Introduction to Microstock Photography Part I
Table of contents for Microstock Photography
This is the first part of a multipart series on microstock photography. For a bit over two years, I have slowly become more involved in this strategy for selling pictures. There are quite a few guides out there on the Internet about this subject, but I suspect that my philosophy on it will be a bit different from the others.
Before I get started, I want to let you know whom this series is intended for. People that meet the following criteria are most likely to benefit from this series.
1) You are already familiar with the basics of photography. You are very familiar with terms such as shutterspeed, aperture, depth of field, noise, etc. You know about the rule of thirds and what makes a good picture vs a poor one.
2) You have a stable job that is paying you enough that you are not worried about paying the bills every month. You certainly wouldn’t mind earning some extra money, but you are not dependent on it. The money you make from selling photographs is intended to pay for more photo equipment, not change your standard of living.
3) You already take pictures often and have a good idea what types of pictures you enjoy taking and what types of pictures you don’t.
4) You are not a photographer by profession. During the day you do something else.
If you meet these criteria and are not already participating in microstock photography (or are just beginning) then I hope the info in this post and the ones that follow will be of use.