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Sam Merrell
Sam Merrell has been involved in commercial photography for over 22 years. He is presently a contributing editor to both PHOTO DISTRICT NEWS and PIX magazines, and has written extensively on the photographic industry. He also teaches Advanced Imaging and Digital Photography for the School of Visual Arts in NYC, and is president of Synthetic Imaging, Inc., which provides digital imaging decision support to the commercial photography and digital imaging markets.
Key Words: Digital Photo Delivery on a Budget
Features: Written by Sam Merrell on June 28, 2000
Going by the number of images sold, the preferred delivery mechanism for stock photography is still film. But digital delivery is all the rage, and the business rationale to send images via bits and bytes instead of express mail and shoe leather is compelling.
A Photographer Turns the Table
Features: Written by Sam Merrell on May 24, 2000
Two years ago, photographer Ron Chapple decided he didn't like existing RF (Royalty-free) deals "because of the low percentage of each sale paid to the photographers. The big guys pay south of 20% and the highest offer I ever had for RF is 17-1/2%." So, Ron decided to roll his own, and early in April, Thinkstock went online.
For Stock Shooters, the Math's Not Great
Features: Written by Sam Merrell on May 3, 2000
During the school year I try to devote at least one session to discussing the business issues seniors will face when and if they venture forth as commercial photographers. Stock photography usually figures in those 90 minutes because it's one of many revenue opportunities in commercial photography. Or at least, it used to be...