mICROSTOCK PHOTOGRAPHY
earn money with your photos
 

ABOUT MICROSTOCKS

I offer you an insight into few microstock sites where you can sell your photos and earn the money.

The amount of money you earn ofcourse will depend solely on you, above all, it will depend on how high-quality and original photographs will you be able to offer, as well ofcourse of your portfolio size. At beginning perhaps it will be just 1$ per week but if you take things seriously and upload images often then quickly it may reach several tens of dollars per day and more.

I suggest you upload images at once in several microstocks. Because make a large profit from one microstock in beginnings will be very difficult. Before you upload your images on microstocks I suggest you add titles, descriptions and keywords to your images, after that you will no longer need to enter the fields, they will be filled automatically. Great software fot that is Adobe Bridge.

If you are a total beginer in microstock I recommend you don't stop this thing after first rejected images, but look at microstock most popular works, compare them with your own, and try to shoot something like that. Good luck!!!

MICROSTOCK SITES

shutterstock.com

* The most popular microstock, high amount of sales
* Pretty high requirements of image quality
* Need to pass the test by uploading 10 images to get in
* Payout threshold 35$


istockphoto.com* High amount of sales
* Medium requirements of image quality
* Need to pass the test by uploading 3 images to get in
* Payout threshold 100 $


depositphotos.com* Good amount of sales
* Medium requirements of image quality
* Need to pass the test by uploading 5 images to get in
* Payout threshold 100 $


adobe stock* High amount of sales
* Pretty high requirements of image quality
* No test to get in
* Payout threshold 50eur


dreamstime.com* Good amount of sales
* Medium requirements of image quality
* Need to pass the test by uploading 6 images to get in
* Payout threshold 100 $


* Good amount of sales
* Medium requirements of image quality
* Need to pass the test by uploading 5 images to get in
* Payout threshold 50 $


pond5* Medium amount of sales
* Medium requirements of image quality
* Need to answer few easy questions to get in
* Payout threshold 25 $

RELEASES

Model release - You need to fill this, upload and attach to all your images if recognizable human faces is visible. Valid for all agencies

Property release - You need to fill this, upload and attach to all your images if they show objects covered by copyright. (e.g. photographs, drawings, in some cases real estate, interior, etc.). Valid for all agencies