Editorial Stock Photography. Selling vacation & travel images

[@vk4vsp]

I'm glad I watched this. I just uploaded 5 images to Adobe Stock that had logos on them and hadn't thought to flag them as editorial. I was able to re-upload them properly, rather than waiting a few days for them to be turned down.

[@wollertz]

Awesome!

[@Richard-kl9bb]

Thanks so much for this video, I use to upload images to stock sites but never took editorial images, you have inspired me to start

[@wollertz]

Aweosme! Some of my best sellers are editorials, literary take advantage of every situation🙌 Thanks so much for the comment, best of luck!

[@christinerogers3249]

PS I think,, you do not need to apologize in your critiques in our photos. You are taking your own time to help us all.

[@wollertz]

Thanks!I will keep that in mind! Its though not having the original image, and in the future this will probably be more geared towards composition anything's like that more than anything,I just Loved the sunset image, but because of the camera or compression it had loss of detail.

[@christinerogers3249]

The composition is what I have been working on the last couple yrs or so. I will figure how to send from laptop 😊

[@wollertz]

@@christinerogers3249 awesome! Composition is something I work on constantly 😂 there’s many ways to improve and I try to get better with every shoot, I know a LOT about what not to do 😅

[@DrunkPhotography]

I've learned a lot from you. A lot of things are making sense now on these stock sites. Thank you!

[@wollertz]

That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing!!

[@luciehanson6250]

Glad I found your channel! Great ideas!

[@wollertz]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@macaopan2436]

Thanks for your tips

[@wollertz]

You're welcome 👍

[@Alex-gv5yv]

Thanks a lot for your nice video!

[@wollertz]

You are welcome! Thanks for the comment!

[@salimc7690]

Thanks a lot. Great video it helps a lot. I hope we could see you again!

[@wollertz]

Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching!

[@joegrossinger3381]

Excellent video. Good job!

[@wollertz]

Thank you!

[@vanrajkumar1574]

Thanks

[@aziatik]

Nice to know that you don't need a model release of people if they are on a pubic space.

[@wollertz]

Only for editorial pourpose, to use the image commercially you will need a release

[@agritech2024]

Thank you)))

[@wollertz]

👍

[@normanwhitelaw2314]

Thanks!

[@wollertz]

Thank you so MUCH! this made my day 😁. I didn't know this was a thing 😅 I need to pay more attention!

[@DMTGAMEHUB]

Thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wollertz]

I hope this helps! Best of luck!

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

Awesome tutorials! I really want to get into this. I've told a lot of people about this. Awesome stuff!

[@wollertz]

You should! It's fun and a great side hustle. It's long term, but It can be profitable, It has for me anyways. And you can do video clips as well... short 5 to 60 sec clips, no audio...I know you have a lot of great clips.

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

@@wollertz I'd love to do this but I live in Sacramento, to far from Idaho.

[@wollertz]

@@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle that’s the beauty of the internet, you can lie about where you live

[@ChooseAdventureCaliforniaStyle]

@@wollertz 🤣

[@larryglatt2548]

Me again, I really appreciate your videos, thank you. I attempted an upload to wirestock & think you have to 'upgrade to be able to submit 5 images a week or month (don't remember', that seems odd to me for them to charge for them to have more content?

[@wollertz]

yes! thanks for mentioning it here, I said it on another video and I am looking for an alternative, that is simply not worth it, stock is about numbers and 5 images a month is not that, even the paid pro plan only allows 100 images a month, and that is not enough

[@larryglatt2548]

@@wollertz Thank you for your very quick reply. Seems it's another system to monetize the company since they are supposedly doing a lot of metadata & keywording; Harumph

[@wollertz]

@@larryglatt2548 I'm trying to get ahold of someone at imstocker.com I recommend them for keywording, but they also offer a studio to help organize and upload, but I want to talk to someone there before I make the mistake i made with wirestock 😅

[@larryglatt2548]

@@wollertz That makes sense to me. FYI, I don't remember if I told you I am 85 yrs young & what I am doing is putting up some of my past photography, some of which I am scanning from my transparencies, much of which are older political figure images . I don't think Adobe Stock likes them or knows what to do with them. But I do also have lots of other images to work with. We shall see. I appreciate your straight forwardness. Wish I could still kayak, our son & I built one from a kit in in the 70's. Stay well

[@wollertz]

Thanks for sharing and best of luck! Sounds like a great project! Digitizing all of those memories, lots of work but I’m sure it is worth it!

[@1963jrau]

I have a question about shooting for editorial. I have a photo of a woman looking at a sculpture and the sculpture looking back. It's a cool shot and I would like to post it on Wirestock as an editorial photo. Is this ok because it's a work of art and I might need some kind of permission? From who, who knows! Anyway, I really appreciate the job you do on all your videos they are very helpful.

[@wollertz]

its totally OK as an editorial, just pay attention to the description to help buyers understand what they are looking at and also the when and where.

[@1963jrau]

@@wollertzThank you for the info

[@KrasimiraStoeva]

Thanks for the very informative video! I still struggle to fully understand the editorial photos. In Plovdiv last week there was a free to attend event organized by the Indonesian embassy for popularization of their new capital. It was at the Roman Theater - a place that is usually visited with tickets and there is a fee if you want to shoot for example a wedding photoshoot there. But the place is used for many free events like this one. So that`s what happened - Alamy took the photos, Shutterstock wants press credentials (that I don't have and I`m not sure how that works in Bulgaria) and Pond5 wants a property release (that obviously there is no way to obtain). These photos are not so important for me but I want to clarify for myself if I can shoot other events at the same place.

[@wollertz]

Events like that are tough, I had the same Issue shooting an Iron Man triathlon in Idaho a few years ago, 8 hours of shooting and all rejected for no press pass. Most agencies are going to ask for press credentials, and each country and event have different requirements for example in the USA I use www.asmp.org/ theres usually a fee involved and the press pass lasts 1 year or 2. Im confused about pond5, editorial doesn't need a property release for the reason that it is editorial 🤔. Usually large events like this is where you can sell a lot of images If you edit and upload quickly, agencies like Alamy and iStock have a "news" category where they will prioritize the review so they can be available same day or even next day, but you do need a pas to shoot events, do a search in your country to see what pass is accepted and and requirements you need to get one. Normal everyday street photography or random things happening in public spaces don't requiere a press pass, but paid events in private places usually do

[@KrasimiraStoeva]

@@wollertz Thanks for the fast and informative answer! I'm not sure how you mark your pictures as Editorial on Pond5. I assumed they get editorial automatically if you don't have the needed releases. But maybe I should say that in the comment section for the reviewers. The event was free and there are pictures from other events happening at this place in stock websites. Anyway I will try different things to see what will work. Thanks again!

[@wollertz]

@@KrasimiraStoeva Good luck! I did a search on google and apparently pond5 has a box to tick for editorial submissions.

[@KrasimiraStoeva]

@@wollertz Thanks! I should definitely look for it!

[@christinerogers3249]

Great advice! Thank you!! My question for your next tutorial. Many times I have transferred photos from my laptop to my phone to send via text. Will the pixels change in the phone? should I only upload from laptop?(okay, that was 2 questions😅)

[@wollertz]

Thats a great question, and yes I will talk about it at length, but the short version is its posible 😅 depending on how things are transferred. sometimes sending an email will compress an image, and so will a text, also depends on which operating system you are using, iPhone to Android can do some strange stuff 😅

[@harshithk415]

Hello!! When I uploaded editorial, it said I need an identification of some sort, like I needed a proof to show that I could shoot in the particular event. Please respond, I would love to know more about editorial

[@wollertz]

Some agencies requiere press pases for certain events, you can look "press pass" in your country and see what options you have. Unfortunately we don't know until we try. Upload them to other agencies and see if you get the same response 🤷‍♂️

[@miamited69]

great series. I am thinking of uploading to generate some passive income. What would you suggest as minimum megapixel camera to use?

[@wollertz]

Thank you! Most agencies have a minimum of 5mp so I would suggest start with close to 20mp if you can, this gives you the ability to crop and still have enough resolution for the agencies

[@NomadicLiving]

I was able to upload a photo of a Seaplane taking off as an editorial to Adobe - maybe they have changed rules recently?

[@wollertz]

They will accept “illustrative editorial” I’ll check about regular editorial images, thanks!

[@wollertz]

I found this on their website Q&A. They do accept editorial content, but there is this note. Currently, we are not accepting editorial submissions from individual contributors. Not really sure what it means

[@mzk7774]

What about photos that are "too good" for stock? Print on demand doesnt work for me, and I am about to try book covers. Any other possible revenue streams?

[@wollertz]

that is up to each individual. I don't recommend selling your best work thru stock because you don't set the price, you might get paid $3 to later see your image on a calendar cover in Walmart, and featured in throw blankets and other products for the same $3. On demand printing is tough and finding buyers is difficult also, but things change, a year from now, 3 years from know you might think about going a calendar and selling it yourself, or a photo book, prints, etc. as I said this is for each to decide. I have lots pf photos on book covers that I got paid $.038 via stock sites' sure, I get photo credit, but only $0.38 theres other websites like, Fine Art America where you set your own prices and they print and ship for you, or something like Zenfolio.com where you have you're own website and they handle printing and shipping, and a variety of products, the difference is these sites charge a month fee, so you have be active in marketing your work.

[@ronbuckvw]

Hello would it be better to shoot all stock in raw

[@wollertz]

Yes! I only shoot raw, it gives you much better flexibility when it comes to processing the images, better dinamic range, and better results over all

[@ronbuckvw]

@@wollertz also my camera is a canon 10D which iv had when it first came out I take it meg/pic are to low or is ok

[@wollertz]

@@ronbuckvw I seem to remember that is a 6mp camera, that should be enough but barely, the minimum is 5mp so you won’t be able to crop

[@ronbuckvw]

That’s great thank you. Am going to upgrade to the r6 soon maybe next year

[@wollertz]

@@ronbuckvw the R6 is an amazing camera im sure you will love it, and the technology will make it easier to get sharper and more focused images, it would be a great investment if you want to treat stock photography as a business

[@vanrajkumar1574]

Thanks