There were some very surprising results when we compared U.S. photographers with those residing elsewhere. Average U.S. stock photographer revenues appear to be substantially below those generated by shooters living elsewhere, apart from the few U.S. respondents earning in excess of $500,000.
Photographic activities that produced the highest average revenues were advertising and brochure, consumer editorial and architectural assignments.
Everyone wants to know the best strategy for marketing their images. The numbers from this year’s income survey show that more people used the rights-managed strategy than any other, and that their average gross revenue was the highest at $56,326. However, image marketers should not be too quick to jump to the conclusion that rights-managed is necessarily the correct approach.
New San Francisco-based photography site Snapixel markets itself as an offering that combines elements of Flickr and iStockphoto.
On the heels of a recent loss of the National Football League business, Getty Images has announced it has renewed its agreement to serve as an official photographic partner of the United States Olympic Committee.