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Feb 3, 2012
Keywording Your Images
Keywording can be a tricky job for beginners. It is tough to come up with effective keywords and important to embed them in your IPTC file information tosaveyourself a lot of time in the future. Getting the keywords Take this image for example: A simple way to make sure you don’t forget any keywords is to answer the questions who, what, where, why, and when. who: rock climber, woman, female, girl,... read more
Jan 13, 2012
Uploading Your Photos
How it’s done Uploading of the photos is done in a variety of ways. When just starting out, it is simplest to upload your images with the online upload tool provided at the stock sties. However if you have a large number of images to upload the quickest method is using an FTP program. An ftp program transfers files from your computer onto the stock photography website’s server. To upload... read more
Dec 23, 2011
Quick Guide to Selling Images Online
Where to submit your images There are hundreds of microstock sites with new ones appearing every day. Only a hand full of these sites actually give you any sales. There are 6 major sites that produce good income (Often referred to as the ‘Big 6′) and ~10 more sites that have lesser earnings and may or may not be worth your time uploading your images to. Other sites are simply not worth the... read more
Dec 16, 2011
Microstock Photography Equipment – What You Need To Get Started
You can make do with very little equipment for microstock photography, however if you have high quality software and camera equipment you will definitely have an advantage. Basically all you need to get started in microstock photography is a camera, computer and an internet connection. Having a fancy DSLR is an advantage, as is a fast computer, high quality photo editing software and a speedy internet... read more
Dec 9, 2011
What Is Stock Photography
What is stock photography? What types of images do the stock agencies need, or perhaps more importantly, what types of images don’t they need? What is stock photography In short, stock photography is images that are ready to be used by someone who needs to illustrate an idea. When someone writes or magazine article, a blog post, an advertisment or wants to illustrate a presentation or pamphlet they... read more