boomers

During my 26 years as a commercial photographer, I constantly had requests from clients wanting to buy some of my existing photos as stock images for their projects.  In most cases I couldn't sell them again because it wouldn't be fair to the original client who might recognize their image used by someone else.  
With technology today, everyone is in a bigger hurry than ever.  Fed-Ex used to be very fast, but then came digital, and images can be sent across the country in seconds.  I see many of my clients using more stock photography than ever.  They find a suitable image, and in five minutes it's on their computer.  
This encouraged me to sell my commercial photography business and start fabulousfaces.com. Fabulousfaces.com was created to fill a niche for people looking for quality stock photos of baby boomers and seniors.  If prospective clients are looking for people forty-five and older, they don't have to wade through huge sites to find what they are looking for.  Many stock photo companies accept images from amateurs, which makes the search even harder.  
I am hoping for constructive feedback about fabulousfaces.com, and the stock photo business in general.  This business is changing now more than ever and promises to change even more with Getty Images up for sale.