Driftless Ramblings » downloads http://www.driftlessramblings.com My interests vary widely so I'll be posting about a little bit of everything. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:51:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Microstock Money Shots: Turning Downloads into Dollars with Microstock Photography http://www.driftlessramblings.com/2011/12/04/microstock-money-shots-turning-downloads-into-dollars-with-microstock-photography-2/ http://www.driftlessramblings.com/2011/12/04/microstock-money-shots-turning-downloads-into-dollars-with-microstock-photography-2/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:23:06 +0000 astoner http://www.driftlessramblings.com/2011/12/04/microstock-money-shots-turning-downloads-into-dollars-with-microstock-photography-2/ Microstock Money Shots: Turning Downloads into Dollars with Microstock Photography Today’s online microstock agencies make it possible for anyone with a camera to sell their photographs. But the competition is daunting--one leading agency receives 14,000 uploads each day. How can you make your images stand out--and better yet, sell? In this guide, industry veteran Ellen Boughn reveals everything you need to know, including:
 
. How to get started selling your photos
. What sells and what doesn't
. How to cast and work with models
. The fine prin

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Today’s online microstock agencies make it possible for anyone with a camera to sell their photographs. But the competition is daunting--one leading agency receives 14,000 uploads each day. How can you make your images stand out--and better yet, sell? In this guide, industry veteran Ellen Boughn reveals everything you need to know, including:
 
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. What sells and what doesn't
. How to cast and work with models
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]]> http://www.driftlessramblings.com/2011/10/28/microstock-money-shots-turning-downloads-into-dollars-with-microstock-photography/feed/ 0 May in Microstock off to good start! http://www.driftlessramblings.com/2008/05/01/may-in-microstock-off-to-good-start/ http://www.driftlessramblings.com/2008/05/01/may-in-microstock-off-to-good-start/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 03:03:07 +0000 astoner http://www.driftlessramblings.com/index.php/2008/05/01/may-in-microstock-off-to-good-start/   Immediately after I published my previous post on April’s earnings.  I went to check my email and found that I had a sale on Fotolia.  It could be a good month!  It was a XS but a sale none the less.

Allen

]]> http://www.driftlessramblings.com/2008/05/01/may-in-microstock-off-to-good-start/feed/ 0 Microstock April 2008 Update http://www.driftlessramblings.com/2008/05/01/microstock-april-2008-update/ http://www.driftlessramblings.com/2008/05/01/microstock-april-2008-update/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 02:59:58 +0000 astoner http://www.driftlessramblings.com/index.php/2008/05/01/microstock-april-2008-update/ April was a really busy month but I still got to do some shooting and uploading. Even got a couple more added to most of the sites. I got a good jump in my average portfolio size, but I’d really like to do something like Lee Torrens’ Shoot Daily and Contribute Nightly or Matt Antonino’s April 450 – monthly microstock goal . Both of which are very ambitious but not really an attainable goal for me right now.

GravelHad an interesting experience with my best sale from last month. It was just a simple shot of some gravel I took while watching one of my boys baseball practice. That is what I’m working at getting better at, having the camera with me and seeing the opportunity to take a shot that is a good microstock shot.  The shot is the picture to the right.  Makes me think if you can get it past the review process, it may well sell on Microstock, within reason.

My average portfolio size is currently 52 up from 43 images. It looks like that will take a hit along with my total balance when Lucky Oliver goes away in May. I did sign up for 123RF last month but need to submit my first batch of images there too, probably use the same batch I use for ShutterStock.

I should point out that these numbers are my career TOTALS not just the totals for April. When I get some more consistent downloads and earnings I switch to monthly numbers.

Sites Portfolio Size Downloads Balance Comments
Fotolia 112 12 $7.59 Sold one
Lucky Oliver 98 2 $1.20 Guess I’ll have to say Bye-Bye to my $1.20.
IStockPhoto 34 5 $4.56 Good month here
Crestock 9 0 $0.00
ShutterStock 0 0 $0.00 Got the notice that I can resubmit #5 but haven’t had time.
StockXpert 0 0 $0.00 Need to get my second attempt together
Dreamstime 8 0 $0.00
Totals Avg.52 19 $13.35 Hopefully I don’t see this number go backward with the loss of LO

Here’s a couple other blogs I follow, hopefully someday my earnings will rival some of theirs:

Microstock Diaries: Microstock Results for April 2008
Nil to Mil: April Earnings and Portfolios
Pixels Away: Microstock Photography Earnings Report for April 2008

Allen

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My average portfolio size is currently 43 images, and that doesn’t include the sites I don’t have any images on yet.

Sites Portfolio Size Downloads Balance Comments
Fotolia 90 11 $6.27 Only site to get any downloads this month
Lucky Oliver 92 2 $1.20  
IStockPhoto 22 2 $1.40  
Crestock 9 0 $0.00  
ShutterStock 0 0 $0.00 Failed to get accepted four times
StockXpert 0 0 $0.00 Need to get my second attempt together
Dreamstime 7 0 $0.00  
Totals Avg. 43 15 $8.87  

Allen

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