Most popular microstock photos, illustrations and videos
11. February 2010, 00:31
Buying graphics,
Selling graphics
What are the most popular images and videos on microstock? You can find them in the lists on nearly each microstock agency (on some agencies you have to register to display the list). Sometimes they offer also overview of most searched keywords, which is very useful for the contributors.
How to pass iStockphoto Flash Developer Application Quiz
18. August 2009, 06:40
iStockPhoto,
Selling graphics
Well this is another article about iStockphoto application quiz (check the quiz for vector illustrators and for photographers) – this time for flash developers. The quiz is really easy and consists of four questions only. Don't forget to read the Stock Flash Training Manual before uploading your flash files (it will save you some rejections).
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.
iStockphoto - How to get 3 credits for free
11. March 2009, 02:16
iStockPhoto,
Buying graphics
You can get 3 credits for free on one of the best microstock agency for graphic designers. How? iStockphoto has a referral program – if you create an account and make first purchase within 14 days, you will get 3 credits and I will get 10$ as a referrer. So if you are interested, just send me an email on orson (at) sellinggraphics.com with your first name and last name before you register on iStockphoto site. After that I will send you an invitation from iStockphoto site on your email.
How to pass iStockphoto Stock Illustrator Application Quiz
9. March 2009, 05:42
iStockPhoto,
Selling graphics
I posted here right answers for iStockphoto photographer Quiz and now I'm doing the same for vector illustrators. The quiz is quite easy, but for somebody who is not native English speaker, it can be a bit hard – so here are the right answers (remember – you should still read the Stock Illustration Training Manual, because there is a lot of important information, which will help you with acceptance on iStockphoto).
iStockPhoto: Your uploaded sample file is not a valid ZIP file
1. March 2009, 14:21
iStockPhoto,
Selling graphics
Did you get this message when you uploaded your first sample illustration on iStockphoto and you are sure, that you ZIP your EPS file? Don't worry, the problem is not in your file (probably).
How to pass iStockphoto Photographer Application Quiz
27. February 2009, 02:17
iStockPhoto,
Selling graphics
The quiz is quite easy, but for somebody who is not native English speaker, it can be a bit hard. So I prepared the right answers (but you still should read the Stock Photographer Training Manual, because there is a lot of important information, which will help you with acceptance on iStockphoto).
iStockphoto launched iStockaudio - collection of royalty free audio tracks
16. February 2009, 03:10
iStockPhoto,
Buying graphics
iStockphoto now offer a collection of more than 10, 000 royalty-free audio tracks for sale! Each is from 5 seconds to 4 minutes long. You will find here various music genres, isolated sounds, sounds effects, complete compositions and more… You can search by Search by musical genre, tempo, emotive keywords, key or time signature.
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