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I think Shutterstock is my favourite so far. I really enjoy their layout. But I haven't tried Dreamstime or 500px. Do you have one that you prefer?

@@redandthewolfphotography I would prefer Shutterstock. 500px can be a bit strange in accepting images. I once submitted a landscape image taken at Glencoe in Scotland only for it to be rejected because it contained nudity and female genetalia. I never looked on the mountains in this way before.

🤣🤣🤣 Oh my gosh. How rude of Scotland to share her nudity. lmao.

@@redandthewolfphotography I've being posting on 500px for a while now. Some of my photos have been selected for their stock photo platform. Be aware your photo will be rejected if you show a house without getting the owner agreement (quite a universal rule on all platforms). I have 26 photos they selected for licencing but I haven't been able to make one single cent out of it. I don't complain (I'm not on 500px for this) but I wouldn't pick up 500px as my first stock photo platform.

I haven't heard of Retrobatch. I'll have to look into it. I'm running windows, so I'm keen to see how Darktable does for me. And i've heard (repeatedly now! lol) how good the Affiity suite is... so if DarkTable doesn't work out for me, I'll definitely head there next. And I'm the same - I prefer to keep all my photo's catalogued on my QNAP, rather than on my editing software. And as for Resolve? I LOVE it! I can't believe how easy it is to pick up and I truly love the interface. My plan is to just get used to all the basics for now cos there's SO much for me to learn and upgrade at this point - then get into the colour grading and stuff.

I'll keep that in mind. I've been catching up on a bit of housework the past few days, so still haven't had time to sit and get into it. But it's good that I've got some other suggestions to try too! Thanks!

I've had a few people recommend that to me the past few days - both online and some others from my local camera club.

@@redandthewolfphotography If I remember correctly, they have an extended free trial for all of their apps right now. It was something like 6 months for free. Worth checking out!

I just might have to if you get a whole 6 months to try them out. That's fantastic!

Oh that's interesting about Affinity. I'll keep that in the back of my mind. And I hadn't thought of Gimp for photoshop. I have heard of it before, but I had forgotten about it! Thanks!

That's a great suggestion. That to me, would make things fair. For every 100 images they choose to use of yours, you get a month free on your plan or something.

The newer versions just aren't tested enough. While I like the concept of being on a subscription and getting the latest updates immediately, I just feel like they're not optimised properly and just being done and put out quickly. And I know I can choose to use older versions even on the subscription model, but it feels like they've stopped bothering to make old versions complete and just moved onto the next one.

Thanks for the subscribe!! :) If there's anything you'd like me to make a video on, let me know. I'm still only just getting into the world of RUclips and the best part is actually the conversations I have in the comments section - so any suggestions on topics to generate more chats is great! :)

Yea - I would expect that if my system cost that much it wouldn't be crashing constantly either - but if that's the case, Adobe shouldn't sell you a product. Adobe's requirements to run Premier are: Memory: 8 GB. Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970. CPU: Intel Core i3-6100. File Size: 8 GB. OS: Windows 10 64-Bit. I'm running a 16GB RAM, Intel i7, windows 11, GeForce GTX1660Ti. I'm specifically on a gaming laptop with specs bought for running Adobe. That's literally what I had in mind when we bought it. So while I'm no where near your system - according to Adobe, I should be able to run their product fine. I have heard that bigger systems can basically "brute force" premier - but then that means Adobe's lying to us - their product requires more than the specs they've provided. I expect that if I buy a product, it works as it says it would. If I bought a fridge that said I could plug it in to my household electrics and it would work fine, but every time I plugged it in, it shut down the entire power in the house - I'd be taking it back. AND, on top of that - if Resolve isn't doing it, what's Adobe's excuse? So while I agree that higher specs on your system make for easier running - Adobe shouldn't be claiming a product works properly when it doesn't. Plus have you seen the amount of videographers giving up on Adobe? I was amazed - the amount I found when I was struggling - even big videographers and youtubers are leaving Adobe. So it's not only me that's unhappy.

🤣🤣🤣 Well, maybe not THE devil, but my other half often suggests that there's a special place in hell for developers (and their companies) that don't make products and games correctly and cause massive amounts of unnecessary stress... lol

I had another photographer suggest Affinity to me a few days ago too, and I did see other youtube's on it as well. I'm keen to get in and try DarkTable - but yes, I have heard it's a steep learning curve. Hopefully the small amount I do know about editing will translate well into DarkTable. Wish me luck! lol.

Wow -I'll have to look that up! That's crazy!!

Someone else suggested Gimp too - I've heard of it, but I'd forgotten about it! 🙄😅 So i'll definitely be having a look into that too. It's great to hear of others using a product and not having issues. So thanks for sharing! :)

Hey!! Thanks so much for the links, I'll definitely check them out. Someone else mentioned that Affinity had been purchased, but i didn't know it was by Canva. I've really enjoyed using Canva, so hopefully they'll steward it well! And thanks for watching my videos... I'm still learning, and trying my best, and I'm genuinely grateful for everyone that watches them and especially the conversations in the comments! :) I think the comments section is actually my favourite part of the channel. :)

Morning! I figured that since I was going to be using multiple products in Adobe's suite, I may as well pay the subscription - and when I started a few years back, it was AUD$82 per month - which translated as about $87 NZD. So I could justify paying like $22 a week considering I was using it for a little bit of client work too. But it's just going up and up, and now it's over $100 - which is not a HUGE increase, but that's over $1200 a year for me, and it's really adding up. Truthfully, if everything worked without a hitch - I probably would have kept paying just for the ease and simplicity. I haven't heard of On1. I'll have to look it up. :) And yes, I did know about Shutterstock - I think Adobe stock might do the same thing... but I kind of don't mind, since they're paying me - not the other way around... and providing their platform for free for me to use. In my mind, there's a difference there only because you waive all confidentiality rights when you post them up publicly - like, I don't put my kids faces up on my stock websites - but I certainly do edit them in lightroom - that to me is a breach of my privacy. And yes - James Popsys is just the best. He's so easy to watch, and it feels like you're just having a one on one lesson with him. :)

As a new photographer, it's so easy to get caught up in the gear, that you forget about other stuff. But as a mum I'm always taking everything except the kitchen sink. 🤣

He totally does. And he's just so much fun to watch. :)

Absolutely! There's no end to the learning, and as you get older - it pays to be a bit more strategic! :)

@@redandthewolfphotography You’re just a young pup - the Beatles wrote a song about my present age. 😉

Will you still need me, will you still feed me? ;) I was just singing that a few days ago randomly. lol.

@@redandthewolfphotography It was a big deal when McCartney turned 64. It is a catchy tune, as were so many of the Beatles music.

@@MSACoachMike The beatles were fantastic. It's just so easy to get into their music and sing and dance along. :)

It's the funniest thing, because especially when you're starting out, there's so much effort put into it. It's a real do-the-work-upfront-and-hope kinda industry. Like RUclips - you put in so many hours, and it takes a long time to see anything really come back to you. BUT... those little payments, that's what keeps me going. lol. I should start a new club. The #10centgang. 😅

@@redandthewolfphotography exactly 😃

That's brilliant. And the mirror idea too! I might have to do a second video with all these extra idea's! (and credit you guys of course!) :)

Gaffer Tape for the win! lol. :)

That's a brilliant idea. What a simple tip, but makes so much sense!!

Naw, thanks! :) I'm pretty blown away by how quickly it's ticking up to be honest, especially with only 10 video's up! :)

Ah, that's a secret!! lol. No seriously, actually I have no idea. I've been wanting to upgrade my mic for ages to a lapel mic cos I get so much background noise. The kids chatting in the background, traffic, keyboard patter from the next desk over... It's a shotgun mic I got as part of a pack when I bought my 80D second hand. There's no label on it, but it does pretty well. And then in premier I go to the audio panel and chose "podcast mic" and then fiddle around with the levels. One day I'll properly upgrade and learn how to do the audio bit properly too - but right now I'm just focusing on trying to be more comfortable in front of the camera. One upgrade at a time. :) Oh, and some blackout curtains of some description so I have some more control over my lighting going all over the place!! lol.

@@redandthewolfphotography Yes a lav would do a good job of isolating your voice from the background, but don't lose that brilliant quality that you already have!

@@WillNewcomb I'm going to attribute it to Premier then. lol. :) Or maybe the weird acoustics in our house.

🤣🤣🤣 A throwback from an old friend I went to high school with. 🤣

You're welcome. :) Glad it was useful.

In SA I was unable to find rechargeable 1.5V batteries. The only ones were NiCd batteries with 1.35V. They may work but if they do the usable time is very short.

That's really interesting. I wonder why the converter drops it? I'll keep that in mind! Thanksk for sharing!

When I hear SA I think South Australia - but I'm going to go with South Africa as a better guess? Are you able to order online and get them shipped? That must be super frustrating.

That's an excellent idea! I used to get them to put dirty nappies in for when we were travelling to make cleanup easier and not smell so bad. 🤣🤣🤣 Now I use them in the car just as nice smelling rubbish bags. I should totally put some in my kit! Great suggestion.

I've been getting a few comments like that! My only problem is that all my USB ports are getting full from everything being USB-charged these days! lol. But yea, just throwing a USB plug in your bag for traditional plugs would probably be the easiest! And being able to charge batteries in the car on the way somewhere would also be super useful.

They just move so fast and it feels like they're sucking the energy straight from your soul. hahahahaha

I'm doing my best to be a good photographer, and thanks for your lovely comment. :) I had one client come around who needed to change their baby's nappies while they were here and the one thing they'd forgotten to put in the nappy bag was the new pack of wipes. lol. Luckily (since having kids of my own) I've always had a spare bag around. It's amazing the small things that can make or break a shoot either for the clients or yourself. And a bad shoot can knock your confidence, so small things like these can just "mitigate" shall we say the possibility of a bad shoot. :)

I like smallrig, they've really got some good stuff. And yea, you're right - USB chargers are everywhere now.

Damn, I wish I knew about this sooner, I wouldn’t have spent all that money on batteries and chargers lol, but oh well once these bats die I’m definitely getting the small rig usb c versions, thank you for this 🫶🏻

I think we get so caught up in "getting good photos", that our brain shuts down all the other stuff! lol

I wouldn't even have thought about foam ear plugs! Probably true for industrial photoshoots too when around machinery. I saw a funny little umbrella the other day that you stick into the horseshoe on top of your camera to keep both your head and the camera dry - I thought that was kind of neat too. Looked a bit funny though. lol

@@redandthewolfphotography​​⁠ It’s quite loud at the base of waterfalls, especially if you are there for an hour. In industrial settings, the company would probably provide you with hearing protection as part of their safety procedures.

Those are great suggestions - and especially if they're local businesses you know, they will probably be more willing to work around you (ie: childcare hours, etc). And as a parent, I'm down at the fields anyway watching the kids for sports, so I do often take my camera with me too! lol.

Hey Christian, I've been thinking about your question for a few days. The hardest part about stock photography, is that it's so open. If you were doing products at home in a controlled setting and had a good lighting setup (either natural light or lighting), you could easily get away with entry level camera's of any brand. Anything with changable lenses pretty much. A lot of people are now taking photo's on their iphones and submitting them too. But if you were wanting to do anything and everything - I'd have to recommend a bigger more expensive camera that can deal with all lighting situations. My suggestion would be to look on a second hand website (I'm not sure where you live, so here in NZ that's TradeMe, but for you it might be Ebay or Craigslist?) and find a mid-range camera. Something along the lines of a Canon 80D. That was my mid-range camera. And the stock 18-55 lens I had on it was great too. You can also grab a 50mm 1.8 prime lens second hand for pretty cheap - they're fairly inexpensive brand new too. My first camera was a Canon 600D, also known as a Rebel T3i in other parts of the world. And I did get some good shots on that. But if the lighting wasn't great, the images were "noisy". It's probably a good idea for a video to make actually, because it's quite a big question - "cheap" for one isn't specifically cheap for someone else. I hope this is helpful though. And if you want to go with a different brand other than canon, just google "what's the Sony equivalent of the Canon 80D" or something like that, and you'll find camera's with similar specifications.

@@redandthewolfphotography I will start looking on ebay for the Canon 80D plus the lenses you mentioned. I am flattered that you write such a long response to my question, it’s just what I needed, and I know many others out there have asked the same thing…good video idea 💡! Thank you!

@@ChristianGutierrez You're so welcome! I had so many questions myself at the beginning! :) (And still do. lol). I love my 80D and still use it to do all my filming for youtube. I love the flip out screen and the fact that it's HEAPS lighter than my big 5D. I mainly upgraded to the 5D because I knew that moving forward I wanted to do more client work, and it has a double card slot - so if one corrupts for any reason, you still have the backup. But the 80D did me super well. Also I wanted to keep it as a back up camera in case anything happened to my 5D and I had client work to do. So the 80 should be good moving forward for you too. :)

Hi Mike! Sorry I didn't reply sooner, occasionally RUclips doesn't tell me about all my comments. lol. I'm actually just heading into iStock too - having a bit of a shake up. I'm really beginning to wonder if people do well on certain platforms because of their style of photography? I mean - the clientelle for Adobe might be slightly different to the clientelle of iStock... so perhaps that's why some of us do well on one platform but not another... 🤔

Hi! So, when the photo's come directly off your camera roll, they're titled as alphanumeric. So something like "IMG323475". Essentially, some of the stock agencies don't like that - they want you to title it more effectively. So even if i'd just called the files "pretty-yellow-sunflowers.jpg" it would have been better. I'm not sure if it makes things more searchable, but I do try to give my photo's a decent name - often I do the keyword research first and then re-name them with some of the best keywords I find. I'm not sure if it actually makes a difference to searchability - but that name will still be in the meta data online, so my guess is that it probably does improve searchability on the sites.

@@redandthewolfphotography oh wow, hadn't realized that the filename itself might be an issue! so I guess I'll have to change the ones I uploaded to pond5... won't be accepted this way. I'm just starting out with stock photography and am grateful for your help! 😊🙏

@geronimoflyingfree They will tell you if it's an issue. Basically, start with uploading 10 or 20 and see what kind of response you get. But yea, for some agencies they prefer you make them. Though I'm pretty sure I've done it again (by accident) and not had the same problem... I do find that there are some inconsistencies with the agencies. So don't be surprised either way. Lol. :)

@@redandthewolfphotography 😅👌 ok, good idea. I'll wait. Having to name them all corresponding to the content would be another additional step I wouldn't mind avoiding honestly... 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

@@cloverflynn8814 Hi back!! 🥰

Thanks! :) I'm grateful for my channel growing so well and for all the neat people I meet in the comments section.

That's so epic!! I hope something like that happens to me too! #newgoals

I'm becoming really aware of logos and things when I'm shooting now. I do find that there are some weird grey area's - including things like some specific brands are more strict than others. It's definitely a learning experience!

It's also strange how different all the stock agencies are. Some are more strict and some more relaxed. Even though Adobe's pretty strict, I do still like dealing with them though.

@@redandthewolfphotography Yep that has been the problem with most of the microstock site since the early 2000(s) "strict and some more relaxed". When dealing with images of people no matter if you think the site you're submitting to is relaxed about model releases, it always best to get and submit them with any images of people.

True, it's probably better safe than sorry. :)

I'm glad my video resonated with you!

Thanks Jim! Still lots to learn, but loving it. :)

Hey Craig. Thanks for the link feedback - I'll make sure to fix that asap! I've subbed to your channel too - it's great to see other small channels coming up. And yes - the concept of "I'll do it when the time is right"... the time is almost never "right"! And even if you stumble when you start - it's better to at least have started than not. And all those bigger channels - they started right where we are. Once upon a time, even Peter McKinnon probably only had his Mum subscribed. lol. But yes - time is totally different when you have other responsibilities. That's why all my stuff so far is just talking head - it's the easiest for me to produce - lowest hanging fruit, if you will. One day I'd love to be out there getting amazing b-roll, but I just don't understand my camera well enough for that to be easy. I'm starting where I'm at - but I do have some pretty big self-improvement goals. It just means I need to be a lot more strategic about upleveling - AND really push myself out of my comfort zone. And instead of just upleveling one thing at a time, I'm trying to do a tonne this year, so it's kind of all being thrown in together. lol. It's weird - cos when you finally start to get good photography work - it's kind of like you don't want your videography, or other area's your testing in, to be less than the new standard you've set yourself - but every area is a new journey - so I've made peace with my work looking all over the place. I'll make sure to go check out some of your video's too! :)

Hey Jack! What a neat comment to wake up to this morning! :) I am also the kind of person that likes to do a million amounts of research - I think as you get older you realise that there's always more to something than you thought there was, so you become a little paranoid about moving forward until you've got "all the info". lol. At least, that's how I felt. In the end, after YEARS of wanting to do things and never moving forward, I've decided just to do them - and if I fail, at least I tried it and I can try again or make a decision at least from being on the other side. As for sites - I'd definitely recommend Shutterstock to begin with - they have a great interface and it's easy to use, plus they generally let you know within a few days - I think it's taken like a week at the latest to get a yes/no answer from them. And they give pretty good feedback on one's they decide not to take so you can adjust from there. After that I'd go to Adobe. I'm actually changing my strategy this month and dropping DepositPhotos, Alamy and Pond5 - all 3 of their back end systems are - clunky - is probably the best word. And I get no sales at all from them. I'm thinking of starting up with Getty/iStock - so I'll probably cover that in my next video too. But definitely - start with Shutterstock and go from there. And remember - just build your portfolio, it's definitely not an overnight success, and the people who do really well with it, have been building portfolio's over years. So don't give up too soon. :) Best of luck.

@@redandthewolfphotography Thanks for the advice

Hey! Thanks! :) My cousins actually a photographer and lives over in NZ too. :) One day I'd love to get over there. Maybe when my stock takes off. ;)

I'm thinking the same thing! I enjoy it, and I'm willing to ride it out.

Hey! It's great to see people starting out and finally pushing play on that first video. Just keep going. :) x