Has anyone sold photos as stock photos?

Question

Has anyone sold any of their photos on any stock photo sites? If you did which one did u use? How much success have you had?

Answer 1

http://www.stockxpert.com/

They're pretty picky as far as pictures-wise. I've put in about 50, and they've only selected about 5 for me to sell. But it's a great site.

:)

Answer 2

I've sold about a half dozen on big stock photo dot com. They're very picky about exposure and sharpness, and you're work needs to be high quality and attractive. Below is a link to my wildlife gallery. Good luck.

Answer 3

Dear mdjgirl7,

I've tried most of those listed here:

http://postpop.drivehq.com/stockphoto/st...

my best earners are ShutterStock (1st place) and Fotolia (2nd place)

It may seem that microstock sites like these sell pics at very low prices, but what counts is quantity, you will sell the same pictures many times as royalty free, and - unless you choose esclusivity - you can even sell the same pics at more sites

In total I earn about 500$/month with a few hundred pictures online but the more you upload the more you sell; it all started as a game for me but now it's getting quite serious.

1) On Shutterstock you must pass an initial test after registration, but it's really worth the effort since it sells quite more than all the other sites including Fotolia;

register from here: http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=9768...

some suggestions to pass your initial test on shutterstock:

- choose your 10 best pictures carefully; at least 7 of 10 must be accepted;

- inspect them at 100%: there should be no noise or other defects; edit your pictures to remove defects;

- reduce your initial pictures at about 2400x1800 pixels (since they require at least 4 Megapixels, 2400x1800 is 4320000 which is enough); by reducing pictures noise and other defects are reduced as well;

- always save .jpg at highest quality/lowest compression when editing; for your next shots, set your camera at higher resolution / lowest compression / best quality;

- choose a variety of subjects for your initial 10 pictures;

good luck! after you pass the initial test, it's not so difficult to get your next pictures accepted; and sales are very good

2) On Fotolia there's no initial test to pass, but sales are a little slower;

register from here if you live in the USA: http://www.fotolia.com/partner/344020

register from here if you live in the UK: http://en.fotolia.com/partner/344020

I would suggest to register to both ShutterStock and Fotolia; (dreamstime and 123rf are only selling some pictures now and then for me; the other ones even less: maybe it's not worth your time; you may decide to subscribe later on)

don't be discouraged by initial rejections, you will quickly learn which pictures they want

subscription to all is free

they will pay you with PayPal