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Earnings from stock photography in August 2022

A dull month indeed! I guess it could be the summer doldrums, but my total earnings of $2425 is the lowest August since 2016. Last August was an unusual month in that we had the second tranche of Adobe stock purchases of files for their free collection, but even so, this is not a great result. I just noticed that in 2021, each month following was a pretty poor performer – I’m hoping that is not going to be the...

How much can you earn from stock photography in 2022

Earnings from Photography in July 2022

Middle of the summer and maybe a recession in the offing. What does that mean for my earnings from photography this month. I’ve dropped the word “stock” because my wall art sales did pick up a bit in July so I’m trying to be a bit more inclusive. So, at the end of the month (with EyeEM missing in action), I ended with $2876. This is not a record, although the highest month was in 2019 with just $100 more,...

Making money from self portraits

Well, not exactly portraits! But I have earned quite a bit over the years using myself as a model. I wrote this as a guest post for the Xpiks blog. Xpiks is a combined keywording, describing, uploading system that combines many features that makes uploading an easier task. You can find the article about “Making money selling photos of yourself” here.