2 Years Ago: Starting Microstock Photography
27 November 2009
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Two years ago in the middle of November 2007 I started my adventure with microstock photography by submitting a few pictures to iStockphoto, and then to Dreamstime, Fotolio, 123RF and Bigstockphoto. It took me much longer to get into Shutterstock (4 attempts) and StockXpert (5 attempts).
On November 28th, 2007 I got my first sale at iStock just 8 days after uploading this picture of a hot air balloon shot a few weeks earlier at the Hot Air Balloon Harvest in Greeley, Colorado.
Here are my first two posts related to microstock (I moved them from the old blog):
Starting Microstock Photography
Polaroid Transfers for Microstock?
These two years passed really fast …
Hi,
I started in Microstock around the same time as you, but have only recently started uploading with any consistency.
I am currently uploading around 20 images a week, but was thinking of increasing that to 40-50.
Many people advise uploading images in smaller batches is better for sales.
Just wondering if you have ever noticed wether uploading more images in larger batches has a negative effect on sales?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Courtney
I am uploading in small batches, around 5 pictures. I don’t produce a lot of pictures. However, I am submitting quite regularly. I believe it may be important for some agencies, e.g., SS.
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