What!!! A car??? It took us one year to finance a 70-200 2.8L out of microstock and people keep telling us we should be in the top 10.
Talya, Its a great feeling when you see your portfolio and your sales growing.
I bought a car last month, totally paid for with my photography earnings. Not all microstock, but a good part of it was. That made me very proud and happy. ;D
What!!! A car??? It took us one year to finance a 70-200 2.8L out of microstock and people keep telling us we should be in the top 10.
Talya, Its a great feeling when you see your portfolio and your sales growing.
I bought a car last month, totally paid for with my photography earnings. Not all microstock, but a good part of it was. That made me very proud and happy. ;D
Sybille you are so right. They are stunning images.Thanks, we settle for your car ;D
DNF, I would love to spend a day just watching you work. I bet I would learn more in a day watching you than I would in a year on microstock.
Yesterday, I got a new record at shutterstock - 280 sales !! Nothing extraordinary.... just new 130 photos in portfolio ;DOn one day :o :o :o
Yes, in one day... Hope to break 300 soon.... in January, I will certainly beat 300 too !!Yesterday, I got a new record at shutterstock - 280 sales !! Nothing extraordinary.... just new 130 photos in portfolio ;DOn one day :o :o :o
Yesterday, I got a new record at shutterstock - 280 sales !! Nothing extraordinary.... just new 130 photos in portfolio ;D
We are defintally doing something wrong, our record is 54 on one day and our average lies around the amount you are planning to make in jan in one day.Thanks for congratulations. I do hope my bragging inspires others :) At least, this is how it worked for me. About a year ago, when I saw some figures by more established stockers, I was saying "wow !!", Now I'm proud to say that I achieved many milestones which made me "wow" a year ago.. I think the success on photostocks is not only about shooting great photos, or rather, a lot of potential is lost if other factors are neglected. It is a business with many obvious and less so obvious factors. Those who can master most of these factors will be the most successful in future. I'm trying hard to be one of those :)
Can you give us a link of your pf so we can buy some more ;-)
In my amazingness I totally forget to congratulate you with your record.
Whooohoooo congrats man, quite an achievement.my girlfriend found i've got ad with my picture published in Russian ELLE, November 2007
i also have nice ad with my picture published in most recent VOGUE UK, December 2007
and loads of small things here and there
so year ends with good exposure for me and i think i can be a bit proud of the way my hobby progressing ;]
it you REALLY love crocodiles and you're ARTIST - you'll make one and show us later.I do not love crocodiles and I'm not an artist. You have a right to be "nice" to people without even trying to understand what they said. This is your choice. I said what wanted to say. If it will help somebody - great, if not - I just gave my English a little practice.
Is it a natural environment? And how well does it sell on microstock? Are we talking about ability to sell in specific place or about ability to produce art?
leaving aside obvious "National Geographic" sort of solution (as Sybille just said it's much much more easy to become rich and famous operating in unique niche. you shoot crocodiles perfect - consider yourself RICH, baby.), let me show you one nice crocodyle example:
(http://www.yorkshiresoul.org/newton-helmut-crocodile-and-ballerina-2402893.jpg)
just like this.
Stockxpert featured one of my photos in their newsletter ;)always good exposure congrats
(http://images.stockxpert.com/pic/s/e/el/elnur/6269291_37485446.jpg)
Stockxpert featured one of my photos in their newsletter ;)
(http://images.stockxpert.com/pic/s/e/el/elnur/6269291_37485446.jpg)
Not really fame but a milestone. Sadly enough it took us two whole years but yesterday we finally got our 1000 sale at IS.
Stockxpert featured my portfolio in their newsletter ;) last week they featured only one photo.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2214247835_179905f262_o.jpg)
Keep us informed how it affects your sales ;-) Great isolations! Congrats, SY
Stockxpert featured my portfolio in their newsletter ;) last week they featured only one photo.great I wonder why we did not get that letter. Let's find out.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2214247835_179905f262_o.jpg)
A few years ago an article in a belgium news paper about a Soft nude calendar i made for a gay/community tavern.He man leuk voor je.
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?articleID=gambagp0 (http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?articleID=gambagp0)
It's in dutch, so not many would be able to read it.
Patrick H.
Wow! Big congratulations, really hope you make it in the Top 50! Can you show it to us? SYeventually, it made 34 sales on the first day. Looks like I will finally make it to top-50 !!
Wow! Big congratulations, really hope you make it in the Top 50! Can you show it to us? SYeventually, it made 34 sales on the first day. Looks like I will finally make it to top-50 !!
Here is the image...
(http://69.90.174.250/photos/thumb_large/67766/67766,1201535982,3.jpg)
How is this beauty doing now? Well deserved to get into the Top50! SYstill making some 5-7 sales a day. Unfortunately, top-50 has been down for some time, and it never appeared there. But it should have - it made around 90-100 sales in the first week.
What a pity! I never had one in the Top50, but having it there and not seing it there... Seems kind of un-fair, SYyeah... It could have made it to the first place. But anyway, more importantly it sells !! ;D