Stock Photography
Stock photography is a field of photography in which images are produced in stock ("to have in stock"). The opposite of stock photography is therefore commissioned photography .
The pre-produced recordings are mostly distributed and sold through picture agencies .
species
There are usually two ways in which stock photographs are sold:
- as a royalty-free image ("RF", "royalty free", "royalty free")
- as a licensed image ("RM", "rights managed", "licensed")
In the case of a recording that requires a license, the price is based on the type of use (book, magazine, advertising, catalog, ...), the edition, the area of distribution, etc. a. set. In the case of a license-free recording, the price is usually only set according to the size of the image and the customer can then use the image indefinitely, sometimes with restrictions.
Effects of non-license-compliant use
When using stock platforms, it should be noted that the regulations in the license agreement must always be observed, even in the case of license-free images. For example, some stock photos are only released for editorial use, but not for commercial use. If you disregard the regulations in the license agreement and fail to name the copyright holder, for example, you expose yourself to injunctive relief and risk receiving a warning . You also make yourself liable for damages .
literature
- Helma Spona: How to make money with your own photos. Franzis Verlag, Poing 2007, ISBN 978-3-7723-6830-1 .
- Robert Kneschke: Stock Photography. Earn money with your own photos. 3rd expanded edition. mitp-Verlag, Frechen 2012, ISBN 978-3-82669201-7 .
- Wolfgang Ullrich: Images to forget. The globalized industry of "Stock Photography" . In: Elke Grittmann, Irene Neverla , Ilona Ammann (eds.): Global, local, digital - photojournalism today . Cologne 2008, p. 51-61 ( PDF 267KB ).
