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To turn your hobby into additional income

I love drawing, making collages and digital photos. I do it for my own pleasure. But art needs audience and realization...

Few years ago I found sites which sell pictures - Stock photo sites (Microstock). There authors get some money for their pictures downloaded. While sales grow, income grows too. And pics start their own life somewhere in the world.

Initially I uploaded all I had on my hard drive, enjoying each sale. Later I started creating photos and illustrations especially for stock. I improved my retouching and vector illustration techniques with the help of the sites' forums.
I am inspired by the stock photographers who had started as amateurs and now are successful professional stockers. Nothing is better than getting money for your hobby!

 

What is a Stock site?

To be accurate "Stock photo" is a bit obsolete term. It was in the beginning. Now they should be called "Stock photo, illustrations, video and animation"... or, shorter: "Stock imagery".

All sites sell imagery under Royalty Free license. This means that buyer gets only the right to use the picture under certain conditions. The author still holds the rights and can sell the image on as many sites as he wants.

Common rules are: quality images (photo, illustrations, vector graphics, video) created by you.
For each recognizable person you need a Model release - written permission by the model.
There shouldn't be any trademarks, logos and copyrighted items in the image.
Different sites have their own requirements for the minimum resolution of the pics.

Images can be uploaded via the sites. There must be fulfilled Title, Description and Keywords fields. After that they wait for approval from the site's reviewers.

Payment is via MoneyBookers, PayPal or a bank cheque.

IMPORTANT! To be able to make stock you need to be an advanced amateur or professional in image creation and processing.

This article is just informative and does not claim for comprehensiveness. You need to read the Terms And Conditions of the respective site if you intend to apply.

 

Let me introduce...

Royalty free stock photos and vector illustrations by Shutterstock.com
Royalty free stock photos and vector illustrations by Dreamstime.comRoyalty free stock photos and vector illustrations by Istockphoto.com

Shutterstock stock photography and illustration


The site offers subscription - buyer can download up to 25 pics a day. Because of that downloads here are many times more than on the other sites.

Application

You must get at least 7 from 10 initial submissions approved.

Demands
  • photos / raster images - at least 2,5 Mp, without noise, good composition and lighting
  • vector: .EPS AI 8 format, no rasterized elements.

Payment
  • $0,25/download if you have up to 500 downloads
  • $0,30/download if you have more than 500 downloads
  • up to $30 for Extended license

Level

high (high quality required)

Notes
  • Formats: photo, illustration (vector), video (footage)
  • Easy upload.
  • Active and friendly forums
  • Payout is $100 and is payed by the 15-th of the next month.

 

DreamsTime Stock photo and illustration


Nice and comfortable site with good sales. There are monthly assignments and useful stock tutorials.

Application

send a few pictures. If they get approved you can continue uploading.

Demands
  • photos / raster images - at least 3 Mp, without noise, good composition and lighting
  • vector: additional .EPS AI 8 or CorelDraw! format can be added to a previously uploaded raster version.

Payment
  • raster - $0,25-$5/download according to the size and buyers credits' price
  • vector - $0,25-$5 or more/download according to the complexity and buyers credits' price
  • up to $25 for Extended license

Level

high (high quality required)

Notes
  • Formats: photo, illustration (vector), RAW)
  • Payout is $100 and is payed on demand.
  • You can convert earnings to credits and buy pictures.

 

Fotolia stock photo and illustration
Site with lower requirements, good start for the beginners. Good sales, many Extended licenses. Vector in SVG format. There is a free pictures section.

Application

test.

Demands

photos / raster images - at least 1600 x 1200 pix, preferably 2000 x 3000 pix

Payment
  • $0,33-$1,11/download according to the size and your Level
  • up to $25 for Extended license (you can set your own price)

Level

middle

Notes
  • You can take your earnings if you have at least $2. For earnings lower than $100 you are charged $1 for the payout.
  • You can convert earnings to credits and buy pictures.

 

If you decide to get into this exciting venture and need an advice, you can e-mail me at

ana_bogdanova@dir.bg

I wish you success !

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