Beginning Stock Photography

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Comment by Kevin Scott on August 20, 2010 at 12:50am

I just submitted my first 3 photos to iStock to apply as a contributor. They were all rejected, but I expected as much. Still disappointed, but I will keep working at it. I guess I need to find something more unique.

Comment by Becky on May 7, 2010 at 11:14pm

I use istock photo and found they're less picky if you're submitting to a category where they don't already have hundreds of similar photos. I haven't submitted in a few months but they took four of the last six I submitted. Find an unusual photo (I shot mushrooms in the front yard with a long lawn shot) that they may not have already. Search on terms before you upload to see if they already have 10,000 cute puppy shots similar to yours for instance.

Comment by Ivan Lo on May 7, 2010 at 9:19pm

See whethere there is anybody like to my photos

Comment by Robbert on April 23, 2010 at 9:44am

I have been submitting to dreamstime, and have photos on the that were rejected by istock. I looked at the nude photos on their pages and did some that were better, I think and so does everyone around me. They have nudes of old women, heavy women, and all have been downloaded several times. All of my recent ones were rejected. I am starting to feel like I have to be sleeping with someone on the site to stop getting rejected. Out of 20k of my collected photos only 14 are accepted. It is insulting. Is anyone else getting this type of treatment?

Comment by Richard Harmon on April 3, 2010 at 6:30pm

Thanks for the tips, I will definitely try these out. Mahalo...

Comment by Jenny Engstrom on March 19, 2010 at 8:58am

Hi Richard! I use iStockphoto.com. You are right, they are very picky about the photos that are submitted and accepted. I have been very blessed and since I started submitting to them (I think late August/early September last year), I have had 23 accepted photos with a few that were rejected but have a link for resubmission if I fix the problems they identified. In all, I have submitted around 45-50. The biggest suggestion I can offer you is to 1.) make sure you have a clear point of focus (look at the images at 100% or actual pixels and this will help you look at your photo the way they look at them) 2.) Make sure your composition isn't chaotic (unless you intentionally do so, but make sure when you submit it that you put a note to inspector of your intention) 3.) Watch out for blown-out highlights or unflattering shadows (lighting is REALLY important!) 4.) Don't do a whole lot of post process editing (like in photoshop), doing too much editing will reduce the quality of your image 5.) Don't crop too much off your image, a tiny bit won't reduce the quality that much, but too much cropping will greatly affect the quality. I know there are many rules to follow, but even asking questions in the forum on iStock can help you with your submissions! Be blessed, I hope any of this helps you!

Comment by Richard Harmon on March 18, 2010 at 1:34pm

Has anyone tried to use istockphoto? Have you had any success? I have tried, but they keep rejecting my photos....any suggestions?

Comment by John Briggs on March 12, 2010 at 9:56am

What kind of pictures sell? How can I find out? I see some sites mentioned, but where do I find perhaps a list of sites and what they are looking for from submissions and their standards? Let's maybe start a new discussion and get this group rolling :) Last discussion was in Sep '09.

Comment by Jova on March 9, 2010 at 2:39am

I just have joined Depositphotos microstock site. As I can see they are new site, I think they have started in November last year.
Looks like that they are Beginners friendly, so maybe it's not bad palace to start.
I'm just uploading photos, so I can't say how fast they are selling. When i sale something I will post here.

Comment by Harshaji Asela Leelarathna on February 1, 2010 at 6:40pm

Contact me. i like to share photography tips with all of u. also like comments on my photos

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