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Gaya Gajewska

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Hi! thanks for stopping by at my Passle blog, my 'scrapbook' for photography inspiration and stories. I’m Gaya. Capturing beauty through the frame of a lens is my thing – it may sound corny but I grew up with a camera in my hand. My Polish roots meant in the early days it was an old manual Russian SLR, which I literally took everywhere (much to my mum’s dismay). The more I photographed the more I realised that what lit up my lens was capturing personalities and emotions through portraiture. I promise I have upgraded my equipment and while things in my life have certainly shifted – I now live in leafy Oxford with a tech geek – what has not changed is that I always have a camera in my hand. And I still see things through frames. I am fun, creative but professional. And so is my photography. Capturing memories and life’s little intricacies is what I am about. In my second life I am a professional web and print designer, where every day I play with colour, composition and form, which has only strengthened my photographic technique. What is so important to me is getting people to feel comfortable, so in many ways I see my clients as friends. Drawing out personalities through creative and inspiring images is where I get my satisfaction – finding their perfect angle, capturing significant details and real moments in real-time is what I strive for. I have a relaxed, modern style through which I give a refreshing edge to classic shots and those unexpected highlights. Reportage or photojournalism call it what you will – what I do is create a story of your big moment or special day always with a smile that makes its way on to the frame. For my portfolio and more info please go to http://www.photographybygaya.com.

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500px launches its Prime service, a new commercial stock photo service

Gaya Gajewska

March 6, 2014

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500px has entered the world of commercial photo licensing. They have launched 500px Prime which will give photographers 70% of revenue from every sale.

At the moment 500px Prime is an invitation-only service. Let's hope it will work out.

The stock photo market has been described in recent years as a race to the bottom. The industry is plagued by low royalty amounts – sometime pennies per photo – and the slashing of royalty percentages. It is bad business and it’s simply not fair. There must be a better way to do this.

http://500px.com/blog/1043/500px-prime-making-the-world-of-photography-a-better-place