Stock photography.....Waste of time or not in 2020
Oct 19, 2020 04:54:43 #
Pistnbroke
Loc: UK
Well looking for something to do in this Covid/no wedding senario . Anybody tried it ?
Oct 19, 2020 07:06:08 #
Oct 19, 2020 07:36:00 #
Bigmike1
Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by stock photography. If you are talking about wedding photography I haven't shot one in many years. I don't think could do a decent job now.
Oct 19, 2020 07:45:12 #
Oct 19, 2020 07:51:35 #
Oct 19, 2020 09:29:44 #
Pistnbroke wrote:
Well looking for something to do in this Covid/no wedding senario . Anybody tried it ?
I tried posting to Dreamtime sometime back - very picky as to what gets approved/accepted. Be prepared to submit lots of images, adhere to their requirements concerning copyrighted material, or perhaps potential copyrighted material, noise & artifact levels, and keyword extensively.
If you get lots accepted, you may make a little money, but it may be too much work for the payback.
Oct 20, 2020 13:10:12 #
Hello Pistenbroke the problem with Photostock is the amount of time you'll spend submitting and the rejections. If your photo is accepted they only pay $.10 +/- per photo.
I bought a catalog, Photographer's Market, that list just about every source for selling you Photos. Check it out, it might be worth your effort.
I bought a catalog, Photographer's Market, that list just about every source for selling you Photos. Check it out, it might be worth your effort.
Oct 20, 2020 14:25:09 #
Oct 20, 2020 14:39:38 #
Pistnbroke wrote:
Well looking for something to do in this Covid/no wedding senario . Anybody tried it ?
I posted about 1,000 pics to 8 microstock sites. It has taken probably over 100 hours I have grossed about $140 over the last year. You wont get rich on it but it could pay for a lens. I get a kick out of selling online but most of my money comes from selling photography services, not stock photos.
Oct 20, 2020 17:46:09 #
You should check out the big guys - Shutterstock, Getty Images, etc. - to see what types of images they're looking for. They will pay the most for your efforts.
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