As an art director that buys images I look for photos from the same shoot all the time. If I like the lighting and the models but want another angle or option it's really helpful to see the whole portfolio from the same shoot.
I've been shooting stock for istock since before getty and I just started video a couple months ago! It's like learning a whole new thing.... And I love it so far! Thanks dude... you're right about everything you said - I wish someone said this to me when I started! (And you're 100% right about the forums... all complainers. :) ) Thanks!
Hi, thanks for the interesting video. However, one thing I do not agree with: gear does not matter. Alamy does not accept any pictures from smartphones, and as Adobe and Shutterstock is concerned: more than 80% of the pictures I upload from my camera are accepted, less than 40% of the pictures I upload from my smartphone. Especially Shutterstock rejects smartphone pictures which look perfectly good because the are 'not in focus'. Altogether: my experience is that gear matters a lot.
Well, yeah, it is much easier to do it with a camera. I am not sure about all other agencies, because I only upload to iStock, but there are a lot of them which accepts smartphone images. Also shutterstock says they are accepting smartphone images. But I know they are rejecting a lot. And like I said, I would not shoot everything with a smartphone, but if you don't have anything else, it is better to start with a phone than not starting at all.
Thanks for some great information. I also want to tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed your country a few years ago. I did not get to Ljubljana but Bled was beautiful. I also spent several days in Maribor and had a great time there. One day, I hope to visit Slovenia again.
Oh, that is nice to hear! Yes, it is a beautiful country! Bled and Bohinj lakes are amazing, also mountains, and Ljubljana is also very nice, so if you come back, you should definitely visit Ljubljana :)
Well, the sales went down a bit, but I am not sure if that is because of AI, or just because the end and start of the year are usually bad months. We will see when we get stats for March, which is usually pretty strong month for me. But I am sure there will be people who will use AI instead of stock photos, so we will see what happens in the future.
Thank you! That is qhero.com. I use it to upload all my images and videos to iStock. And yes, you can set the time when you want your images to be submitted, and it will submit them on that date.
I notice that Istock and Alamy limit search results to 500 pages. Shutterstock will return thousands of pages. If you go to page two of the search results st Shutterstock you can change to any page number you want in the URL. Its kind of disheartening to realize that your images may never be seen. especially if you are just starting out.
Oh really? I know on iStock, when you are signed in, it shows 100 pages. But, someone who is searching for images, won't go through 100 or 500 pages. If they don't find what they are looking for in the first few pages, they will use other keywords to search, or add more keywords, not scroll 100 pages.
Great video. I want to start stock photography and I’m curious how do you organize and categorize your photos after the shoot? Do you keep them forever?
Well, in short - I have a folder for each year, and then I create a new foler for each shoot "Date - name of the shoot". And first I copy the photos to my external SSD and I also make a copy to my NAS drive. And I edit from my SSD, and when I am done I delete the photos from SSD. But yeah, I keep everything on my NAS. I should probably delete more stuff there :)
I have just started with istock, but I shoot mostly landscape content with no people. My first submissions were photos of roads with a 1st person vantage point, which is somewhat rare, but companies' and magazines always have road images. Wondering if they would sell well as well as other landscape images with no people in them. I always see a lot of landscape stock photos used for companies that don't have people also. I am 6 for 6 with no rejections so far.
Well, if you have images on your hard drive and if you like shooting that, of course, upload those, but I think you won't make a lot of money with that. If you check the competition, and how many amazing photos of nature and roads are there, you can see that there are millions of photos out there. Also, you need a loooooot of images to make some money. But if you will upload consistently, you can make some money from that. Images of cityscapes work great for me. From Sydney, Gold coast, Dubai, London,...
Enough 😀 I am not really comfortable talking about actual numbers, but I can say this is my family's only income, and I can also pay a person organizing the shoots, 2 people (part time) for retouching and 3 people (part time) for keywording 🙂
Hi Luka, look what I found in a local furniture store here in Germany today. :D i.ibb.co/Lxgj6T0/Whats-App-Image-2022-12-03-at-20-41-49.jpg It's the 2nd time I found a picture from you in everyday life. I'm sure I've seen many more photos of you that I don't know that you made them.
As an art director that buys images I look for photos from the same shoot all the time. If I like the lighting and the models but want another angle or option it's really helpful to see the whole portfolio from the same shoot.
Oh, thanks, that is really useful to hear!
Just found your channel..Great tips! Just Subscribed
I've been shooting stock for istock since before getty and I just started video a couple months ago! It's like learning a whole new thing.... And I love it so far! Thanks dude... you're right about everything you said - I wish someone said this to me when I started! (And you're 100% right about the forums... all complainers. :) ) Thanks!
You are welcome! Yeah, that is why I don't like being in these forums. People are just complaining instead of shooting :)
Hi, thanks for the interesting video. However, one thing I do not agree with: gear does not matter. Alamy does not accept any pictures from smartphones, and as Adobe and Shutterstock is concerned: more than 80% of the pictures I upload from my camera are accepted, less than 40% of the pictures I upload from my smartphone. Especially Shutterstock rejects smartphone pictures which look perfectly good because the are 'not in focus'. Altogether: my experience is that gear matters a lot.
Well, yeah, it is much easier to do it with a camera. I am not sure about all other agencies, because I only upload to iStock, but there are a lot of them which accepts smartphone images. Also shutterstock says they are accepting smartphone images. But I know they are rejecting a lot. And like I said, I would not shoot everything with a smartphone, but if you don't have anything else, it is better to start with a phone than not starting at all.
I disagree with tip #2. Both Shutter and Adobe keep rejecting my photos because of noise.
Yeh, I heard that! I thought all the agencies are more relaxed about that these days :)
I am also facing this problem. They always reject image with small noise.
Thanks for some great information. I also want to tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed your country a few years ago. I did not get to Ljubljana but Bled was beautiful. I also spent several days in Maribor and had a great time there. One day, I hope to visit Slovenia again.
Oh, that is nice to hear! Yes, it is a beautiful country! Bled and Bohinj lakes are amazing, also mountains, and Ljubljana is also very nice, so if you come back, you should definitely visit Ljubljana :)
Just a random question:
Do ai generated image threatens your stock photography sales or it's just the same as usual?
Well, the sales went down a bit, but I am not sure if that is because of AI, or just because the end and start of the year are usually bad months. We will see when we get stats for March, which is usually pretty strong month for me. But I am sure there will be people who will use AI instead of stock photos, so we will see what happens in the future.
@@LukaAzman Thanks for the insight, appreciate it.
i hope this year i can afford eos m100 and start my microstock
at the 9:18 what is that tool? will it automatically upload images/videos at the time we set? BTW thanks for you tips. these are really helpful :)
Thank you! That is qhero.com. I use it to upload all my images and videos to iStock. And yes, you can set the time when you want your images to be submitted, and it will submit them on that date.
I agree with what you said about the forum, they can be very negative and even rude to people asking simple questions.
Exactly! I know some can be helpful, and I check them from time to time, but usually I like to stay away from them!
noise, film grain
Shuterstock = ❌
iStock = ✅
Oh, really? Still? Thanks for that, I thought it is the same there, but yeah, I know SS was always very strict!
Great tips Luka! Cheers from Japan🤙
Thank you 🙏
I notice that Istock and Alamy limit search results to 500 pages. Shutterstock will return thousands of pages. If you go to page two of the search results st Shutterstock you can change to any page number you want in the URL. Its kind of disheartening to realize that your images may never be seen. especially if you are just starting out.
Oh really? I know on iStock, when you are signed in, it shows 100 pages. But, someone who is searching for images, won't go through 100 or 500 pages. If they don't find what they are looking for in the first few pages, they will use other keywords to search, or add more keywords, not scroll 100 pages.
Thanks, I like your attitude!
Thank you :)
thank u , your tips really useful for me , lovely Luka😍😍🙏🙏
My pleasure 😊
So happy that you're back, Luka. Good content and I'm looking forward to the next one. Greeting from Tuscany
Thank you! Yeah, I decided to be more consistent 💪
Glad you're back with videos. Keep them coming 🙂
Thanks man! More to come 💪
amazing video! Thanks!
You are welcome!
Thank you for video, Luka. An inspiring work.
Thank you 🙏
This is great! ❤
Is it allowed to have a product brand name or logo in stock photo
No, you have to delete all that :)
Good to see you for soo long.... Keep uploading... 💪
Thanks! Yeah, I am planning to be more consistent now 😃
Interesting points, be ready to adapt was a tip that resonated with me the most
Thank you 🙏
Great video. I want to start stock photography and I’m curious how do you organize and categorize your photos after the shoot? Do you keep them forever?
Well, in short - I have a folder for each year, and then I create a new foler for each shoot "Date - name of the shoot". And first I copy the photos to my external SSD and I also make a copy to my NAS drive. And I edit from my SSD, and when I am done I delete the photos from SSD. But yeah, I keep everything on my NAS. I should probably delete more stuff there :)
@@LukaAzman Thanks for the info.
Can i uplod my stockphoto (non-exclusive) on social media
Yes, of course, that is not a problem :)
@@LukaAzman Thanks man!! appreciate the help😊
Bro this video is so useful
Thank you very much
I have just started with istock, but I shoot mostly landscape content with no people. My first submissions were photos of roads with a 1st person vantage point, which is somewhat rare, but companies' and magazines always have road images. Wondering if they would sell well as well as other landscape images with no people in them. I always see a lot of landscape stock photos used for companies that don't have people also. I am 6 for 6 with no rejections so far.
Well, if you have images on your hard drive and if you like shooting that, of course, upload those, but I think you won't make a lot of money with that. If you check the competition, and how many amazing photos of nature and roads are there, you can see that there are millions of photos out there. Also, you need a loooooot of images to make some money. But if you will upload consistently, you can make some money from that. Images of cityscapes work great for me. From Sydney, Gold coast, Dubai, London,...
@@LukaAzman Thanks for the reply. Hopefully, one of my pics will generate money. I will keep uploading.
Hi Luka, how much are you earning now pero month as an average?
Enough 😀 I am not really comfortable talking about actual numbers, but I can say this is my family's only income, and I can also pay a person organizing the shoots, 2 people (part time) for retouching and 3 people (part time) for keywording 🙂
@@LukaAzman well, that sounds fantastic to me. Thanks for answering 😃
thank you!
You're welcome!
Thanks You from Ecuador
You are welcome! I hope you enjoyed :)
@@LukaAzman Yes!!!! So much!!!!!
Hvala Luka
You are welcome :)
Hi Luka, look what I found in a local furniture store here in Germany today. :D i.ibb.co/Lxgj6T0/Whats-App-Image-2022-12-03-at-20-41-49.jpg
It's the 2nd time I found a picture from you in everyday life. I'm sure I've seen many more photos of you that I don't know that you made them.
Oh, that is so cool :) Thanks for sharing, I always love to see my images in use :)