Microstock for designers - where to buy photos and illustrations (updated)
10. June 2009, 02:33
Buying graphics,
Stock sites
As a webdesigner I need quite often some photo or illustration for my graphic designs, or as a part of the website content. At the beginning of my career I used some free stock photo sites, but after some time I realized, that the searching of the right photo took me quite a long time and the result is poor. So I started to use microstock – you can get there photo from few cents and the microstock agencies have really big portfolios (some of them have more than 6 millions items!) and the quality is excellent.
Microstock earnings report - May 2009
1. June 2009, 02:39
Selling graphics,
Stock sites
In the middle of the May I made a decision, that I will post my microstock earnings here on my blog. Actually I don't want to post here my my earnings in dollars (I don't want to boast about my earnings), but I want to show the trends – if the earnings are going up or down (I'm quite stable in submitting). The graphs also show you, what are the best microstock sites for selling images – that's the reason, why there are 2 graphs – one showing the money and another showing number of submitted images.
How to start selling photos and illustrations on microstock
20. March 2009, 05:49
Selling graphics,
Stock sites
So you want to sell your photos, bitmap or vector illustrations, flash, footage or audio on the internet and earn some money, but you don't know where and how to start – right now you are on the right place, I will try to help you in this article – it should be a detailed guide for selling images.
Microstock's standard royalty-free license limitations
4. March 2009, 02:03
Buying graphics,
Stock sites
What are the limitations of standard royalty-free license of each microstock agency? In this article I will look only at maximum number of copies, in case when the buyer wants to use the illustration or photo for the packaging of his product. You shouldn't forget, that standard microstock license can't be used for „resale“ of the artwork on „print on demand“ products (postcards, mugs, t-shirts, posters, wallpapers, web templates…)
The best microstock sites for selling photos, illustrations, footage, flash
23. February 2009, 13:53
Selling graphics,
Stock sites
In the following article I have written down some details about the best microstock sites for photographers and graphic artists. If you are just a beginner in the microstock world, then I can recommend you to start with Dreamstime and after you have a portfolio about 50 images, try your luck on the Shutterstock.
Best microstock sites
This list is sorted according to contributors - the most valuable sites first:
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