Microstock Photography

I followed up looking at available images for a city name website. Nada!!!! Considering how choosy the Microstock photo sites are I should NOT have been disappointed to see there were no image results for the city name I plugged into the search box. If the rejection volume is what I think it is, this is a real flaw in the image acceptance policy. Shouldn’t I be the one to determine if the shots are good enough for me to consider?

After you have compiled a certain savvy getting your photos online, you are waiting for customers. But there is no reason to be passive. Actively marketing your microstock images can build a lucrative network of contacts. And getting private clients makes target photography twice as lucrative.

When people discuss with me my ability to earn money taking pictures they inevitable want to know who my customers are. Where do I find them and inevitably also where can they get the work? How do I get paid, how much does microstock photography pay, and how soon can they reap financial rewards?