Whatever you think of stock photography, what Lise Gagné has achieved can only command respect: she reached the incredible milestone of having 1,000,000 (yes, 1 million!) downloads as an exclusive contributor to the stock photography agency iStockphoto.
Being exclusive means that none of her photographs are available at other stock agencies, which makes the feat every more inspiring.
For the past 7 years, Lise Gagné has relentlessly pursued her calling, for which she had no formal training. She embarked on this great adventure with no expectations and is now the top gross earner at iStockphoto!
Some of you may say “it’s only stock photography, not ‘real’ photography.” You don’t become the most prolific stock photographer with ‘just okay’ pictures; Lise Gagné’s pictures are polished and original. She flexes her creative muscle every morning to come up with something that has not been done before, and makes it happen with her camera! Isn’t it what every photographer aspires for?!
Lise Gagné currently has 7,028 pictures in her portfolio. She’s been at it for 7 years, so that makes for about 1,000 photos per year, which equates to about 2 or 3 photos per day, working every single day during that time frame, of course… Yes, she kinda is a workaholic!!
Check out her iStockphoto portfolio here, or go to her own website at www.lisegagne.com.
Congratulations, Lise!!!