If you are applying to ShutterStock, you need enough pictures that you provide a good variety to them for your initial review. I started with about 100 or so pictures I though were good, and then just kept building my portfolio. I learned as I went and am still learning. Some come in already with the skills, and that is great, but if you are just starting to build a good portfolio, don't let just having a few pictures stop you.
I also agree that you should submit technically good pictures (no noise, sharp focus, good composition, etc.), but it is still far from clear to me what photos will end up selling well and which ones will not. I would let the buyers decide, as long as they are up to quality standards.
And finally, I do believe that there is something to be said about volume. You might have a great picture of say a sunflower, but how many people need a sunflower. Be broad and have a large variety. Certainly a good picture will outsell an OK picture, but the subject matter is important and you never know what someone will be looking for. I have a picture of a wood nail on a white background that has told a whole bunch. I never would have thought it, I just hoped. I hope this helps.
Message edited by author 2008-02-27 14:08:45.
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