Photography for Image Databases

A course by Muna Estudio , Photography studio

Photography studio. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Joined July 2018

Learn the keys to become a collaborator for microstock sites and sell your photos

  • Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 98% positive reviews (134)
  • 1666 students

Learn the keys to become a collaborator for microstock sites and sell your photos

A course by Muna Estudio

The new technologies and the irruption of digital photography, which has made available to all high quality cameras that fit in our pocket, have served many amateur photographers to turn their hobby into a source of income. The photographers Verónica Gomez and Silvia Boratti, working together under the name of Muna Estudio, have managed to make stock photography their livelihood and in this course they will teach you how to plan and make your photographs to sell them in banks of images and make money with them.

Based on the experience that has given them working with platforms such as iStockphoto, Shutterstock, Fotolia, and having published their photographs in Reader Digest, Clarin or The Washington Post, Veronica and Silvia will show you how to convert your photos into income through the banks of images. They will tell you how to use the means you have at your disposal to plan a photo shoot and market the images in microstock sites, even if you only take pictures as an amateur or with your smartphone.

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What will you learn in this online course?

15 lessons & 27 downloads

What is an image bank?
12 minutes, 0 seconds
How to create an account
8 minutes, 26 seconds
We chose the theme of the photo
10 minutes, 54 seconds
What to look for in a model?
10 minutes, 11 seconds
Selection of locations
9 minutes, 20 seconds
Materials
3 minutes, 0 seconds
Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 98% positive reviews (134)
  • 1666 students
  • 15 lessons (2h 7m)
  • 27 additional resources (15 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

You will plan and make a photo shoot that you will publish in microstock sites with the aim of becoming a regular contributor to image banks.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

To photographers and amateurs who want to discover how to become collaborators of image banks with the means at their disposal.

Requirements and materials

You must have basic knowledge of photography and digital retouching.

With regard to materials you will need a camera (it is not necessary to be professional, you can use your smartphone), your favorite lens, a reflector or light diffuser and a computer with Adobe Bridge and Photoshop.


Reviews

1666 Students
134 Reviews
98% Positive ratings

Muna Estudio

A course by Muna Estudio

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Photography studio

Silvia studied a classical career, but shortly after completing it she realized that her passion was photography. It was during a sabbatical year, in 2004, when she discovered the world of image banks and decided to start working as a collaborating photographer; for this he began to train in photography and digital image design, which opened the doors to him, finally, to be able to live on what he likes.

Veronica began the career of sociology, although she soon left it for something that called her attention much more: makeup. Working in Dior Parfums, she had to experience the photo shootings closely, where she got to know the world of flashes, something that encouraged her to take photography classes. Finally, what started as a hobby became a profession and a way of life.

Together, they form Muna Estudio, where they have been making photographs for image banks and microstock sites for more than a decade.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
  • U2

    The world of image banks and their classifications

    • What is an image bank?
    • How to create an account
  • U3

    Plan a photo shoot

    • We chose the theme of the photo
    • What to look for in a model?
    • Selection of locations
  • U4

    Make the photos

    • materials
    • Staging: the importance of natural light
    • I work with the models
    • Photoshoot
  • U5

    Selection of photos and basic touch-up

    • Selection and organization of material
    • Retouching and technical details
    • Metadata and keywords
    • Conclusions
  • FP

    Final project

    • Realization and marketing of photographs in image banks

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Photography for Image Databases. Photography, and Video course by Muna Estudio

Photography for Image Databases

A course by Muna Estudio
Photography studio. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Joined July 2018
  • 98% positive reviews (134)
  • 1666 students