This is the first in a series of commentaries about the business of tactical photography operations, particularly stock photography of tactical subjects. "Tactical" here refers to both military and law enforcement operations, the risky business of the guys and gals who carry weapons and use them in the profession of conflict resolution.
I've been making tactical photographs of the US armed forces and law enforcement units since 1983, and worked with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, British Army, and Russian Air Force. Getting access to these communities is always tough, and making photos of the people in these communities is tougher.
As a result, only one stock photo agency in the world specializes in images of military personnel -- my little niche library, Military Stock Photography.
In future blogs I will describe the process of making tactical photographs and the business of providing them to clients.
Stay tuned.
Hans Halberstadt
www.militaryphoto.com
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Commentary by author and photographer Hans Halberstadt on the business of making and licensing stock photography of military and law enforcement subjects.
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- Hans Halberstadt
- I was trained as a documentary filmmaker and produced short PR and educational programs before becoming involved in book projects in the mid-1970s. My first military book was about the US Coast Guard, quickly followed by others on the Army's paratroopers, Green Berets, tanks and armored vehicles, helicopters, SEALs, Marines, and many types of combat aircraft. I'm a combat veteran of the US Army (Viet Nam, helicopter door gunner). I am a Life Member of the Association of the US Army, a member of the UDT/SEAL Association, the 145th Combat Aviation Brigade Association, and the Author's Guild.
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