Stock Photography

[Elwood]

I'm a newbie here and I've been interested in Stock Photography. I have registered at shutterstock.com.

Does anyone here do stock photography at all? I certainly don't have the best equipment for it, but other than that can anyone give me some general tips about how to get started and where is a good place to start? I picked shutterstock because the will take my 4 MP photos.

Elwood

[thecoy]

I'm also new to these things and I would just like to know if anyone knows how to earn from stock photos. I think you can sell your shots somewhere, as loing as it's original, but I really don't know where.

Any help would be appreciated here.

Thanks.

[BulldogMom]

Hey guys.

I'm no expert on the topic but I've just started this adventure too.

Just had my first photos accepted at Dreamstime. (the link is in my sig)

The only advice I can tell you right now is to carefully read your rejections and if you don't understand them, come back here and ask (that's what I did and it helps!).

Then practice, practice practice. Fix what they said to fix. And submit again. And submit again. And submit again....

Each time you get a rejection you'll learn more and you'll improve.

Take time to look at the photos that they are offering for sell too. You'll get an idea of what they are looking for.

I know there are threads here with lists of places to sell your photos so I won't make a list but from what I understand shutterstock and dreamstime are good places to start.

DPS is a great place to learn how to use the equipment you've got and make the best of it.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.