Steve Mcnewman - Pocket Guide--Stock Photos: How To Earn Money With Stock Photos

POCKET GUIDE

STOCK PHOTOS

HOW TO EARN MONEY WITH STOCK PHOTOS

Steve McNewman

POCKET GUIDE

STOCK PHOTOS

HOW TO EARN MONEY WITH STOCK PHOTOS

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ISBN: 9783962553661

Author: Steve McNewman

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A tk photo gnrll n tht communicates a mg n a ml, lr w. It can b blk and white r lr. Bur lkng fr stock photos uull want high-quality mg tht wll reproduce well.

HOW DO YOU MAKE MONEY WITH STOCK PHOTOS?

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Svrl ulr ht tk t r:

StkPht.m

BigStockPhoto.com

Shuttrtk.m

Ftl.m

Dreamstime.com

Eh f these tk t offers mlln of ht fr download, t a r. Photographers r paid a commission on their mg when th r purchased t these t. The munt of mmn d dnd n th size f th picture nd th r paid. Th lrgr th picture, th more t t, nd, th lrgr th commission. Cmmn n b hgh 63% r mr of th purchase r.

HOW DO I GET STARTED?

To begin wth, take stock f the ht u lrd hv in your collection. Srt th hght ult ht, and ut thm nt a fldr. Thn review th ht and k th best n frm th collection.

Sgn u with a fw f th mrtk sites mntnd bv. It' free. Apply t b a contributor. Eh t has dffrnt requirements. Sm wll rur you t nwr a fw utn nd uld m ml ht. Th wh t important to uld nl hgh-ult photos. So, t bk. Wt fr ur rvl. Strt making money.

With th ltrl xln f websites ffrng tk ht for sale, t n b dffult t make mn in this mrkt. Of course, this can b lvd b approaching th rblm rmd wth n effective trtg. In th case, w will take a lk at uh a ln tht can hl u nd your time tkng the most profitable photos fr a f tk ht wbt. If dn properly, this means you n nd more time tkng the right knd of ht. Th mn u will mk u mr money n th lng run.

UNDERSTANDING THE STOCK PHOTO SITES YOU WILL PUT YOUR PHOTOS ON

Thr may b a numbr f u wondering what w mean b the wrd stock ht website. Fr th ur f th book, w are rfrrng t a wbt tht llw you to ll ur digital ht. The k t making th wrk for you ntntl is to hv n understanding f who is actually n the mrkt n the thr side f the transaction fr a specific tk ht website. A a general note, t huld b brvd that whn t m t th t most of th bur wll nt b professional htgrhr. Th mn n th bn f thr nfrmtn they wll be looking to urh photos tht are bright, vbrnt nd hv trng simple mtn. Our goal wll be t dtrmn thrugh market rrh wh is using th t th mt and then u tht nfrmtn t allow us to mk mr precise lnnng for ur ht rjt and mtn.

Hr r the tn t u need to implement

1. Dd what tk ht t you wll b working with.
2. Determine thr dl user.
3. Prrtz th ur' wnt and dr.
4. Whn lnnng nd tkng tur fu n the thm tht th ur wuld want.

1. Imlmnttn Prblm

Some of th biggest u people hv hd n th t m with Step 1.

Slutn t Step 1

One of the w you n get past this to nwr th fllwng three questions:

2. Anthr bg u people hv had wth implementing th trng t determine th dl ur dmgrh.

Solution to St 2

One f th t w to gt th nwr t th u t u free wbt that n provide u with the needed nfrmtn. Th frt site you can u Ggl Inght. You can u th to gt th regional preferences fr l tht wuld u tk photo t. Th n hl us determine wht th will nd wll nt lk, and the type f photos they r lkng fr.

Hw to use Ggl insights fr th ur

Google rh and t n "stock ht t".

Clk n the link That "Ggl Trends".

In the resulting rh bar t n "Stk Pht St".

Undr the tn lbld "Regional interest" lk th United States. (.. If u'r in th US r click th region u r interested n)

Under th m tn, lk th Lt buttn. Th wll rturn a lt f th top ten regions that hv searched th search string you initially td n.

So now you knw where th rh have m frm for th t f websites. Yu n use th t trt rfnng ur photo tkng a plan of action.

Th nd t w wll be ung t gt more demographic and psycho-graphic nfrmtn Quntt. Th site wll tll us some f nfrmtn about the ur f a website. Here u n expect t find ut th following uful bt f knowledge

Quntt demographics

Gndr.

Age Rng.

Kd/N Kd.

Income.

Edutn Level.

Ethnt.

Hw to u Quntt fr this ur

G to "http://www.quantcast.com"

In th resulting rh br on thr t t n th t, u want dt n.

Clk n "Search" buttn.

Record th dmgrh nfrmtn tht rturnd.

If u know tht th typical user f a t like th who is looking fr pictures has kd thn you have been given a clue. If u knw tht th r married and wnt t llg, thn you hv another clue. The d t use this information to come u wth n dl version of a customer fr your ht. Thn u will vldt your best guesses b tkng a lk t th numbr f dwnld tht xtng pictures n th genres you hv m u with hv bn getting. Th tk ht t wll l rvd th uld dt so thn you can u th t determine downloads per d numbr. Th can l b used t gug th gnrl rftblt of a t f ht n u knw the rtl price t purchase nd tht mt sites wll the photographer at lt 15%.

Mkng money with ur mr n hn in a number of ways. Mt l think of a rfnl photographer nd th frt thng tht m t mnd is tkng tur f people, uh as rtrt. Anthr w t mk mn is through vnt photography; the most common f whh is wddng. But u n l make mn wth stock htgrh. You jut have t follow a fw ml guidelines, fnd a place to submit ur ht, nd start lltng ur hk. Of ur, tht a bit oversimplified, but you can make money n tk photography vn f u hv a cheap DSLR camera.

GUIDELINES

1. TAKE PICTURES THAT SELL

Th reason this is rul number n is tht t th most mrtnt nt but llng tk htgrh. Thnk but it. Wuld you fr a basic nht? Of ur nt. Th true fr jut about ll flk wh buy tur frm stock ht wbt. Yu have to thnk like a ht buyer. People wh rh stock ht r lkng fr f concepts. Men nd wmn n bun tutn generally ll very wll. Ptur of individuals n uful tur nd wth rgnzbl props also are very ulr. Thr one ht that h shown u vrwhr n th Intrnt. It a ml picture of a young wmn ttng n th flr with hr legs crossed n front of hr laptop mutr. Her hands are raised f n victory, nd she has a hug ml n her f. If you hd tkn tht picture and ubmttd it to some stock htgrh wbt, u wuld be hng hk n a wkl b.

Othr images tht d wll r tur f travel. Rgnzbl places such th White House n Washington DC, th Tj Mhl, th Eiffel Tower, nd n numbr f thr such fmu l n d very wll f ur tur a little bit different thn ll th thr. Find a way t stand ut frm th crowd, whthr t a dffrnt rtv r a unique mtn.