4396. Stock photography. Laura BC. Rachel Lerch's opinion in 2019. Stock photography after 3 years. Is it worth it?

STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY.

16 NOV 2022:

ADVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: Acquire digital imaging skills when you are young as such skills are very useful in your career and relationships. Stock photo sales via www.shutterstock.com will earn you a passive income, but it will not earn you sufficient to make a living. The reason being that as the competition is intense and you must know what the prospective buyers want. 

Tips for photographing the Merlion.
1. Tripod or support your hands on the railings. Steady hands
2. Bright sunshine at around 10am - 11 am
3. Focus on the eye
4. Preferably no people around the Merlion or
5. A person below the Merlion for scale.

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Laura BC 

lives in London
She sells the most in Getty Images.

1. Red car in Havana (remove logo)
2. Wildlife sells
3. Dog being groomed
    Her mum groomed dog. signed model release. Take pic show face and not show face.
    Her mum's face not there. sells a lot.

4. Solo trip to Ecador
5. Landscape photography of waterfall

6. Niece playing guitar. Christmas tree behind. SEASONAL PICTURES.
7. Go Pro image of her diving. Sold. 

8. Shoot with intention. Don't be lazy. Check and read newsletter first - forums, from Getty images, shutterstock, briefs etc.

1. People with model releases sell best. Use friends and families, new models in exchange for photos

2. Ecadour - Travel photography. Sell it yourself by signing your own model release

3. Waterfall

4. Seasonal pictures - niece play guitar with Christmas tree. UPLOAD WELL BEFORE EVENT.
Shoot in June. Companies need photos in marketing campaigns.

5. Stock company is not only about money. It is the fun.

6. Havana, Cuba.  Bright red car - remove "logo".

7.Travel photography WITH PEOPLE sells a lot, but there are people in it. Do self-portrait photography. Look away from camera.

8. Wildlife is selling well.

9. Everyday life.

 

 

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Rachel Lerch - The Truth about stock photography: conclusions after 3 years.

1.  It takes a lot of time.
2.  Acceptances and rejections
 

3.  STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY AGENCIES - only 4
 3.1  Shutterstock gives highest number of sales. Huge customer base, advertises.
 3.2  Adobe stock. Less sale but more money /sale
 3.3  i/stock  Getty images
 3.4   Dreamtime. Some sales

 

4. MONEY.

4.1  Upload consistently. New images uploaded. See more in your bank account. She gets monthly US$35 from shutterstock when she uploaded regularly.

 

5. IS IT WORTH THE TIME, EFFORT AND INVESTMENT?
She said it is not worth it  as commission is very small.

She gets 33 cents from a big company.

 

6. BENEFITS

6.1   Learning process
6.2   Satisfaction on seeing it. fun. not the income.
 

7. LENS.

50-mm lens

 

8. Microstocker App shows you the sales of each stock agency

 

9. Real name or trade name for account?

Use real name

 

10. Stock video. Did not do.

 

11. Best-selling images have a concept.  Holiday images. Business images. eg. eggs in a basket, images illustrate energy.

 

12. Passive income, but not worth it for Rachel as she has other things to do.

 

13. Instagram images workshop. Search #rachellerch