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02/26/2011 10:01:15 PM · #301 |
Originally posted by emorgan49:
I recently found a photo of mine on the cover of a 2011 Vietnam Veterans calendar. It gives my name on the photo credit. Does a stock agency release the name of the photographer? Or was the photo "borrowed"? |
I had a picture end up on the cover of a book and the publisher gave me credit. I was pumped!
Message edited by author 2011-02-26 22:01:25. |
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02/26/2011 10:14:16 PM · #302 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
In most cases photo-credits are considered a good thing -- is there some reason you object to it appearing in this context? |
No, I'm delighted either way, especially since someone in North Carolina liked it so much he tracked me down and asked for a print. I'm just curious. I didn't think I would get a photo credit if the photo was purchased through a microstock. |
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02/26/2011 10:36:16 PM · #303 |
Originally posted by emorgan49:
I didn't think I would get a photo credit if the photo was purchased through a microstock. |
I don't think it's required -- it seems just a nice gesture on their part ... I bet if you send them a nice note they will send you one (or more) for your portfolio. Actually, I think you are lucky to find out where one of your pictures was used -- I suspect that's quite unusual in the royalty-free/microstock biz; I'm really curious to know where a couple of my most popular downloads have been used ... |
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02/28/2011 03:37:04 AM · #304 |
Quite often the buyer gives the photographer a photo credit, especially in books, magazines and newspapers a photo credit is the standard.
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03/30/2011 06:05:33 PM · #305 |
Im finally giving in and am going to start doing stock. Maybe I can make a little money in it, there is definitely the opportunity there.
Is there a non-compete agreement or can I upload the same images across different sites? |
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03/30/2011 07:37:48 PM · #306 |
Originally posted by mgarsteck:
Im finally giving in and am going to start doing stock. Maybe I can make a little money in it, there is definitely the opportunity there.
Is there a non-compete agreement or can I upload the same images across different sites? |
Most micro sites are non exclusive, you can choose to be exclusive at a few of them though but you don't have to. Just don't send the same files to micro and macro sites. So if you get a file up at Alamy or Getty don't put that same one up at say iStock or Fotolia.
Best of luck to you, I am just now trying to be more focused on it and am treating it as a business and another job. Got 51 images up now and plan to shoot around 10 a week, may get more then that starting and less as I go but I would like to average 10 a week by the end of the year. Also I am going to try and get some video stock up as well, not sure how that will go though. |
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03/31/2011 04:50:00 AM · #307 |
| I applied to Shutterstock but all 10 of my images were rejected. Made me feel so awesome |
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03/31/2011 06:58:09 AM · #308 |
Originally posted by mgarsteck:
I applied to Shutterstock but all 10 of my images were rejected. Made me feel so awesome |
Don't feel bad. Shutterstock is one of the more difficult microstock sites to get on at. Look at the reasons they were rejected and make improvements and try again. You can also try canstockphoto, fotolia and dreamstime. They are all a bit easier to get in at, especially canstockphoto. |
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03/31/2011 07:51:25 PM · #309 |
| Anyone have tips for titles and keywords? Is there someplace on the file I can put that stuff in in CS5 or do I need to just do it manually at each site? This seems to be the most time consuming, especially when doing it on a dozen different sites. What do you all do for that? |
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03/31/2011 07:57:13 PM · #310 |
I've only just got CS5 so I haven't worked out keywording yet, but I used to do it in Irfanview, so there must be a way, probably using Bridge.
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03/31/2011 08:04:15 PM · #311 |
| I also have LR2 but the files seem to lose the keywords, maybe I am doing something wrong. Right now I just do everything on one site then I copy and paste for the others but there must be a more efficient way of doing it. |
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04/01/2011 12:08:42 AM · #312 |
In Photoshop you get to the IPTC fields (including keywords) via File > File Info ... if you have several similar photos you can save that info as a separate file and load it into the other pictures.
IrfanView can batch-edit the IPTC data, and you should be able to set up an action to do the same in PS.
I always apply the keywords and description to the Photoshop file before saving the final JPEG.
Message edited by author 2011-04-01 00:09:44. |
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04/01/2011 06:57:03 AM · #313 |
| Excellent, thank you general |
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04/04/2011 01:53:10 PM · #314 |
| So I am just getting serious about doing stock photography. I have a studio setup in my house (a very small one) and I have my business plan including how many hours a week I will be working and an average of how many shots I want to upload a week. I also have a book where I have written and will continue to write down ideas and concepts as they come to me. I am submitting to around 12 sites(still waiting to hear back from istock and have to resubmit to shutterstock but I am confident with my next round) Now all of this to say what kind of time frame before my images start getting more views? Does it depend on upload consistency? Are we talking 2 month? 3? 6? a year? Just curious really as I know this will likely be a slow going venture for money but i will just keep shooting and submitting and working at it. |
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04/04/2011 02:22:07 PM · #315 |
I think at many sites newly-uploaded images will get some views, but after that it will depend on how suitable your images are for the site's buyers' needs, and how well you keyword them so they can be found.
It will seem to take a while for sales to accumulate at micro sites; it should improve when you get up to 1000 images ... |
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04/04/2011 07:47:10 PM · #316 |
| I think my starter shots are just not much of what buyers are looking for. On some sites I have several views and on others ZERO but they have the same title, description and keywords. Just gotta keep plugging away at it. Waited so long to get started the market is pretty full and competitive but I still think there is money to be made, just going to be a bit harder then it would have been a few years ago. |
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04/05/2011 01:09:21 AM · #317 |
I just got an email from iStockphoto. I thought that it would be another rejection letter, just like all ten of my images were rejected on Shutterstock.
However, they liked all of my submission shots and Im not a member.
Happy monday to me. I guess I dont suck afterall. |
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04/05/2011 05:56:58 AM · #318 |
Originally posted by mgarsteck:
I just got an email from iStockphoto. I thought that it would be another rejection letter, just like all ten of my images were rejected on Shutterstock.
However, they liked all of my submission shots and Im not a member.
Happy monday to me. I guess I dont suck afterall. |
Nice how long did the review process take you? Mine have been waiting for a week now. |
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04/05/2011 06:24:46 AM · #319 |
Originally posted by mgarsteck:
I just got an email from iStockphoto. I thought that it would be another rejection letter, just like all ten of my images were rejected on Shutterstock.
However, they liked all of my submission shots and Im not a member.
Happy monday to me. I guess I dont suck afterall. |
Congratulations and good luck. Wishing you many sales.
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04/05/2011 10:35:03 AM · #320 |
Originally posted by MinsoPhoto:
So I am just getting serious about doing stock photography. I have a studio setup in my house (a very small one) and I have my business plan including how many hours a week I will be working and an average of how many shots I want to upload a week. I also have a book where I have written and will continue to write down ideas and concepts as they come to me. I am submitting to around 12 sites(still waiting to hear back from istock and have to resubmit to shutterstock but I am confident with my next round) Now all of this to say what kind of time frame before my images start getting more views? Does it depend on upload consistency? Are we talking 2 month? 3? 6? a year? Just curious really as I know this will likely be a slow going venture for money but i will just keep shooting and submitting and working at it. |
Depends very much on the site the images are on. Shutterstock for example loves new images, if they don't get noticed in few days after upload, they probably won't sell well. At fotolia it usually takes 10 to 20 views for the first sale, which will take between 2 and 6 weeks. First sale at iStockphoto usually comes after approx. 40 views, takes 3 weeks to 3 months - if it's a good image...
Don't waste your time uploading to the smaller sites (unless you have too much time on your hand), usually it's not worth the effort. For instance, bigstockphoto only makes about 20$/month, and I have about 1,800 images there. |
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04/05/2011 11:15:11 AM · #321 |
Originally posted by h2:
Don't waste your time uploading to the smaller sites (unless you have too much time on your hand), usually it's not worth the effort. For instance, bigstockphoto only makes about 20$/month, and I have about 1,800 images there. |
yeah there are a few I think I will stop uploading to just due to lack of views even though the same image is getting plenty of views on other sites. I am going to work harder at getting on at istock (still waiting) and shutterstock. So far dreamstime has gotten the most vies and sales, also have a few sales at canstockphoto. |
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04/05/2011 01:50:02 PM · #322 |
It took me around a week, maybe a little less. I was completely surprised to be let in. I uploaded three images of people for iStock and for shutterstock it was mostly other stuff.
All got rejected from shutterstock. I have to wait a month to try again |
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04/05/2011 01:50:49 PM · #323 |
It took me around a week, maybe a little less. I was completely surprised to be let in. I uploaded three images of people for iStock and for shutterstock it was mostly other stuff.
All got rejected from shutterstock. I have to wait a month to try again |
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04/05/2011 03:45:33 PM · #324 |
Here are some random stock thoughts/suggestions for you when you get on iStock:
1. Accept the fact that you cannot compete with the big dogs. Most of the high level contributors own their own studio and have a team of dedicated employees that do all of the editing/keywording/uploading. I used to look at Yuri's ((The #1 stock photographer in the world)stuff and it almost depressed me because I knew there was no way I could produce the quality or quantity that he has. However, you can learn a lot from looking at their images and studying what it is they do to be successful... just don't try to compare your stuff to theirs...
2. Figure out what you have access to that you can use to your advantage. Use your family and friends and their connections to shoot in places others may not be able to.
3. Find what you are good at shooting and really work on improving yourself in that area. You don't have to focus on that only, but if you can find your niche then you might be able to build a strong and thriving portfolio that customers will come looking for.
4. Study your downloads. I find it amazing that I can upload 10 similarly themed shots of the same person and six will rarely ever get downloaded and four will get downloaded all the time. If you can figure out what it is about those particular shots that are bringing downloads then you can work on doing the same for future shots. Views are important because it tells you that you are keywording right, but the downloads are where you make your money!
5. Use a tripod or monopod. For some reason I jerk the camera when I press the shutter, so this is a key for me.
6. Use the manual focal points on your camera. I cannot tell you how much this has helped me as far as not wasting shots. You can get sharp focus nearly every time.
7. Look at your shots in full resolution before uploading. Look for fringing and pixilation. I usually use a hue/saturation layer and boost up the magenta and cyan to see where the fringing might be. Then I desaturate them to get rid of it as long as it doesn't effect the photo.
8. Don't forget that you aren't on DPC. You can edit anyway you like. I know this may sound dumb, but I can't tell you how many times I have been editing a photo and then realized that I can do whatever I want because there are no limitations...
Just my two cents...
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04/05/2011 04:16:17 PM · #325 |
| Well I have to resubmit to istock. The shots were too similar. Ok well 3 days to fine tune 3 shots shouldn't be a problem. |
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