Big Stock Photo has come a long way from the fledgeling low-cost legal image startup to the micropayment behemoth it is today. The effect of Bigstockphoto on the micropayment market cannot be underestimated. The qualifying quiz, the rules, the instructonal tutorial that seperates the “men” from the boys” set the stage for almost every other microstock site.
I like to make sure I have as many resources available as possible. But this leads to chronological backup in image review. Weed a little when you can, but I tend to need some absorptive Youtube palliation to get the photograph examination and deletion sequence going. Yes, I have plenty of room on the hard drive. But I know if I let it go too far, any system crash and blue screen boot is my own fault. Clipping unusable photos whenever I can saves time and resources.
Americans spend a fortune on home care and garden projects. But what keeps them reading is the tasty images that make the green thumb or garage project typhoon interested. Nothing inspires someone to spend time, money, planning and resources after a project like a picture that sells the idea. Tap this Microstock niche.
The elevator speech gives a 30 second rationale to any occupation, passion, employment, or life endeavor. Everybody asks “What do you do for a living?” The pause that follows is very informative. I find that since I became a microstock photographer, my mission is so focused that am comfortable “passing myself off” as a professional photographer. you can use the elevator speech to coach yourself on Microstock techniques.
I had a Microstock breakfast this morning. I took a couple of pictures that in my minds eye still lived in an online sleeve, ready for their next step. While my breakfast was prepared, I resized and cropped. I edit more photos before breakfast than most peopl’e do all day.