Microstock Photographer’s Guide
Regular readers will know, that I am in the process of writing the first draft of a guide for people, who want to get started as contributing members of microstock sites. I focus on iStockphoto.com in particular, where I sell my own work exclusively and work as an image inspector and admin, though I do aim to give general advice, usable on any microstock site. The target audience is not professional photographers, but rather those who know the basics of how a camera works, and would like make a little money off of it.
Each part of the book is published as I write them, making them appear in reverse order on the blog. This page lists the series in order for people who want to either go back to re-read, or those who come into the series half-way through.
If you would like to get in touch with me about this series or my work as a photographer, feel free to send an e-mail to rasmus [at] theprint [dot] dk. Donations to support my work are more than welcome. Feel free to show your appreciation through PayPal, go download a bunch of my images from iStockphoto or simply pick something off my wishlist (use the buttons below).
Microstock Photographer’s Guide
Here are the articles posted so far in the right order.
- Stumbling into Photography
- The Microstock Photographer in You
- How Microstock is Used
- Picking the Right Camera
- Get Your Props On
- What is Good Stock Photography
- Two Types of Stock Imagery
- Composing for Stock
- Lighting Your Stock Images
- 10 Common Mistakes by New Stock Photographers
- Building a Microstock Portfolio
- 5 Sessions to get Started on Microstock
- Leaving Out the People
- Working With Models
- Post-Processing for Stock Photos
Comments, suggestions and examples of work, inspired by these articles, are more than welcome.
I would like to thank everyone who have shown their support in one form or another, including my fellow iStockers, the admin and inspector team and all those who were kind enough to help out with comments and ideas along the way.
