DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 

DPChallenge Forums >> Stock Photography >> November 2009 earnings breakdown
Pages:  
Showing posts 1 - 12 of 12, (reverse)
AuthorThread
12/01/2009 11:50:53 AM · #1
This is my stock photography sales statistic for November 2009. You can find a complete list of stock photography agencies that I work with here (now sorted by earning).



This are for me the best 4 performing stock agencies for November 2009:

* Shutterstock
* StockXpert
* Fotolia
* Dreamstime

November was a excellent month with an increase of 33% compared to October. It was the best month ever for Shutterstock, YAY Micro, and Clipdealer.


12/04/2009 08:04:42 AM · #2
I really appreciate you publishing this data. Thanks, I find it helpful and encouraging. It would be even more so, if you could share the total number of images you have out there, as well as the monthly dollar total.
12/06/2009 12:56:36 AM · #3
I have about 1200 images, but this varies from agency to agency. For example I have 619 accepted images at Shutterstock. I do this in the moment more for a hobby. But the income is enough to pay for all of my photography equipments and pay some bills on the way.
01/22/2010 08:02:18 PM · #4
I know you posted this last month - but what is your actual breakdown as dollars for each stock photography website and how was your earnings this last month? I do appreciate seeing your graph to understand which place seems to have the most profit for you.
01/22/2010 08:13:11 PM · #5
I apologize - I did find your December breakdown, thanks! I understand not wanting to say specifically how much you make as well. Do you try posting all your images to each of the agencies, even though not all are accepted?
01/23/2010 11:38:45 AM · #6
Yes, I submit new images to all agencies that I am actively upload to. I also submit the images only with RF license. The exception are editorial images, because not all agencies accept editorial images.

If I stop uploading to a new agencies after a wile because there are no sale, then I do NOT delete my account or images with them. In case this agencies will pick up to a later point, then I don't have to upload all may images again to them.
01/23/2010 10:32:55 PM · #7
It completely makes sense to not delete them - on one of the dozens of websites I searched the person actually said even not to delete some old pictures that were "inactive" because all of a sudden one month there was a ton of downloads for it. Anything that makes you a few pennies to dollars counts, doesn't it?
01/23/2010 10:51:54 PM · #8
But you will read this quite often in some forums: "I am not happy with sales from agency XYZ... So I am deleting all my images there and close my account."

I don't do this. I just pause the upload to some agencies.
01/24/2010 12:03:17 AM · #9
Do you have many series included in your 1200 images? I see some portfolios with lots of repetitive images and wonder if it's a good idea or if the agencies even want series shots sent to them.
01/24/2010 04:59:59 PM · #10
Originally posted by Jac:

Do you have many series included in your 1200 images? I see some portfolios with lots of repetitive images and wonder if it's a good idea or if the agencies even want series shots sent to them.


sites want series but only to a point. If a designer is looking for an image, he often also wants more images in the same series to make the brochure / website look like it fits together with all the images of the same model, or at least the same style. That said - it is pointless uploading tons of shots that only have a slight camera angle change.
01/24/2010 11:58:44 PM · #11
Originally posted by oboy:

But you will read this quite often in some forums: "I am not happy with sales from agency XYZ... So I am deleting all my images there and close my account."

I don't do this. I just pause the upload to some agencies.


I think the way you do it makes sense - if it costs you nothing to be apart and keep your pictures up there, then why not?
01/24/2010 11:59:50 PM · #12
Originally posted by leaf:

Originally posted by Jac:

Do you have many series included in your 1200 images? I see some portfolios with lots of repetitive images and wonder if it's a good idea or if the agencies even want series shots sent to them.


sites want series but only to a point. If a designer is looking for an image, he often also wants more images in the same series to make the brochure / website look like it fits together with all the images of the same model, or at least the same style. That said - it is pointless uploading tons of shots that only have a slight camera angle change.


Yeah I read somewhere the more pictures that are similar to each other makes it harder for the person interested in them to decide. Sometimes it's better to be simple to a point.
Pages:  
Current Server Time: 03/28/2024 09:31:20 AM

Please log in or register to post to the forums.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Prints! - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/28/2024 09:31:20 AM EDT.