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09/22/2005 04:45:25 PM · #1 |
I was wondering.. since all the web is full with sites like stockphotography , imagefortex and even DPCPrints..
has anyone acctually making money from this..
and dont tell me you got like 1$ from download photoes.. i mean money..
is it worth the trouble?
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09/22/2005 04:50:56 PM · #2 |
I've been sent a check from ShutterStock. Possibly another one in the next month or 2. Not bad for 2-3 megapixels pictures.
Message edited by author 2005-09-22 16:52:13.
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09/22/2005 04:52:04 PM · #3 |
IMO the stock sites are not worth the hassle.
Message edited by author 2005-09-22 17:03:48.
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09/22/2005 04:59:22 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by rex:
IMO the stock sites are not worth the troble. |
What troble?
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09/22/2005 05:03:39 PM · #5 |
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09/22/2005 05:41:21 PM · #6 |
i dont get it...
imagevortex you sell your photoes..
but at stock image and all that crap they download your photo for a $ and you get 0.20$?
so.. anybody acctually making money over this..
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09/22/2005 05:53:20 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by jellyoooo:
i dont get it...
imagevortex you sell your photoes..
but at stock image and all that crap they download your photo for a $ and you get 0.20$?
so.. anybody acctually making money over this.. |
Microstocks $0.50-$1.00 a download or whatever you may get more downloads as long as you have a good # of photos. They may require lower resolution images.You don't have to have 100's of shots to submit to these sites.
Some stock sites you may get $30 + for each shoot but only get a low # of downloads. These sites may require higher mega-pixel images. Some sites may require you to upload some images to see if you are good enough for their site. Sometimes they require you to send them 100's of pictures before they will accept you.
There are + and - with each kind of sites. Read the FAQs before submitting and if you agree with them then you can try them out. Most sites will let you pull your images, some will keep your $ if it doesn't reach a certain point. |
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09/22/2005 05:55:35 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by jellyoooo:
i dont get it...
imagevortex you sell your photoes..
but at stock image and all that crap they download your photo for a $ and you get 0.20$?
so.. anybody acctually making money over this.. |
As has been stated, some people do. Search the forums for "microstock" for an exhaustive discussion of the practical and ethical pros and cons of this approach.
But recognize that for those of us with smaller/less-sophisticated cameras, most "real" stock sites are simply not an option -- our photos will not qualify.
Likewise, many designers needing a photo cannot afford either the fees or the paperwork hassle associated with Rights-Managed stock, and will accept a smaller/lower-quality photo in exchange for price and cenvenience.
Note that huge numbers of graphic artists have been put out of work, once corporations got their administrative assistants to design brochures in Illustrator or whatever, yet there's still a market for both high-end and "mom-n-pop" design shops. Photography is simply following the path of desktop publishing, trailing by a few years. |
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09/22/2005 06:26:15 PM · #9 |
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09/22/2005 06:29:17 PM · #10 |
| And check out the link in this thread. |
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09/22/2005 06:41:55 PM · #11 |
So far this year I've made
$556.23 on Shutterstock
$547.30 on iStockphoto
Just for all the curious number people out there, so far today i've made $6.01 on shutterstock and $6.60 on istock... and so far this month i've made $99.67 on shutterstock and $96.40 on istock. For shits and giggles in January I made $21.26 on Shutterstock and $8.70 on istock.
Is microstock worth it? Yes!
Can you make money from microstock? Yes!
Is it a lot of work? Yes, at the beginning... just like anything else. Learning is a big part of the process. But the rewards are good. I made 12 dollars today without lifting a finger.
Message edited by author 2005-09-22 18:43:05.
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09/22/2005 06:49:50 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by nico_blue:
Is it a lot of work? Yes, at the beginning... just like anything else. Learning is a big part of the process. But the rewards are good. I made 12 dollars today without lifting a finger. |
Great (non)work. How many photos do you have posted? |
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09/22/2005 07:38:09 PM · #13 |
I make about 9.00 a day on Istock
about 5.00 a day on dreamstime
and about 5.00 a day on shutterstock
Link to all the sites I am on
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09/22/2005 07:43:12 PM · #14 |
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