stock photography

How to SHOOT and EDIT photos for Shutterstock ?

Rejections are frustrating. There is no second opinion about that. Remember, no matter how good you get , you will still get them. And no, it’s not personal. It’s business. I would like to share my experience so far with approvals and rejections on shutterstock and how to improve your acceptance rate. I am sure [...]

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Working from Home: A Short and creative Film by Shutterstock

“The desire to write grows with writing.” — Desiderius Erasmus Today I had my first night shot approved on shutterstock. There was always something wrong with my previous ones. Wherever white balance, focus, composition, I had them all rejected until now.It seems I am learning with tiny steps. It’s my 60th approved photo and I [...]

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100th download on Shutterstock and 51 approved photos

This is my 100th download on Shutterstock. I have been looking forward it so much !!! And today I got it. For 100 downloads this is what I am getting. If you think stock photography is easy money and you will get rich beyond your dreams, than you are wrong. But it’s a fun way [...]

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What is Stock photography? Guest post by David P. Smith

David P. Smith has a huge gallery on Shutterstock , and is also an active forum member. He and his business partner Laurin Rinder have written three books that deal with Stock, Food and Portrait Photography. Here is his post towards the newcomers in stock photography. I find it very useful. “One of the biggest [...]

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75th download and 38 photos accepted so far

soo this the 75th download so far . This particular pic has been bought quite often lately.It even got an “on demand” download. I really like shutterstock’s latest feature – Downloads per Keyword. This helps me get an idea what keywords brought to sale. And how to improve my keywording. And I am soo far [...]

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