I will teach you how to sell your photos and videos online through microstock agencies
IS IT WORTH GOING EXCLUSIVE?
In an increasingly less fragmented market, is it worth becoming an exclusive contributor for stock footage and stock images?
An overview of the privileges—not just in terms of percentages—for those who take that path on Pond5, iStockphoto, Getty Images, Dreamstime, and Alamy.
HOW TO AVOID PAYPAL FEES
PayPal applies a 3% currency conversion fee when changing dollars to euros.
For those who sell stock images and footage, this can mean losing hundreds of euros a year on microstock payments. I have discovered how to avoid it.
HOW TO SELL STOCK PHOTOS WITH MODELS
Riccardo Mattei is an Italian photographer living in Munich who has successfully sold his photos to major American newspapers through microstock agencies.
In this guide, he explains how to find models for your stock images and how to manage the sets.
EARNING WITH HISTORICAL FILMS
Filippo Carlot specialized in selling stock footage derived from historical films on agencies such as Shutterstock, Pond5, Dreamstime, and Getty Images.
Within a year, he reached earnings of about 1000 euros per month from microstock.
The course showed me how to monetize the passion I’ve had for photography for over thirty years and create something concrete, which also allows me to earn a small extra income.
I tried to apply the principles that Daniele explains and now, after a little more than a year, I can confirm that they work.
Renato Murolo, read his story
Stories from other stock photo and video producers:
A PHOTOGRAPHER IN FUERTEVENTURA
Simone Tognon is a professional photographer who moved to the Canary Islands.
Through a precise microstock strategy, he not only generates supplemental income but also leverages the visibility provided by the agencies to find clients for his other projects.
MY FIRST MONTHS AS A CONTRIBUTOR
Marco Lazzarini is a photography enthusiast.
By focusing on subjects and production procedures, he achieved interesting results (considering the limited time he could dedicate to microstock).
EARNING 1100 EUROS A MONTH
Domenico Fornas is a non-professional filmmaker and photographer who discovered microstock a couple of years ago.
Thanks to his persistence and the use of tools to understand the marketability of subjects, he is achieving increasing results.
THE 750-DOLLAR VACATION PHOTO
Fabrizio Misson is an art teacher and photography enthusiast who started with microstock in 2016.
While on vacation at Lake Garda, he photographed his father looking at the landscape. Shutterstock contacted him and offered to buy that single shot for 750 dollars.