![]() ![]() Stock photography is simply a term for generic imagery that buyers use for the visual content in everything from news stories, blogs and websites, to design materials for ads or promotional materials. Getty Images is one of the most longstanding traditional macrostock companies. The competition is fierce… but it’s possible to generate a realistic income from stock photography. ![]() If you’re serious about learning how to make money with pictures, you need to learn the art of making the stock photography business work for you. The web is full of comments like “Don’t quit your day job!” sitting side-by-side with “I make $1000s a month in stock photography and you can too!” Which is true? Well, arguments can be made for both.Ĭan you make real money off of stock photography? Possibly.Ĭan you just upload all your photos that are just taking up space on your hard drives and make money? Probably not – unless those photos are over-the-moon fantastic and meet the current needs of today’s stock photography buyers. Not impossible, the way some blogs and long time stock photographers would make it sound, but not quite a walk in the park either (at least for most people). The first thing I have to tell you is it’s not quite so easy. …or maybe you wanted to learn more about how to sell photos online and make money. Or perhaps you’ve seen a number of stock photos and said to yourself, “ I could do better than that!” Or maybe the idea of having someone else sell your photos was appealing. Maybe you were hoping to be able to do something with the hundreds of unused photos lurking about on various hard drives. ![]() If you’re a photographer looking to make a bit more money, you’ve probably been tempted, at least at some point, to go into stock photography. ![]()
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