Summary

How does a rights-managed stock site work?

Microstock

Microstock profits

What makes a commercially valued image?

Who can do stock photography

Other stock photo agencies

Advantages of exclusive stock

How much can you make?

How I organize my files

Stock photography project background

How I took my stock photos

The stock photo upload process

Stock photo upload goal and results

Adobe Upload Results

Adobe Income Results

Shutterstock Upload Results

Shutterstock Photo Feedback

Shutterstock Income Results

Do I recommend stock photography?

Consider stock video instead

Watch next to learn more…

What do you think?

Help me pick my next project!

Is stock photography passive?

My advice for beginners

Create newsworthy content

Is stock photography for everyone?

How I made money in 2020

Investment

Acceptances/Rejections

Agencies

Money

My Biggest Objection

Ideas & Tips

Is it Worth It?

Instagram & Upcoming Workshop!

What images sell, and how do agencies influence photographer’s sales?

What are algorithms and can photographers take advantage of them?

What are 3 variables that influence how often images are seen and sell?

Why sales might be in a slump and how to beat it.

How much should a photographer upload? (Quantity vs. Quality)

How many pictures does a photographer need in their portfolio before they start making real money?

Should a photographer upload variations of similar images?

Is it worth fighting agencies on rejections?

Can an individual contributor compete with businesses that upload to stock photography?

What are the trends that should be embraced to sell lots of images?

Tips to sell more! Including: Frequency of uploads, Keywording, Editing, Choosing agencies, Trends and Finding customers.

Why You're Not Selling Enough

How to Sell More

What Sells The Most & Why

My Best-Selling Photos & Tips to Sell More

Action Plan to Make Sure You Sell

Still worth it?

Tip #1

Pond5 sponsored message

Tip #2

Tip #3

Tip #4

Tip #5

What it takes

Intro

Why use stock photography?

What can go wrong with stock photography?

Unsplash

RawPixel

Gratisography

Stock vault

Reshot

Wrap up

Intro

Best Selling Stock Photos on Shutterstock

Best Selling Stock Photos on Adobe Stock

Conclusion for Top Sellers in Stock Photography

Intro

Disadvantage 1: Initial Investment

Disadvantage 2: Need Certain Skills

Disadvantage 3: Lower Contributor Pay

Disadvantage 4: It Is A Numbers Long Game

Disadvantage 5: High Competition

Disadvantage 6: Time-Consuming Admin Work

Disadvantage 7: Easy To Get Discouraged

Disadvantage 8: Vacations Become Workations

Disadvantage 9: Tax Record Keeping

Disadvantage 10: Working From Home (Likely Alone)

Intro

Select, Name Image Files

Editing in Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw

Use Tracking Spreadsheet

Embed Metadata into Photos

Submit Files by License Type

Back up Stock Photos

Subscribe to @BlokhinFilms

My passive income mission…

Stock photography in Mexico

Nice camera vs iPhone photos

Early struggles

My stock photography plan

Lesson #1

Lesson #2

Lesson #3

Lesson #4

Lesson #5

Lesson #6

Lesson #7

My best passive income advice

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Things You didn't know about Stock Photography

Stock Photography is Seasonal

Stock Photography is a Business

Stock Photography The Process Step by Step

Saturated Content

Portfolio Size

Sponsored Message

Inconsistency

Over-editing & under-editing

Bad/few keywords

Final thoughts