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I just upload video to Blackbox. Then Blackbox sends it to Adobe, Shutterstock, Pond5, and 4-5 other agencies. That’s one of the main benefits of Blackbox. You upload and keyword once and they send 5-7 agencies. They add new agencies now and then. Blackbox doesn’t do stock photography so for that I have my own accounts.

@@boycefitzgerald Thank you!

@@arslanbashir7513 - good luck.

Thank you for watching and for your kind comment.

Every sale increases the ranking or visibility of that clip plus every penny counts and builds up. Best of luck in more sales in the future.

@@boycefitzgerald Thanks a lot :)

That is excellent! I also know that you have high-quality clips.

It will even out and your hard work will pay off. Your overall sales will go up I am sure.

That is fantastic! You must have high quality clips. Keep it up and best of luck.

$30 is not bad at all for 800 clips. I’m sure it will grow as you build your portfolio.

April has been slow for me but sometimes a few good sales roll in at the end of the month.

You have excellent content!

Timelapse Goat <3

That’s a great example of a good portfolio and a good sale. I am often surprised at what sells and what does not. Thanks for responding. I think it does help people get a feel for it.

Thank you for your kind support, Ed.

If I can do it, anyone can do it. The only way to fail is to stop trying.

It takes time and a lot depends on the quality of your clips and the demand for the type of content you upload. The number of clips is the least important indicator. For example, if you shoot medical or science content, that is going to generate different sales than if you shoot cooking content. Every person’s portfolio looks different and has a different trajectory. One person I work with has just over 2,000 clips online and he makes well over $1,300 a month. I have 6,000 clips (nature, senior lifestyle, travel) and this is my first month at that level of income after 6 years of uploading. It takes time and work and then it depends on what you upload.

My video that summarizes earnings for all of 2023 might be more help in showing you how your income builds over time.

In six years, just over 6,000 clips. I have a few friends who earn more with far fewer clips. It depends on what you have access to - what you shoot - the quality, the demand, etc.The number of clips is the least important indicator of what you will earn.

Thanks so much. Appreciate you watching and commenting. It helps motivate me.

Camera in manual mode focused camera o infinity. 15 second shutter by the time it was dark but during the sunset I slowly increased the duration of the shutter. ISO was 3200. The panning motion, in this case, I added in post using simple reframe key points. Thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.

Thank you for your kind support.

I’d be happy to review your reel before you submit it. I’ve done this for a few others but I’m not sure how much it helped.

@@boycefitzgerald I'd love for you too. Just working on it now 😁 going through clips. Hope to have it done this week.

Does stock video accept vertical videos as well?

@@onlocationwithscott - yes. They have for about 2 years but there was no sales at first. Now we are starting to see sales regularly. There is a specific way that you have to upload them: rotated 90 degrees in a 16:9 ratio.

@@boycefitzgerald Yes I just say that on a video. I will not be loading them on my reel though, thanks for confirming that. JUst about done the reel.

Sounds like a recipe for success!

So sorry. It is poor quality. I’ll see how I can upgrade screen capture.

@@boycefitzgerald all good! I understood everything regardless

Any system that makes sense to you will work. I appreciate you watching and commenting.

This month, 18%. But it also matters what you shoot. I was in Sudan during a coup. I was in Iraq when ISIL was attacking - those clips were hot for a while. Editorial can also be just the name of a bank or something but if it is in the news…. Ivan Canabrava shoots 80% editorial and 80% of his sales are editorial. The answer to your question is not going to help you create clips that sell. Shoot interesting clips and they will sell regardless of if they are editorial or commercial. Commercial clips do have a higher overall value because they can be licensed for anything. Best of luck.

thanks@@boycefitzgerald

It comes standard with supports for both sides of the slider that connect to the tripod legs - or you can easily use two tripods. I have never had it sink or sag at all. I always use a tripod that can support the weight, of course.

I think I have talked about it here or there but no t made a video focused on that. I can do one when I get a chance. It’s a good idea.

OK thanks

Best of luck with your sales.

I don’t have a Nikon but I believe they work with a 10-pin cable. So, you would need a 1 x 2.5mm Male input on one side of the cable with a Nikon 10-Pin on the other. In the US, these are available for under $10 on Amazon or at B&H.

I don’t use the trigger. I have it but have found it better to not use it. If I go day to night, I set the slider waypoints for the duration of the time lapse. Then I set the camera settings with an intervalometer. The motion is so slow that even if I have a 15 second shutter, there is no motion blur. The slider is moving 70 centimeters in 2-3 hours. It works. You can see my find my Milky Way time lapses and see that they work. Just try it. You will see. Good luck and thanks for watching.

@@boycefitzgerald hi thank you for your quick reply i gues its daytime in your country here it is night time (the netherlands) so you dont do move shoot move you just let the slider roll. wow ) i ques you do the timelapas ramping by hand and no inside camera job ( thhe nijon z62 can do that perfect) i realy like to buy this thing but it is so complicated and there is not so much to find what i understand. im going to loog at your timelapses afcours ))

@@voederbietels - I was in the Netherlands just a few days ago. Relaxed there on my way back from Abu Dhabi. Regarding how I do time lapses with this slider, I learned the workflow here: th-cam.com/video/R3cCvWfpbJ8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=0Noe-Jgo-773FSpH

@@boycefitzgerald wow you where in my country? hope you liked here.. you travel a lot i think. nice) thank you for the link ) have a great weekend )

I have used it with a small gimbal, the OSMO pocket 3. I set the slider and then I have the gimbal do follow mode - like on a person. It works okay, but I like the pons system better. I don’t think my experience can fully answer your question using the RS3. If you had to program waypoints on 2 different apps, that would be too complicated for my workflow.

@@boycefitzgerald thank you, sir!

@@tonngook thanks for watching. Let me know if there is something else you would like to see in a video.

@@boycefitzgerald With all the problems in your video clip, should I buy it and accept the above problems in 2024? I'm looking for an electric slider to replace my manual slider.

@@tonngook - the problems I have had are manageable and all related to the app which has not caused me problems for some time. I don’t know if others with this slider have had issues. I’m not sure how best to advise you.

I’m so glad you found it helpful.

You are probably much better than you think. I am also critical of my shots and even have anxiety about showing them in these videos. Sorry, I can only see my own clips on Blackbox. Just keep adding it and your skills and sales will grow. I promise that the only way to fail is if you stop trying. Best of luck.

This is something Zeapon has said they would do but for now at least the waypoints do ease in and out but you cannot control it and if you have more than two waypoints, it does stop at each one before moving to the next. I mostly do time lapses so it makes not difference to me. But for video, it would be great to have that control option.

@@boycefitzgerald Thank you! :)

It’s not fast or easy, but if your stick with it, you will have extra income every month. Good luck to you and thank you for watching and subscribing.

@@boycefitzgerald yea these rigs are not fast and neither is Timelapse. I have done dozens of fence builds and other Timelapse, including putting myself multiple times in a video plus interview shots. It’s a great tool.

@@SuperMouseDV - you have the right attitude to be successful and I commend you.

I had a few weeks where I had difficulties. But had to delete the app and reload it between every use. Once I had to update the firmware even though it was up-to-date. Before and since then, I have had no problems.

Firmware update is from the app on your smartphone or device.

I works very well manually. If I understand the he stop motion correctly … you can program a path and it will move, take a picture, and move again at a rate that you define. The slider and pan-tilt system has to remain on. If you turn it off, it will not remember where it was and automatically continue that path.

So glad you found it helpful.

Hey, sorry I missed this message. I appreciate how you always respond to me about your amazing wildlife videos. I’m at work in the Middle East and missed this comment. Back to your question. In BB, you can collaborate with other creators on the platform. I make half my stock earnings doing curation. So, for 20% of any sales, I write the description and add the keywords. Another creator assigns me the a clip, I watch it, research it - whatever I need to add a title and keywords for 20% of any revenue. You can make any deals you want for the percentage, models, or however you want to collaborate. It’s between you and your partners on how to split up the sales. Make sense?

@@boycefitzgerald thanks for the information. I hope your time in the Middle East is great! I did exactly this at my work for years while we did have new stock to work on, but that is old news there now. And I recently decided to go part time there to focus on other things. Still would be nice to make some other $$ this way. I do have a BB account just haven't put anything on it. Guess I should explore the options more. Thanks again!

@@Wesleyastonphotography - I can send some work your way.

@@boycefitzgerald That would be nice, just not yet. Still trying to figure out my groove of the part time at the "job" and balance with my stuff.

@@Wesleyastonphotography i understand. Message me when you want me when you are ready.

I walked slowly using a line of pavers so that I could stay straight. I used video on this one and then sped it up and stabilized. First time I have tried this way. The video doesn’t allow the dynamic range of RAW photos but it was so much easier and I like the results overall.

@@boycefitzgerald that was kind of what I was thinking. Now that I think about it, I did something like this a couple years ago with my gopro. I need to try again for sure.

@@Wesleyastonphotography - the newer GoPros (I think 9 and newer) have a hyperlapse function that works well. I’m sure you are aware. I walk with a terrible limp. When I do it with a GoPro it comes out okay but I have difficulty keeping the subject where I want it in the frame. With the Osmo pocket 3, I had it track the dome and I didn’t even have to look. I could face forward and focus on walking straight and as smoothly as possible.

@@boycefitzgerald Yeah I used my 9 or 10 when I did it. I would the the Osmo would be way easier with the trackking. Keep it up!

Thanks!

With the Sony A7iv, I shoot is slog-3 except in low light. For that I use PP2. For other cameras, I shoot in d-log or whatever they have that allows the most manipulation post production. Many of my friends shoot in standard profiles or maybe just reduced sharpness for stock video. Best sales seem to be to grade to rec 709. For time lapses I over saturated them and really push the colors. Otherwise, the grading should be neutral so the buyer can adjust the grading for their project. Great question!Others may feel differently. I’m telling you what works for me.

I have never thought a lot about BB folding, to be honest. It is successful enough that it could be sold… I don’t think there would have to be a way to assign our clips back to a personal account. When I joined, what turned me off was that I couldn’t create a brand - a reputation. Then I realized that my clips are not unique enough for to create a brand and that BB’s reputation was helping me a lot more than a personal reputation would. If I had unique clips of super high quality, I would upload those in my own name or brand.

I hear what your saying@@boycefitzgerald why struggle when BB can pull you through.

Sorry for the above comment with so many errors. I trust you understand anyway. I am just off a long flight and so tired I should not try to write…

Much appreciated. Your kind support and encouragement means a lot to me.

It’s a good point. For those create an account on the sites and a special portfolio. I have also recommended that to those with unique clips of value.

You will! Consistency over time!

Thank you for watching.

Much appreciated