Introduction We have all spent a lot of money on cameras, lenses, equipment, computers and software and we probably don’t want to add it all up! We get a lot of enjoyment out of our hobby, and so, in 2008, I started thinking that it would be nice to make some money from the fine images I was starting to produce. I got involved with Stock Photography and I can help you do the same! At this stage, you can...
It is always difficult working out which is the best earner in a month, as sales are spread out across multiple sites and it isn’t easy to calculate total earning per image. Instead, I will post and discuss the ones that had the highest individual sales this month. The biggest by far was this Panorama of Salo Harbor on Lake Garda in Italy. It was downloaded three times in quick succession, presumably by the same buyer who liked the size...
After a pretty disappointing December, my faith in Stock Photography has been reignited by roaring January Sales! Helped by some large value sales on Alamy, Veer and CanStockPhoto, I managed to break the $600 barrier for the first time ever. I’ll post some of the larger sales shortly, but for now, here is the graph of sales against each of the stock photography sites. As ever, if you choose to have a go at Stock Photography, don’t hesitate to ask...
As I mentioned last year, I’ve been putting products on Zazzle – a print on demand on-line shopping site where you upload images and design products, but Zazzle does all the selling and product fulfillment. I’ve had some success with my award winning 2011 Kauai Calendar, but less success on the other products. I’ve decided to continue to work on it in 2011, and specialize in a few niches rather than try to spread my products about. At the moment,...
Earnings from stock photography during 2010
Field test of X-Rite ColorChecker Passport device for accurately setting white balance and color profiles for your digital photographs
Taking flash images where the background is just blown to pure white makes extraction easy
I was really pleased to get a Best New Product Award for my 2011 calendar of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands back in February. What is even better is that the Christmas gift season is now upon us, and the calendars are flying off the shelves – well, I guess 2 sales almost counts as roaring sales! Still, it is better than nothing, and if you are looking for a gorgeous calendar to send to your friends for 2011, then...
I’ll start a section in the site analyzing popular stock images and trying to explain what I was trying to do with the image. One photo that is selling well at the moment on Shutterstock is this one of some white-water rafters. I took this image on the Youghiogheny river in Pennsylvania (Ohiopyle state park). I clambered down to the water’s edge and watched numerous kayakers, and some rafters coming over the rapids. The trick in stock photography where you...
Stock Photography Earnings in November 2010
