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StockPhotoRequest.com Under New Ownership; Positioned for Growth
The leading stock photo agency alternative for rights managed images, StockPhotoRequest.com, is now under new ownership. Clay M. Garrett, CEO, says the company is positioned for growth by meeting the evolving needs of both professional photographers and photo buyers in a changing economy.
Las Vegas, NV – March 3, 2009 – 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: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbAu1EvnG4s
“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.
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.”