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07/22/2009 02:05:05 PM · #1 |
| heard a lot about the side business of stock photography... but how can we make money when they charge so low? just wondering.. and well, what kinds of photographs do the agencies like istockphoto.com usually accept, and is there any specific number of photographs that we need to submit at the beginning? i would be very grateful should anyone answer me please |
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07/22/2009 05:29:18 PM · #2 |
you can't really, unless you have a gazillion images and sell massive amounts....
and doing so also hurts all the 'real-priced' photographs really trying to make a living. |
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07/22/2009 06:15:08 PM · #3 |
| If you're good and have a dSLR you can try and place images with Alamy or Getty or other "real" stock site -- you are not limited to "microstock" sites unless you have a smaller (e.g. 4MP) P&S camera ... |
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07/22/2009 07:04:48 PM · #4 |
Microstock, meh.
I'd rather sell one photo for $350 than seven hundred photos for $350. It's like a blow-job versus a hand-job.
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08/18/2009 08:07:47 AM · #5 |
| Prices are low with microstock but that is made up for with sales volume. The only way to see how much you can make is to upload some and see. Some people do well and others think it is a waste of time. I upload different photos to alamy and they have started to sell but it takes a lot longer. |
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08/18/2009 02:43:25 PM · #6 |
You make money (with microstock) by being able to sell in high quantities. Anyone can afford an image so eveyone does.
If I have 1000 images I am just as happy selling 10 images for $1000 each or 10,000 images for $1.00 each. Either way I am getting paid $10/image to produce the shots.
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08/18/2009 03:47:15 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by leaf:
If I have 1000 images I am just as happy selling 10 images for $1000 each or 10,000 images for $1.00 each. Either way I am getting paid $10/image to produce the shots. |
As much as it pains me, I'm with Slippy on this one. ;-) I'd rather be able to say my images went for $1,000 a pop, than a buck each. True the total income is the same. And in Slippy's, "illustration", the end result is the same. However, the $1,000 an image feels better.
Now pleae excuse me while I go shower. |
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08/18/2009 04:52:06 PM · #8 |
well i agree with you ambaker, it does feel better to get $1,000 sales, but the nice thing about 10,000 $1.00 sales is that they become very predictable. If you are selling 10 images a year you might get 1 sale one month and then no sales for a year then get 9 sales. With 10,000 sales they get averaged out pretty quickly making for a very reliable income.
It is also nice to be able to see trends and popular shots with 10,000 sales. With only 10 sales at $1000 it is impossible to conclude any sort of buyer trending.
Message edited by author 2009-08-18 16:53:03.
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08/25/2009 04:12:20 PM · #9 |
I am with leaf on this one. Very well said.
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08/26/2009 02:43:23 AM · #10 |
this is all you need to shoot stock : )
yuri
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