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03/08/2006 01:58:05 PM · #1 |
I want to put my pictures into some stock photo sites. I would like to know where do have your pictures and why?
Thanks in advance for your help |
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03/08/2006 02:12:22 PM · #2 |
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03/08/2006 02:14:01 PM · #3 |
| Why? They accepted my pictures :P |
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03/08/2006 02:15:53 PM · #4 |
Shutterstock is good ;-) See Below ;-)
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03/08/2006 03:05:10 PM · #5 |
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03/08/2006 03:32:15 PM · #6 |
-Shutterpoint (sell my shots for $59-$99ea)
-6 whole photos at Dreamstime. (I just couldn't bear to continue uploading with the micropay site)
-Photographers Direct (another reason I stopped at 6 images with Dreamstime)
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03/08/2006 04:01:19 PM · #7 |
I'm in the process of taking down my micro stock stuff now to apply at the larger agencies. Dreamstime was the best money for me but it just depends on what you have. I think istock was best for business images.
How are your sales at Shutterpoint Jennifer? Is it worth the money you pay to have them up? |
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03/08/2006 06:07:50 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by JRalston:
-Shutterpoint (sell my shots for $59-$99ea)
-6 whole photos at Dreamstime. (I just couldn't bear to continue uploading with the micropay site)
-Photographers Direct (another reason I stopped at 6 images with Dreamstime) |
You are selling your shots for $59 - $99 each but are you making any money off them?
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03/08/2006 08:44:38 PM · #9 |
To answer your questions about Shutterpoint...
I don't make a ton of sales there but it has more than covered my subscription fees. Their cut is 15%. So, on a $59 sale I get $50.
I have been there 2 years in may and have 14 sales for roughly $850. Keep in mind that when I first joined, I had a 2mp $200 Fuji Finepix from Walmart and was just testing the waters with my photography after getting compliments from family. It wasn't really even a hobby when I joined so it took me a bit to build a portfolio.
Here I am 2yrs later talking about opening my own studio one day :)
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03/08/2006 09:40:31 PM · #10 |
After reading this thread 3 times over 3 hours, it finally hit me what exactly the "Below" comments refer to. To remind everyone, not everyone has sigs turned on.
It all makes sense now as I am one of those people that have sigs turned off. Jeesh, I feel dense... I off to look at some profiles to see sigs... |
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03/09/2006 01:00:24 AM · #11 |
I am pretty new to microstock and have found it to be enjouable and rewarding. I am with the following sites:
ShutterStock
iStockPhoto
Dreamstime
Big Stock Photo
123 Royalty Free
Fotolia
I just barely got accepted by ShutterStock, but it is fast becoming my best seller. I highly recommend this site.
123 Royalty Free started well for me but has dropped off a lot lately.
Fotolia is just getting started for me. Things are still pretty slow. I think it is an up and comer though. They ahve spent a lot of money growing their site and providing other promotions.
Dreamstime was slow for me at the start, but seems to be picking up a bit.
Big Stock Photo is slow and steady for me. I like working with them.
iStock is also slow and steady.
All of these have been good to work with for me. Each seems to have its pros and cons, but to say again in a different way, ShutterStock is doing better for me right now than all the others combined. When you apply, you need to submit 10 pictures for evaluation. 7 out of 10 must be acceptable in order for you to sell with them. If you don't get accepted, you can try again, but you need to wait 3 months, so submit your best and good luck.
The others will hopefully start picking up, but ShutterStock was amazing at how fast it picked up. I hope that this helps a bit. |
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03/27/2006 09:29:41 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by JRalston:
To answer your questions about Shutterpoint...
I don't make a ton of sales there but it has more than covered my subscription fees. Their cut is 15%. So, on a $59 sale I get $50.
I have been there 2 years in may and have 14 sales for roughly $850. Keep in mind that when I first joined, I had a 2mp $200 Fuji Finepix from Walmart and was just testing the waters with my photography after getting compliments from family. It wasn't really even a hobby when I joined so it took me a bit to build a portfolio.
Here I am 2yrs later talking about opening my own studio one day :) |
I have make over 10 times that much in 2 years....:)
Melissa
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03/27/2006 11:44:12 AM · #13 |
Well Shutterstock, iStockphoto and Dreamstime.... of which Shutterstock are good if you have a large volume of images to upload, they have a more relaxed acceptance policy than most!
iStockphoto is a great site, harder to get acceptance especially wary of copyrighted items.. even buildings!
Good luck....
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03/27/2006 12:42:01 PM · #14 |
here are the sites I submit to
Shutterstock
Fotolia
Dreamstime
Can Stock Photo
Istock
Bigstock
Alamy - a macro stock site
I also manage a microstock forum at
Microstock Group
It is fairly new but has 52 members and is getting a fair bit of conversation going.
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03/27/2006 12:43:58 PM · #15 |
and i agree with melking
it may feel good to sell a photo for $200.00 or even $500.00. However it feels even better to have sold photoS for $5,000.00 even if they only sold one at a time for $.50 a piece.
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