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Stock Photo Sites

  • 03-07-2008 6:49pm
    #1
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭


    Just wondering does anyone here upload to stock photo sites? Can money be made? What sites do you know of?


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  • #2
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭DjDangerousDave


    Nobody? I have uploaded some images to iStockPhoto.com

    Anyone know anything about this site?


  • #3
    Fajitas!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,624 ✭✭✭✭Fajitas!


    There's loads of sites, from Getty to Alamy....

    I don't myself, I probably should, but tbh, I either shoot for a client, or for myself - I'm not sure about the whole stock thing. Though my opinion could change quite fast. I don't really have enough dedication to it though.

    Maybe. Maybe.

    Money can be made, but a lot of it is down to;

    a) having the right photos.

    b) having the right tags.

    c) having the right attitude.


  • #4
    Eirebear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Eirebear


    A lot of it comes down to being able to take good solid pictures of mundane things.

    In gerneral there is no room for any sort of artistic endeavour, i have a friend who shoots a lot of stuff for stock sites, he also works as a forensic photographer for the police.....makes sense really.

    He spends all his spare time taking shots of random household objects like cutlery.


  • #5
    DjDangerousDave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 361 ✭✭DjDangerousDave


    Eirebear wrote: »
    A lot of it comes down to being able to take good solid pictures of mundane things.

    In gerneral there is no room for any sort of artistic endeavour, i have a friend who shoots a lot of stuff for stock sites, he also works as a forensic photographer for the police.....makes sense really.

    He spends all his spare time taking shots of random household objects like cutlery.

    There is a lot of that kinda stuff alright. Generally photos with people have 100's of downloads where nature and locations only have < 50 downloads. Im going to upload at least a few every week, I'll update this thread with my progress (which might be nil).


  • #6
    Thoie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,344 ✭✭✭Thoie


    DjDangerousDave wrote: »
    Nobody? I have uploaded some images to iStockPhoto.com

    Anyone know anything about this site?

    I've been on it for a while (only 3 photos up there though), but no-one's ever bought anything. There's no harm in it.


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