How I made $170K selling stock photos.
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- This is how I made over $170K from Stock Photography. It wasn't easy, but if I can do it anyone can! 😁😅
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The Unfair Advantage sums it all to be honest! Greatest advice I've heard about stock photography right there.
I appreciate that!
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@@wollertzwhich model of the canon 7d are you using? Or is it the original one?
@@gvgrll I’m now using the R5, but I used the original 7D for 10 years
For several months I was not active because my husband was sick and died, I just became active again and now I have a portfolio of 320 photos, yesterday the grass photo was downloaded for the second time, when I searched on Google it turned out to be liked by users, even though only $ 0.18 made me excited to rise from sadness and believe that various stocks will be ogled by buyers
thank you for sharing and I'm sorry for your loss.
13 years later I still get exited when I sell a. photo, even if it is only $0.10, someone chose my image over millions of other out there, it is a good feeling. Keep at it and best of luck!
Thank you very much... you're right, I wonder who buys grass photos among millions of good photos? I searched and it turns out Europeans? something that motivates me to keep working... FYI I always watch your videos to learn a lot about stock photos
Njir.. 320 foto cuman laku 1 sist?
I hope you kept going and kept uploading farida :)). Stay positive and keep the smile. Everything is temporary :))
What an honest straightforward view on stock photography. Much appreciated to hear someone without spin telling you how to… 😊
Thank you! I see a lot of "fluff" online most turth but stretched 😅So I wanted my version out there as well! thanks for the comment!
This was such a nice honest and natural spoken video. Very sympathetic, and informative. Congrats to your succsess and progress over such a long time. Endurance finally pays off. Thanks for sharing your experience. 😊👍
Thanks so much for the comment!
I see too many videos that are not honest, I. ad to put my 2 cents in 😅. Its not easy, but anyone cando it 🤷♂️.
Thanks again!
This is the video that introduced me to your channel. It was very informative, realistic and encouraging. Thank you.
Awesome! Thanks so much for joining and I hope my content turn out to be helpful 😁
Thanks so much for the comment!
'Brightfield' and 'Darkfield' lighting is used in the studio for drinks and glassware.
I really like your laugh 😄 great video by the way!
Thank so much!
Hi, I m from Vietnam, your advice help me so much. Thank you! I 've just over 1000 photo on shutterstock and 20 sells. Many thank!❤
Great to hear! Congratulations!
Wht transaction method did you use?
Hey thr how r u
I want to earn money as well from images but I Don no how to upload. I got some problems. Can u help me out plz
I m frm pakistan
Man... You're amazing, such a inspiring and motivational for us learners....
Thank you so much!
My experience is all I can share, it has been a lot of work, but it’s definitely worth it in my opinion!
Very inspiring - thanks for sharing your stock photography journey.
Thank you!
Was building a stock portfolio on the side over ten years ago, it was pretty much the same story as yours - getting out and photographing everything. In three years I was breaking even from the commission income. Then I was in a car wreck and had a TBI. Seven years later, today, I have now recovered many functions but I'm unemployable. I'm thinking of starting shooting stock again, both photos and footage. After watching your video it reminded me of the journey and I'm inspired. Thanks and by the way I'm still getting commissions from the old photos - about $400 a year - three biggest sellers are a set of roof trusses, someone rodding a blocked drain and someone spreading lime on a freshly dug patch in a veg garden. Thanks again 😀
Im so sorry about your situation. Thanks for sharing, and I wish you the best of luck! things haven't changed that much with AI and simple everyday life images sell on a weekly basis. Welcome back to Stock 😁
@@wollertz Thanks, I found well composed ordinary everyday shots were the best. Also had a sideline in black and white street portraits of people in my local community. I used to put them on Facebook and the people themselves and their families wanted to buy prints. If the portraits are good people will buy them and even commission you to take family portraits. Printing them though opens up of whole new world of achieving perfection.
I love printing, but yes a totally different level 😅
Hi, thank you for this video! You really described my situation - some time ago I was very enthusiastic about stock photography and yes - I used my advantages to shoot my sons roller hockey practice and game. These are some 5-7 photos which made me around 100 USD in 2 years 😂 so I'm terrible lazy and photography is my hobby, I cannot find enough time for this. I just can imagine 10000 photos with the same purchase conversion as my roller hockey photos 😂
😅Thanks for sharing, think story telling. Wides, mediums tights and details. thats at least 4 images🤷♂
Thank you so much for sharing, that was so informative and encouraging.
You are so welcome!
Thanks so much!! I feel so encouraged to start taking stock photos now!
Aweosme! Make it happen!
Best of luck
Nice video. I have just been starting this business, still learning the basic skills of photography. At first, almost 100% rejected, now it's getting better.
Thats Awesome! congratulations, just keep at it and you'll get results soon enough! pay attention to why photos are rejected and work on that!
I just finished watching this & I just want to thank you for all the wonderful tips. 🙏
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Very down to earth suggestions, thank you Wollertz.
They continue to work for me, I hope they work for you, best of luck and thanks for the comment!
Saw this months after but the tips are still relevant
Thanks so much for the comment!
This video is really helpful.Your description simple and beneficial
🙏 thank you, I’m glad you found it helpful!!
Well said I learn alot, i can see your words came from the heart. Thanks!
Thanks so much for the comment! I know this is not easy, but in my opinion it is worth the effort!
Sometimes I think undercover parties are stopping me from earning money to be honest I try so much but nothing happening....
Not exactly how this works
Thank you for sharing, im your big fans from Indonesia. still learning how to make good photography like you.
Thank you! 🙏
Use stock and practice, when photos get rejected, learn why and do more, best way to learn is practice, thats the best advice I can share, It worked for me it can work for anyone 🤷♂
Great video. Well, I'm totally new in photography and it is just a hobby for me because I am a cardiologist, however tried to upload some of my photos to adobe stock and got 5 downloads. Yeah, its like nothing but gave me the push to continue with my iphone yet (lol). Thanks for the great advices! If I ever hit 1K per month that would be a great feedback for me, not really the money what counts.
Awesome! Congratulations!
It always feels good when someone chooses your images over someone else’s
Awesome video, thank you. A much appreciated realistic and informational view into the process and how to navigate potential pitfalls and discouragement while maximizing the chances of success. I am sure you have saved many folks a lot of time and heartache. Glad to have found your channel! Liked & Subscribed!
Thank you so much! Stock is fun, but its not as simple as some make it to be, It can be rewarding but it takes time and effort!
Thanks again for the comment! 👍
Thank you.. very clear descriptions
You are welcome! thanks for the comment!
Great advice mate!
Very inspiring and helpful!
I’m glad it was helpful! Cheers 🙌
thanks for sharing. Simple and straight to the point. Many blessings and giggles!!!!
Thank you so much!
Great advice, I’ll have to start thinking about stock photography.
Thanks!
Stock is great, but it takes time and dedication, if you go into it knowing this you should have a good start!
Thank you! This video was very helpful. Bless you!
Glad it was helpful 🙌🏼!
Appreciate the advice.
🙌 best of luck and thanks so much for the comment!
Great advice as always! I am learning from your videos. But I guess that all the accounts that exist several years and have therefore more sales have an advantage to newbies. Adobe stock for example recently rejects pictures, telling they are repetitions although I have the same motive sometimes only twice uploaded. But I know accounts that have one and the same animal a hundred times up there and go on loading up the same pictures. I can't help myself but think, that they are selling a lot and so Adobe lets them do this. Not fair, but I understand it's a business. It's all about making money...
This happens in cicles, a few years ago Shutterstock was rejecting everything and adobe accepting everything, then they changed and now they are back to what they were 5 years ago 🤷♂.
Old stablished accounts have the advantage of files sold already and those get recommended, new accounts have the advantage of being featured under new content, the key is to upload a minimum of 10 000 pictures after that you should see results
Thanks for your answer Charles! Appreciate it!👍👍
You are welcome! I made this video a while ago it shows how to find online usage ruclips.net/video/2godv2Doavc/видео.html
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Thank you for sharing your experiences ,knowledge with us ,appreciated
My pleasure! Thanks so much for the comment!!
Great video. We’re coming up on a trending editorial topic with next year being an election year.
100%, there’s the prediction for this year, it’s a safe one, and also a great opportunity for concepts!
Thanks for an honest upfront video about stock. I haven’t been uploading recently and my sales have dropped significantly. This video was what I needed to get going again. What are your thoughts on AI and the impact it may have on stock?
Glad it was helpful!
AI is here to add and enhance, when stock photography went digital a lot of analog stock photographers quit, because the price dropped and now anyone could do it, this was 15 years ago, and stock is still going 🤷♂️
things will always change, we just have to adapt and do whats best for us
10/10 a great and useful video - many thanks
Aweosme!
Thanks for the comment!
Thank you for sharing, you are a true inspiration 😊
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Thanks mate, this is just awesome content 👍
Glad you enjoy it! 🙌🏼
thank you so much. it is a honest and clear explanations.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the comment!
Great video - many thanks - inspires me to resume photography. Subscribed :)
Awesome! Thanks so much and best of luck!
He's so adorable.... I'm telling with money. So rewarding to be honest on line
@@bennubee3342 thanks! 😁
Oops sorry was trying to type the words " I am terrible withmoney"...don't want to misquote
Nice clip. My unfair advantage: I live on a tropical island in the Pacific, near the Marianas Trench!
awesome! most of us only see things like that once a year while on vacation! definitely make the best out of your situation, best of luck 🙌🏼
Thank you very much for the inspiration I get from watching your videos. Great job. As a suggestion, maybe the issue of equipping a home photography studio.
Thank you so much!
What type of studio are you looking for? I have done some videos with simple table tops setups, home made diffusers for small objects, outdoor product set ups and indoor small setups for food and drink 😁
1. Teach us how to blande two Images.
2. What about stock video graphy in 2023 ?
3. How to creat set of Images in shutterstock?
ruclips.net/video/1I8JlznWjEo/видео.html
Very helpful video! The only thing I didn't understand was why you needed press credentials to shoot for an event, isn't considered an editorial photo?
That is a great question. And I’m not exactly sure, what comes to mind is agencies protecting them selves. Media passes and press pases are usually given to photo journalists to capture editorial photos and gain acccess to behind the scene situations. I’m assuming stock agencies want to keep a standard of journalism with certain events requiring these pases. Other events may be private and only allowed access to certain outlets or with special invites like you will see with Getty images, in which case you will have to prove you were invited to photograph them he event. It all comes down to legal protection 🤷♂️
Wow! Gonna start now!🎉thank you😘
Awesome!
Be patient, it takes a while to get going!
So beautiful your description ini video...😊👍
Thank you so much!
thanks for sharing, great tips!
You are welcome, best of luck!
So helpful and inspirational. Thanks a lot!
🙏 thank you!
ill try it. been thinking about it. subbed
Charlie, this was a great video. Lots of good information. Thanks for sharing so many of the details to make the stock photography more accessible. Bret & Lisa
Thanks Bret & Lisa!
The more I dive into stock photography and RUclips the more similar both of these two industries are, both are about numbers, popularity, trends and capitalizing on our unfair advantages!
Thanks appreciate the information really helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Great video and advice, I started stock photography in February, and so far :) Shutterstock $3.53, Adobe $8.56, iStock $2.19, Alamy $0.0, Pond5 $0.0, Dreamstime $0.0its so hard, but I like so much, and I can learn more about photography. I have a question do you have any experience with PixaBay?
That is awesome!
It took me 6 months to get accepted into shutterstock 😅
and a good year before I had even $10
great video..awesome tips man.! tnx for the info
🙏 gla you found it helpful!
This video is so detailed and especially i just started stock photography. Thank you very much for this detailed content! ❤
you are very welcome!
Thanks so much for the comment and best of luck!!
@@wollertz Thank You ♥️
Taking advantage of your generosity I'm asking; where you the YT presenter that said that there was a free to the public site that does pay based on donations or something similar? Thank you
I don’t think that was me, I’m not aware of any agencies that pay via donation
@@wollertzThanks anyway
Thanks this is a great informative post with your point at the 1:30 time stamp highlighting the greatest sacrifice we must be prepared to make that is even harder than sacrificing the money for the mort expensive equipment ..."our investment in TIME" learning , practice, trial and error where we basically are not making money. If anyone primary goal is to get rich quick rather than having a genuine passion for photography then maybe this is not for them.
100%
I keep saying that this is not for everyone, if you are serious treat it seriously, if you want to learn, use it for practice, If you don't have an outlet or don't know what to do with your photos upload and see what happens 🤷♂️
Great story and tips bro. One question, what about the right of using a photography when are people´s faces in it? imagine: street, corporate photos, etc. Not always one can talk to the people and ask: hey, i took a photo, you´re in, can I post it for sell it?
Thanks!
You can post and sell with without permission under Editorial, this limits the use, and the rules change a little but it is a great way to sell photos pf people doing things, editorials can not be posed, can not be staged or altered, its photojournalism, show what happened how it happened.
Super! 👍Thank you)
🙌🏼 Thanks for the comment!
I live in Austria (Not AUSTRALIA) and I startet Stockphotography 1year ago. I Start with wirestock only and „earned“ 15.- Euro in 7 month. With about 250 pictures . Now I try to find my niche- and think about everything about vacation in Austria, in the Alps/Mountains, Farming and farming animals With Animal Welfare. I use english Keywords .. Do you think This niche is to small? (I like your RUclips-Channel - and Sorry for my Not so perfect english) Greetings from Tyrol - the Heart of the mountains/ Austria
please don't apologize for the way you speak, I know how difficult it can be to find the right words in a different language. now to answer your question, and this is my opinion, Stock is not so much about a niche, lots of pictures of any subject is what it takes, at least 1000 images of each subject, 1000 images of farming, 1000 of travel and mountains, 1000 with concepts for animal welfare etc.
the truth is it takes about 10 000 images before you can see real numbers (income) and then you will know what is selling and what to make more pictures and of what subject.
hope this helps!
@@wollertz trank you so much! Yes!
Great job Charlie👌
Thank you very much!
Just curious, who is actually buying the photos? You think its to people building their website?
Websites, magazines, any printed adds, most of the imagery out there is generic stock photos
Thanks for your reply
Informative video. Thanks sir🙏🌺
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Thank you so much for your videos! Have you done anything on how to get *back* into stock after you've taken a multi-year break? I recently started uploading again and it feels like the algos think I'm dead, 0 views, and I'm wondering if I'm wasting my time and I'll never get picked back up into the algo flow again.
I'm going thru a similar situation. I stopped Stock when I started the RUclips channel, and it slowed way down, nowI upload the images I use for the videos, It isn't much but it is something 🤷♂️,Ive been seeing sales on images Idid last year for the videos like the background and strawberries, and recently some of the new ones have been selling, but more importantly old content starting selling more, so the new images are getting old content found, and its just a matter of time before the algorithm treats you seriously, consistency is the key, or at least is seems to be 😅
Thanks for sharing
thanks for the tips
You are welcome! Best of luck 🙌
Thank you for the information. Where do you sell the phographs?
Thanks! I have links to the agencies I use, but the best performance so far comes from shutterstock, Adobe and Getty
Great information! Thanks!
Very helpful, thanks!
Im Glad it was.
Thanks for the comment!!
Nice video . Very informative 😊
Thanks so much!
Thanks for this video!
My pleasure!
How long before the season do you upload photos? For example, summer photos: do you upload them some time in advance or do you not take seasonality into account?
Thanks for the comment. 3 to 4 months is good practice. m.ruclips.net/video/_4VkRWJkA4Q/видео.html
Thank uyo very much! Спасибо большое!)
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Thanks for the tips!! I've started to get some sales through and trying to stay consistant. Though I've been using Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere pro for the past 3 years, would you recommend to keep paying for adobes softwares? Or maybe theres a free alternative? Also if I take photos with people in the photos, is it possible to add the photos as editorial? Thankyou
Thanks so much,
This is an interesting question to answer 😅. I had bought adobe lightroom classic years ago, and just kept updating until it went to subscription, at this point I wanted no part of it, so I bought Affinity Pro to replace photo shop and On1 photo Raw to replace lightroom (it can replace photoshop also) but not even 3 months after buying these Adobe Stock, said that because of my sales witht them I qualify for free Lightroom and Photoshop for a year, its been a couple of years now and I haven't paid for this, simply because I have enough sales from Adobe Stock, I believe it is 250 sales a year or close to it. for video I use FCPX, and again because I refused to go subscription based, Same thing with Premiere Pro, I can get it for free but after 3 years im used to final cut pro, and have no plans of changing just yet. hope this helps!
And yes, photos with people with out a Model Release can be sold as editorials.
@@wollertz Yeah, I really appreciate the advice! Its really too bad adobe makes it all subscription based now. I'm gonna have to make the switch most likely to On1 and Final Cut Pro. Thanks a lot for the help!
Very informative! Question: If the photo or video is not for commercial use but for editorial, do stock photography sites still require a focused quality or what do you call that term pertaining to "white spots"?
Im not sure why you mean by white spots, editorials are more about the moment, think of them as documenting history or photojournalism, quality still hast to be good, but reviewers are a little more flexible when it comes to quality of editorial images
I really like the video and how you put things together. It is so helpful. Looking forward to watch more videos and learn more. Thank you a lot
Awesome, thank you!
Your foot lol Great Video!!!
😅 thanks so much!
Lovely pics
Thank you very much!
I sold one photo on wirestock, they paid me 9 cents!
Congratulations! someone chose to buy your photo over millions of other ones. Stock is a numbers game and the more photos you have the more you can earn.
what photos to click because there are some restrictions clicking photos. what type of photos should we click to earn.
Concepts
@@wollertz Concepts ?
Great insights ❤❤❤
Thank you!
i don't believe these kind of numbers .
i barely make 300€/ month with 15000 photos and videos over 5 agencies , or maybe i'm just a bad photographer/videographer...
hmmm.. I'm not sure what to say. I have on average 30000 pictures, very few videos, Ive started with video over the last year but not enough to count. in this video I broke down the amount per agency ruclips.net/video/RaYeglTLaEs/видео.html
At one point I was making 70k per month as a photographer. I am now trying stock image sites.
👍 Thats awesome, That is possible with stock but you will need a very large portafolio! happy shooting!
@@wollertz I agree! This was in the media world and I owned a printed newspaper at the time.
Good info. Thanks
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Thanks for the video.
You are welcome!
Very good information, thank you. Quick question: do you need to get consent from people in your photos for those editorials?
not for editorials, if you are in a public place its open for editorial photography
@@wollertz good to know. Thank you!
Great video!! Here's secret revealed! ❤
Blending is done by shooting first image on green screen, please tell whether I'm correct?
that sounds complicated 😅
this s how I do it: ruclips.net/video/1I8JlznWjEo/видео.html
thank you so much ❤
Great info!
Thank you!
I tried and no buyers approach
Just keep uploading, build a portafolio of 10000 + images and things will change
i really respect your knowledge and videos... but for new photographers this wouldn't ever work nowadays.... unless you already have a successful page ...
Thank you!
I have to disagree, One of the channel viewers started Stock Photography in 2020 for obvious reasons, and using her kids as models and shooting around the house has made a full time income and replaced her "real" job in just 3 years. It's not easy, and it takes time and dedication, but with he right subjects, keywords and descriptions the possibilities are everywhere
Shutterstock Account Termination: A Refugee's Dilemma Amid War
Shutterstock has blocked my account, which I have been actively working on for 5 years and generating passive income from. As a citizen of Ukraine, I am a victim of the war, a refugee. My city is completely destroyed, I am from the frontline zone of Ukraine, where active warfare is ongoing. And to add to this, Shutterstock has blocked my account. Unfortunately, they are not providing me with any response. The contract states that Shutterstock can terminate the agreement at any time. It's a very strange and unclear situation. Please help me understand this.
That happens with many countries, unfortunately I'm not sure how to solve the problem. i will look into this a bit more.
Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Best of luck!!
Thank you!!!
Of course 🙂
Thank you
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some people just cant adapt, i see many old sellers on adobe stock now using AI too which is great decission ! real ones better stick with video stocks but on image AI wins for now.
Adapting is the only way to go!
Yeah I'm doing AI and I started 6 months ago with 500 images and made $100 , I'm now watching this video and considering buying a camera then using software to enhance the photo itself
Great motivation...
Can I upload the same photo to different stock platforms, and earn money? Do we a one unique pic - one platform rule?
You can absolutely sell the same photo on different platforms as long as you don't select the option of Exclusive Photo, or choose to become and exclusive photographer with one particular agency
10 Years! 👀
2010 is when I started from 0
Really helpful thanks
I'm glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the comment!
Tnx. These are some good tips. Question: how did you find the time to upload all these? I have a decent portfolio. But 3500 images that i would want to upload. I never get more than a few dozen a day.
Thanks!
I try to do batches of similar images, and I’m only uploading to 8 or 9 agencies, by doing similar images submitting becomes easier as I can also do batches of categories. I also export with all the keywords and descriptions built into the metadata with lightroom so I don’t have to do it with each one. I’m going to try Imatocker studio to see if it saves me time, I’ll make a video after the tests 😁
@@wollertz tnx for the reply. I havent tried tags in LRC yet. Tnx.
LRC is a time saver, having everything embedded on to the jpgs is the way to do it!
Best of luck!@@BartRos1980
Good Video. Good luck 😊😊
Thank you! 😃