About stock photos

laughingstation · 3rd February 2006

Hi all, i'm just wondering if selling stock photos will be a good source of income for serious amerture photographers. Is there any stock photo websites tt you wld like to recommend? thanx

Long Thai Bean · 3rd February 2006

Originally Posted by laughingstation

Hi all, i'm just wondering if selling stock photos will be a good source of income for serious amerture photographers. Is there any stock photo websites tt you wld like to recommend? thanx

Have a read at these 2 threads ... there has been some discussions here in CS about stock photos and stock agencies already ....

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=163834
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=172404

Hope they help ....

RGDs

laughingstation · 4th February 2006

thank very much dude

wildstallion · 4th February 2006

Originally Posted by laughingstation

thank very much dude

I have said this in a previous post, hope it helps:

Hey, im doing a bit of stock photography and i mostly use RF (royalty free), all the RF sites can be used with the same pics, the biggest and best probably are:

ShutterStock
iStock
Fotolia
Dreamstime
CanStock
123 Royalty Free
Big Stock

But be prepared, if you are serious about sticking with stock, it has the ability to take up alot of time, for example keywording uploading and submiting say 100 images from a days shoot could take basically around 4 hours on the computer, depending on internet speed etc etc

Hope this helps, and good luck in Stock!

laughingstation · 4th February 2006

wildstallion thx load for your help. Right now i have some questions in mind, wonder if you mind helping me out with it.

Shutterstock will send cheques to me even if i'm in singapore? will it be valid here?
they require a minimum of 2.5 mb. is this guideline follow strickly because some of my photos do not have such a high resolution.

once again thank you

wildstallion · 4th February 2006

Originally Posted by laughingstation

wildstallion thx load for your help. Right now i have some questions in mind, wonder if you mind helping me out with it.

Shutterstock will send cheques to me even if i'm in singapore? will it be valid here?
they require a minimum of 2.5 mb. is this guideline follow strickly because some of my photos do not have such a high resolution.

once again thank you

Shutterstock one of my favourite stock sites, they will send you a check and it is valid in singapore, or they can transfer money to a paypal account if you have one, i would recomend using the paypal option. There is generally no minimum filesize the 2.5 you are reffering to is MegaPixels which must be above 2.5 otherwise they will not be accepted. So this 2.5 MP value has to be strickly followed no going around it. Its the same and even higher for other sites.

Hope this helps and if you have any more questions and queries feel free to ask.

Kho King · 22nd February 2006

I have received my first $$$ from shutterstock through PayPal two months ago at US$76.xx

They are genuine and they works

wildstallion · 22nd February 2006

Originally Posted by Kho King

I have received my first $$$ from shutterstock through PayPal two months ago at US$76.xx

They are genuine and they works

Congrats!

taiwanapurasteve · 22nd February 2006

I'm selling at shutterstock and istock. It takes some patients to get to a decent income from selling stock photos, but it can be done. You'll have to build up a good size portfolio of photos that sell. I would recommend going to a stock site and looking for the most frequently downloaded photos to give you an idea of what to shoot. Just for reference: I have 210 photos on one site and 70 on another and only make about US$30/month.

That being said, there a some that make US$1.5k a month and more.

LENS · 23rd February 2006

if we have uploaded our pic to those website, will we still be able to use our pic for own publication? or photography contest? do we still have the rights to own those pic?

Kho King · 23rd February 2006

Originally Posted by LENS

if we have uploaded our pic to those website, will we still be able to use our pic for own publication? or photography contest? do we still have the rights to own those pic?

you can still use the pics wherever you want...but some competition rules stated that you must not have published/used the submitted photo elsewhere...

most of my pics just rest in peace in my PC hdd...and sank...so it is better to make them worth some value and be used/appreciated by others

shutterstock is getting tougher nowadays...

yanyewkay · 23rd February 2006

hi wildstallion, i don't really understand how royalty free photos work. why would you want to post your photos on RF sites. Those this mean ppl can just use your photos for free?
how do you generate income from RF sites?

thanks!

wildstallion · 23rd February 2006

Originally Posted by yanyewkay

hi wildstallion, i don't really understand how royalty free photos work. why would you want to post your photos on RF sites. Those this mean ppl can just use your photos for free?
how do you generate income from RF sites?

thanks!

royalty free doesn't mean they get free photos, i think you have misunderstood

royalty free simply means that

An initial fee is paid for the purchase of the online images and the purchaser may use the image(s) as often as required within the license terms and conditions without paying for the use of the image each time the image is used.

Also note that the purchase of the image(s) does not offer unlimited or unrestricted use of the image(s). Most distributors have very specific limitations on how the images can be used, placed online electronically, or reprinted.

Hope this helps to clear things up

yanyewkay · 23rd February 2006

i see.. very clear now

thanks!

jacob · 23rd February 2006

can i send one same photo to all the stock photo agencies?

wildstallion · 23rd February 2006

Originally Posted by jacob

can i send one same photo to all the stock photo agencies?

Yes you can

jacob · 24th February 2006

Originally Posted by wildstallion

Yes you can

thanks for your reply.

Sion · 24th February 2006

Originally Posted by jacob

can i send one same photo to all the stock photo agencies?

Depends on the contract.

If you submit your photos to an agency with exclusive contract, you can't send the same or similar photos to another agency.

lashlyn · 24th February 2006

Originally Posted by jacob

can i send one same photo to all the stock photo agencies?

Hi I have been selling stock images for a photo library here and I just want to alert you that you should check your contract before handing the same images to another agency.

I have not come across any agency that allows that. You may work with different stock agencies BUT your images must be exclusive.

Cheers
Linda

Sion · 24th February 2006

Originally Posted by lashlyn

Hi I have been selling stock images for a photo library here and I just want to alert you that you should check your contract before handing the same images to another agency.

I have not come across any agency that allows that. You may work with different stock agencies BUT your images must be exclusive.

Cheers
Linda

I think there is a trend for agencies to relaxe exclusive contract to attract the cream of stock photographers.

Masterfile, a highly regarded international agency has relaxed its exclusive demand. Workbook has gone to non-exclusive contract too.

However some agencies only need regional exclusive contract e.g. after some negotiations an agency in Sydney is cool as long as I don't send the same photos to another agency in Auatralia but I can send the same photos to any other part of the world.

One thing all contracts are opened to negotiations. They depend on how much the agency wants your images and the cut in selling them for you.

3rd February 2006	#1
laughingstation Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 205	About stock photos Hi all, i'm just wondering if selling stock photos will be a good source of income for serious amerture photographers. Is there any stock photo websites tt you wld like to recommend? thanx

4th February 2006	#3
laughingstation Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 205	Re: abt stock photos thank very much dude

4th February 2006	#5
laughingstation Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 205	Re: abt stock photos wildstallion thx load for your help. Right now i have some questions in mind, wonder if you mind helping me out with it. Shutterstock will send cheques to me even if i'm in singapore? will it be valid here? they require a minimum of 2.5 mb. is this guideline follow strickly because some of my photos do not have such a high resolution. once again thank you

22nd February 2006	#7
Kho King Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,799	Re: abt stock photos I have received my first $$$ from shutterstock through PayPal two months ago at US$76.xx They are genuine and they works __________________ KOH KHO KING http://ShaShinKi.com ~ Malaysia Online Camera Shop! :cool:

22nd February 2006	#9
taiwanapurasteve Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Taipei Posts: 486	Re: abt stock photos I'm selling at shutterstock and istock. It takes some patients to get to a decent income from selling stock photos, but it can be done. You'll have to build up a good size portfolio of photos that sell. I would recommend going to a stock site and looking for the most frequently downloaded photos to give you an idea of what to shoot. Just for reference: I have 210 photos on one site and 70 on another and only make about US$30/month. That being said, there a some that make US$1.5k a month and more.

23rd February 2006	#10
LENS Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 758	Re: abt stock photos if we have uploaded our pic to those website, will we still be able to use our pic for own publication? or photography contest? do we still have the rights to own those pic?

23rd February 2006	#12
yanyewkay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cons digger. Posts: 4,047	Re: abt stock photos hi wildstallion, i don't really understand how royalty free photos work. why would you want to post your photos on RF sites. Those this mean ppl can just use your photos for free? how do you generate income from RF sites? thanks! __________________ “How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.” - Adolf Hitler

23rd February 2006	#14
yanyewkay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cons digger. Posts: 4,047	Re: abt stock photos i see.. very clear now thanks! __________________ “How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.” - Adolf Hitler

23rd February 2006	#15
jacob Deregistered Join Date: May 2005 Location: Former CS Senior Member Posts: 3,067	Re: abt stock photos can i send one same photo to all the stock photo agencies?