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Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

07/20/2006 12:30:56 PM · #1

I just got an email saying my initial 10 photos were accepted. :)
Do they normally accept the first batch or was I nervous for no reason? I was expecting to get rejected.

Pixlmaker

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 24-70 2.8L II

07/20/2006 08:27:49 PM · #2

I got rejected twice before I finally got in. If you got all 10 accepted, you're definitely on the right track. Now join istockphoto, fotolia, dreamstime, and 123rf (although I'll admit I have yet to join 123 myself). Hang on, and enjoy the ride--stock is fun!

TechnoShroom

Canon EOS-30D

07/20/2006 08:32:38 PM · #3

Originally posted by TG73:

Do they normally accept the first batch or was I nervous for no reason? I was expecting to get rejected.

I'd say nervous for no reason. Most get in without any problems.

07/20/2006 08:39:22 PM · #4

I got rejected my first time, most rejected for noise. One of the biggest reasons SS will reject your photos is noise and/or any sort of artifacting.

In the images you submit, be careful with sharpening, they'll accept a slightly soft image over one with sharpening-related artifacts.

07/21/2006 03:04:28 PM · #5

Hey, I made 50 cents already. Woohoo! On my way to that Sony A100 now. :)

Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon

07/21/2006 03:17:31 PM · #6

Originally posted by TG73:

Hey, I made 50 cents already. Woohoo! On my way to that Sony A100 now. :)

It starts adding up pretty quickly, just keep shooting and submitting. The more images you have the more money you will make.

Just a pointer: Medical and technology images are hot sellers. Try to come up with concepts for those two and you can guarentee yourself sales.

Also, I hear travel related images sell well too.

jusdino4it

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

07/21/2006 03:18:10 PM · #7

what are some other similar sites?

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

07/21/2006 03:20:36 PM · #8

Originally posted by jusdino4it:

what are some other similar sites?

istockphoto, 123 RoyaltyFree (123rf.com) and Fotolia to name a few.

Shutterstock and istockphoto are my best performers.

marbo

Nikon D5000

07/21/2006 03:44:26 PM · #9

Shutterstock and istock are also my favorites, dreamstime is also worth joining.
Join shutterstock HERE :)

redsunphotography

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II

07/21/2006 04:39:42 PM · #10

Don't however join Shutterpoint. It's a big waste of time.

I've made 0$ on photos there that I have made a lot on elsewhere. I had a full portfolio of great images on there, and some of them only had like 5 views. (They were all business/technology/medical related images) which are typically hot sellers.

Shutterpoint feels like a scam to me. Stick with istock and shutterstock ;-)

Product photos do okay, too. And still lifes that can be used for advertising agencies. For example, a photo of a "pretty girl" holding a big plate of nice food behind her and smiling would very easily adapt to any number of restaraunts, hotels etc. Men and women talking on cellphones dressed in nice suits in a downtown "business" sector, talking on a headset inside an office and such also do well.

I know some people who work purely as stock photographers and do okay at it. (About $2000 a month on average) They seem to do most of their work for paper stock agencies, however. If you can keep up with the changing trends you can do pretty well.

-Hideo

-Hideo

dgpilot

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

07/21/2006 04:45:50 PM · #11

How much can you make in a month on shutter stock with say 50 good images? Do any of you use almay?

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

07/21/2006 04:51:16 PM · #12

Originally posted by dgpilot:

How much can you make in a month on shutter stock with say 50 good images? Do any of you use almay?

I haven't used Alamy or any of the macro agencies, they just don't fit my tastes or wants.

As far as shutter stock with 50 good images: that depends on defining good and what's in demand. Funny thing, I sell a lot of photos of Candy canes YEAR ROUND. Look at the top-selling photos on the sites, and the top searched keywords, if you come close to those, you could make damn good money with 50 good images.

If you have 50 good images that score well here at DPC, you may be waiting for a while to get a check.

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

07/21/2006 04:58:00 PM · #13

50 Good = about 8-10 bucks a month...

I have 50 there right now and have steady downloads of each... it fluctuates depending what is in demand.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

07/21/2006 05:02:29 PM · #14

Originally posted by awpollard:

50 Good = about 8-10 bucks a month...

I was doing about $30 a month at 50. Sales are getting better as I plan and attack certain keywords and themes.

dgpilot

Canon EOS-20D

07/21/2006 09:21:36 PM · #15

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by dgpilot:
How much can you make in a month on shutter stock with say 50 good images? Do any of you use almay?

I haven't used Alamy or any of the macro agencies, they just don't fit my tastes or wants.

What exactly is a macro agency (i'm new lol)? Almay seems to charge a lot more for images with bigger payoffs, but I suspect that sales come a lot slower. I've heard a few people argue that SS devalues photography in general?

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

07/21/2006 10:10:13 PM · #16

Originally posted by dgpilot:

You basically answered your own question. Alamy (and the macro agencies) sale photos for larger lumps of money and yes the sales are generally slower.

Thier customer base is different than the micorstocks, such as SS.

digitalknight

07/21/2006 10:21:00 PM · #17

I had my 300 images up on four of the micro pay sites for four months. Total payday - around $80. Most won't pay me because I didn't meet the minimum.

I took the same 300 images and transfered them to Alamy in December. I've had $785 in sales since then -

Interesting that the sales have been images that got 5.4 in the challenges here - :-)

I feel better telling people I'm a photographer when my images fetch hundreds of dollars each compared to .50.

TechnoShroom

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

07/22/2006 12:23:31 AM · #18

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by awpollard:
50 Good = about 8-10 bucks a month...

I was doing about $30 a month at 50. Sales are getting better as I plan and attack certain keywords and themes.

I think it depends on the time frame you're looking at. At Shutterstock I got my first payout in the second month after I started submitting with about that many photos. However, I didn't upload them all at once. Downloads for new images seem quite brisk. However, long term I think it will be closer to what awpollard says.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

07/22/2006 08:28:03 AM · #19

I've decided I'm going to treat this like a part time job. I work 40 hours a week third shift and have two small childrens so I am going to have to actually schedule time to get out and do some shooting. I hope to upload about 100 images a month, give or take a few. We'll see how it goes.

I'm up to 75 cents on Shutterstock. woot!

Lisa

deapee

Kodak V803

07/22/2006 10:20:50 AM · #20

You were nervous for no reason. Pretty much anyone can get in no problem. Go there and do a search for something, anything and just look at how poor the quality of photos are of 99% of things.