Books about microstock and making money from images

18. April 2010, 23:51 Selling graphics

Microstock is here for more than 10 years! Now everyone can sell own photos in agencies like iStockphoto, Shutterstock, Dreamstime, Fotolia. Everyone can make money from own photos, vector illustrations, footage. There is innumerable websites with articles, instuctions and tips, how to do it (for example my sellinggraphics site). But did you know, that there are also paper books about it?

What is the best vector image size for selling in microstock? [UPDATED]

30. March 2010, 06:42 Selling graphics

Few months ago I wrote an article about preparing vector illustration for sale in microstock and there I wrote, that 16 Megapixels should be the ideal size for the JPG preview. But now I made a small research and found, that ~~16 Megapixels is not enough!~~. Now – after the closing of StockXpert microstock agency site – the situation is a bit different and 15 Megapixels is enough

iSyndica - easy multiple upload on several microstock sites

29. July 2009, 01:11 Selling graphics

Did you ever think about how much time you spend just by uploading your images to several microstock sites? I did and after that I decided, that I need some system, which will save me some time. The iSyndica service is one of the solutions – once you have account on this service, you will upload your files just to this one website (the upload there is quite quick) and after that you can easily distribute your images to all microstock agencies, where you are selling.

How to prepare vector illustration for microstock sale

11. May 2009, 00:34 Tutorials

On most microstock sites accepts vector illustrations in EPS format (in version Illustrator 8) with generated JPG preview of the illustration. Some of them wants it in ZIP, some need just small preview and others big. In this article I will show you the best and easiest way, how to prepare the illustration in desired EPS format and how to generate JPG preview.

What to draw and photograph during the year

24. March 2009, 02:23 Selling graphics

Every microstock contributor knows, that some themes are selling much better in some months of the year – and those are seasonal themes, like Christmas, Easter, Halloween… You should start selling those several months before – for example with Christmas themes you should start already in August (November is too late – most of the designers works on Christmas cards already in summer / autumn and they need fresh photos).

How to pass iStockphoto Photographer Application Quiz

27. February 2009, 01:17 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).

10 tips for photographers in order to get accepted by ShutterStock

25. February 2009, 06:44 Shutterstock, Selling graphics

If you want to get accepted on Shutterstock site, you have to send them 10 pictures and 7 of them must be accepted. If not, you may try again after one month. Why is it so important to get on Shutterstock? Because Shutterstock is the best microstock site for photographers and graphic artists (check the list of other microstock sites).

Books about microstock and making money from images

What is the best vector image size for selling in microstock? [UPDATED]

iSyndica - easy multiple upload on several microstock sites

How to prepare vector illustration for microstock sale

What to draw and photograph during the year

How to pass iStockphoto Photographer Application Quiz

10 tips for photographers in order to get accepted by ShutterStock

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