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Your Guide to the New Pond5 Contributor Portal

Featuring dynamic and relevant data, trends, and news, our new Contributor Portal is full of helpful tips and info tailored to your media type.

January 7, 2019 / 52 Shares / Comments

Artist Spotlight, Contributor Tips

Find Your Niche: Tips from a Top-Selling Pond5 Music Artist

Taylor Brook teaches music history at Columbia and electronic-music composition at Manhattan School of Music, but he always finds the time to create production pieces that resonate with buyers.

October 31, 2018 / 196 Shares / Comments

Community, Contributor Tips

Adding to the Client’s Playlist: Tips on Selling Your Music on Pond5

Pond5 Director of Audio Collections Mike Pace offers exciting and fresh insights into industry trends, news, and upcoming features for Pond5 music artists.

March 30, 2018 / 242 Shares / Comments

Contributor Tips, Inspiration

Gathering Intelligence: How to Stay on Top of Creative Trends

Understanding what consumers are purchasing and the trends that support the messaging behind those products is crucial to ensuring that your production efforts are not in vain.

August 1, 2017 / 141 Shares / Comments

Community, Contributor Tips

Story Selling: Why Gear Isn’t Your Most Important Asset

There’s no doubt that the advances in technologies for filmmakers are amazing, but they’re still just tools, and your skills with them are there to support your idea.

July 4, 2017 / 74 Shares / Comments

Inspiration, Trends

Fall 2016 Video Trends: Technology, Youth, and Handheld Aesthetics

We’re always looking at data from sales, searches, and uploads, and for Fall 2016, there are three main types of footage that have seen a major uptick in the marketplace. Discover what they are and learn more.

September 14, 2016 / 92 Shares / Comments

Contributor Tips, Trends

Shoot for the Future: How to Ensure a Long Shelf Life for Your Media

The key to having a collection that lasts is to create work that can survive long after fleeting trends or technologies die. Always ask the question: How can I keep this shoot from being dated?

May 20, 2016 / 22 Shares / Comments