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Las Vegas, NV – The leading stock photo agency alternative, StockPhotoRequest.com, announced today it is under new ownership, and positioned to grow during the economic downturn. The privately held business is now led by Clay M. Garrett, CEO, a publishing entrepreneur, photographer, and zoologist. The online service is the destination for photo buyers and professional photographers to access one another without going through a traditional stock agency. The service is free for photo buyers, and photographers can get started with a complimentary two week trial before paying an annual subscription fee to continue taking advantage of the service. StockPhotoRequest.com charges no commissions. A video tour is available online: http://www.youtube.com/
“In this economic downturn, content producers are looking for innovative ways to meet the demand for fresh, unique, and high-quality images. Moreover, photographers are looking for new ways to market their work without paying agency commissions or making the switch to royalty free distribution. With our service, buyers have a stable of freelance photographers poised to fulfill highly specific image requests, and even shoot to specifications. And we’re rights managed forever, which means you’re not going to see your exclusive cover photo fronting someone’s website,” says Garrett. “Nor is this micro-stock, where you wade through thousands of inferior images. At StockPhotoRequest.com, we’re committed to quality.”
This commitment to quality has served the company well. On the buyer side, StockPhotoRequest.com serves organizations like National Geographic, Harper Collins, AARP, Simon & Schuster, NBC, Ogilvy & Mather, McGraw Hill, People Magazine, Saatchi & Saatchi, The New Yorker, and Newsweek.
After reviewing the business model, Garrett decided to implement some changes. Previously, the revenue model had two components – the subscription fee for photographers and a $2 per image hosting after the first 50 images. Now, subscribing photographers can take advantage of unlimited hosting for their image portfolio. “Charging to host images no longer makes sense,“ Garrett asserts. “The only priority is maintaining a quality image catalog. Removing extraneous fees means photographers can get more of their best work in front of buyers.”
Formerly, Garrett was the CEO of HyroGlyf New Media and a Managing Partner with Canyonlands Publishing Group. Before entering the media business, Garrett spent over twelve years as a zoologist and published dozens of peer reviewed science articles. As a nature photographer and scientific illustrator, Garrett has upwards of 600 publication credits.
To learn more about the stock agency alternative, visit the website at http://www.stockphotorequest.com.
Contact
Elizabeth Greene, VP of Marketing and Public Relations
StockPhotoRequest.com
info@stockphotorequest.com
1-800-421-5576
http://www.stockphotorequest.com
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