When people discuss writing, they talk about writing about what you know. The same can be said for photography, with one caveat attached: Work one layer up. That is, don’t look for just micro stock association for value in each picture.
Micropayment photography is not an industry title designed to bring hordes of image submissions. But that’s exactly what happens every day at websites like Fotalia, Istockphoto, and others. The volume of people throwing image files at the wall to see what sticks is part and parcel of competing with other online for sales and business. The volume of submissions may be high, but the volume of what is accepted will not correspond except where quality occurs. That factor evens the playing field.
Posted on March 21st, 2009 in News
The picture here was an after storm photo of one of my favorite trees.
Finding your microstock niche for submitting pictures is not the only strategy to succeed. But it is a highly strategic way to make your output via photography a brand you can reinforce and a product only you can deliver.