When entering the stock photo sales arena your digital camera is the most important tool you will have. Acceptance or rejection of your images will depend foremost on the quality of the image you are selling; to receive the best quality images I personally recommend a 5 mega-pixel digital camera that is set to maximum resolution.
In the beginning you may be tempted to submit all the photos you have stored on your computer yet I strongly advise against this; upload no more than 50 photos at a time and be very careful to not duplicate a submitted photo as this might lead to rejection of both photos and, in some cases, possible account closure. To avoid the possibility of submitting duplicates I recommend that you not change the file name as your PC will point out any duplicated file names; however, once you have chosen the files you wish to submit you can change the file names accordingly. If you have many file names to change there is a built in tool contained in Microsoft Windows that allows you to change multiple file names with a few clicks of the mouse.
Keywords is basically the second most important factor after quality, so a bit of research will certainly help increase your photo sales. Try using the Google Keyword Tool found here:- You can also have a look at similar photos on Google images, just to see what Keywords the front page images are using, but don't over do it or you will be seen as a spammer. Use between 6 and 10 keywords to get optimum results and this way your photos won't be rejected.
First and foremost, quality is key to ensure your photos are accepted; clear, bright photos are a shoe-in. If you need to reduce the photo size you should use either Adobe Elements or Adobe Photoshop as both do a great job of resizing while maintaining photo quality. Be careful to not go over a 5% size reduction as the quality will be reduced significantly.
Lastly, if a photo was rejected once, don't resubmit it. Retake the shot, keeping quality at the forefront of your mind thereby ensuring they will accepted.
In the beginning you may be tempted to submit all the photos you have stored on your computer yet I strongly advise against this; upload no more than 50 photos at a time and be very careful to not duplicate a submitted photo as this might lead to rejection of both photos and, in some cases, possible account closure. To avoid the possibility of submitting duplicates I recommend that you not change the file name as your PC will point out any duplicated file names; however, once you have chosen the files you wish to submit you can change the file names accordingly. If you have many file names to change there is a built in tool contained in Microsoft Windows that allows you to change multiple file names with a few clicks of the mouse.
Keywords is basically the second most important factor after quality, so a bit of research will certainly help increase your photo sales. Try using the Google Keyword Tool found here:- You can also have a look at similar photos on Google images, just to see what Keywords the front page images are using, but don't over do it or you will be seen as a spammer. Use between 6 and 10 keywords to get optimum results and this way your photos won't be rejected.
First and foremost, quality is key to ensure your photos are accepted; clear, bright photos are a shoe-in. If you need to reduce the photo size you should use either Adobe Elements or Adobe Photoshop as both do a great job of resizing while maintaining photo quality. Be careful to not go over a 5% size reduction as the quality will be reduced significantly.
Lastly, if a photo was rejected once, don't resubmit it. Retake the shot, keeping quality at the forefront of your mind thereby ensuring they will accepted.
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