How can I sell the pics I shoot in the International Market? Please suggest a best trusted stock photo seller?

Question

Some stock photo sellers are not trust worthy. They sell our pics and give us nothing and some people give bad payment. So would you please suggest a good team to sell my stock photos world wide. Please answer only if you know about it.

Answer 1

Istock was very nice to me!

Istock.com

Answer 2

it's very difficult to get accepted at macrostock (getty / alamy / corbis) but in the meanwhile you may sell pictures online through microstock agencies; they pay less but sell far more and in the end you are possibly earning more at microstock

i know that there are bad businesses out there, which steal photos and don't pay; but I've tried most of those listed here and i can confirm that these are legitimate sites:

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

my best earners are shutterstock (first place) and fotolia (second 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

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;

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;

I would suggest to register to both ShutterStock and Fotolia; the other sites on the list are only selling some pictures now and then for me: 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

Answer 3

Getty Images and Alamy are both great professional companies that sell Stock Photography. They are very picky and will accept nothing but the best. You will get paid about 100 times what places like Istockphoto will. Check them out and see if you can meet the qualifications