Mary Burzlaff Bostic - 2012 Photographers Market

Photographers
MARKET

Mary Burzlaff Bostic, Editor

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2012 Photographers Market. Copyright 2011 by F+W Media, Inc. Published by F+W Media, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45236. Printed and bound in the United States of America. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without written permission from the publisher. Reviewers may quote brief passages to be printed in a magazine or newspaper.

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Attention Booksellers: This is an annual directory of F+W Media, Inc.
Return deadline for this edition is December 31, 2012.

Each year we look for new and better ways to give you the tools you need to make the most of your photography career with Photographers Market. And, I have to say, I am really excited to share this years edition with you. Weve increased the number of up-to-date market listings to more than 1500 contacts, and weve doubled the number of business features and interviews. We added so much new material, we had to increase the page count!

On some of those new pages youll find lots of advice for improving your photography business and selling your work. Check out the special features on selling more photography in 2012, secrets to social media success, exploring new niches, bringing new life to an old business, generating referrals and managing your clients. Then read on for tips and advice from the pros, including Q&As with photo rep Norman Maslov and American Photographic Artists CEO Stephen Best.

Youll also find inspiring and informative interviews with successful professionals, including sports photographer Rick Wilson, fine art photographer Kathleen McFadden, wedding photographer Marissa Bowers and Harley-Davidsons chief photographer Brad Chaney.

These freelancers turned their passions into their day jobs, and you can too. Read on, keep creating and good luck!

Mary Burzlaff
www.artistsmarketonline.com

The first thing youll notice about most of the listings in this book is the group of symbols that appears before the name of each company. Scanning the listings for symbols can help you quickly locate markets that meet certain criteria. (Youll find a quick-reference key to the symbols as well as a sample listing on the back inside cover of the book.) Heres what each symbol stands for:

This photo buyer is new to this edition of the book.

This photo buyer is located in Canada.

This photo buyer is located outside the U.S. and Canada.

This photo buyer uses only images created on assignment.

This photo buyer uses only stock images.

This photo buyer accepts submissions in digital format.

This photo buyer uses film or other audiovisual media.

This art fair is a juried event; a juror or committee of jurors views applicants work and selects those whose work fits within the guidelines of the event.

We asked photo buyers to indicate their general pay scale based on what they typically pay for a single image. Their answers are signified by a series of dollar signs before each listing. Scanning for dollar signs can help you quickly identify which markets pay at the top of the scale. However, not every photo buyer answered this question, so dont mistake a missing dollar sign as an indication of low pay rates. Also keep in mind that many photo buyers are willing to negotiate.

Pays $1150

Pays $151750

Pays $7511,500

Pays more than $1,500

We also asked photo buyers to indicate their level of openness to freelance photography. Looking for these symbols can help you identify buyers who are willing to work with newcomers, as well as prestigious buyers who only publish top-notch photography.