If you want to make money with stock photography you’ll have to follow some basic guidelines, no matter if you shoot for a micro stock site or a traditional stock photography agency.
Shoot photos that sell
That’s by far the most important point. Would you pay for an image of your neighbors mother-in-law? Or of his dog? Of course not! No one would, perhaps not even your neighbor himself.
Likewise professional photo buyers don’t care for that kind of images. What they are looking for are photos that illustrate concepts, like career, relationship or retirement. Business related photos generally sell very well. Photos of handshakes sell well because shaking hands is a universal, widely understood idea that can be used to illustrate negotiations, contracts, treaties and even things like breaking-up or divorce.
Travel photography can sell well if it can be used to illustrate concepts. For example, a photo of the Houses of Parliament in London can be used to illustrate democracy or governmental topics.
Avoid legal pitfalls
Most stock photography agencies have strict rules regarding images of people (if the people in the photo...
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