How much I make from stock photography | and how you can do BETTER!

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Hey everybody! Just a little update on Shutterstock rates update: so far we didn't notice drop in our earnings, but minimal income per photo dropped. Have you experienced drastic drop in your income?

[@yunesworld5407]

Yup! I now get 0.10/photo

[@JacekSopotnicki]

@@yunesworld5407 That is honestly painful! I hope buyers will migrate more to other stock agencies now, but...

[@yunesworld5407]

@@JacekSopotnicki A lot of sellers are between a rock and hard place but those who can take a stand have deactivated their accounts.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

@@yunesworld5407 yes I just saw one photographer that had over 100000 pictures in his portfolio deactivated his account

[@BrettHondow]

Yes. That's why many have removed their images from shitterstock.

[@F.Ray97]

You seem like a genuinely nice guy and the info and tips you share are honestly amazing, subscribed

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Thank you Fahim - I'm just not for sale :)

[@GOTOHOBBIES]

I wish I listened to you first and I now understand what you mean, thank you

[@JacekSopotnicki]

It's just experience that we all have to get ultimately

[@FranHodge]

Very good tips, thank you!

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Hey, thank you for your words! It's very important for me to give value to the community.

[@Matt-wp1zl]

Dzieki Jacek za ten odcinek...

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Miło słyszeć, że się przydał!

[@lurker668]

Haha everything on point! It's almost like you watched me what I was doing 🤔. My first year was a mess but it hit me second year where I had no idea what was already uploaded. I got to the point where my workflow got serval times faster and organized. Still after three years can't stop my addiction to check earnings every "5 minutes" 😆

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Good to hear you've been through similar experiences, it can be super difficult if you don't know how to organize yourself.

[@Blakemag]

Super! :-) Dzięki za kolejną dawkę, bardzo przydatnej wiedzy.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Przyjemność po mojej stronie!

[@SamuelKruszewski]

I was just about to write you privately exactly about 2 things mentioned in your video... and I saw your video and I thought... ok first I watch it better before I make unnecessary question ;P And here are answers to all my questions... and even more. Thank you sooooo much!!! BTW. I see great improvement in making these episodes in comparison to the first one. Great job. Keep it going :D

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Hey thanks a lot! it would be great to know your questions anyway, maybe we can do some extra episode?

[@SamuelKruszewski]

@@JacekSopotnicki Yes, sure. I sent them you on Facebook.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

@@SamuelKruszewski Thanks a lot I'll head there to check it out!

[@benjamimdaniel7470]

Great content my friend! Keep it up! 😉

[@JacekSopotnicki]

I will - promise!

[@EgoitzBengoetxea]

Thank you Jacek; so interesting for beginner stock photographers!!

[@JacekSopotnicki]

My pleasure!

[@emmanuelmediapro1412]

I got started last year and only few photos on shutterstock and made $2.64 and it the same photo that been selling. It’s shot on 80D canon.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Does it mean that whole your portfolio earned 2,64 or just that one photo?

[@emmanuelmediapro1412]

Yes, it after the fee from them, the total is that.

[@emmanuelmediapro1412]

The same photo, I got 5 download of the same picture. Earn that. Only have 28 photo on my account.

[@lurker668]

What in your opinion would be best site to start selling drone footage? I was thinking about going exclusive with pond 5 and if won't work out then upload to Adobe as well... Shutterstock for video is out of the picture at least right now. Where do you get most of drone sales? And where they are most profitable? Thanks!

[@JacekSopotnicki]

I'm happy you asked. Next week I'm releasing new episode about stock video. However in my experience adobe stock is great to sell drone footage.

[@lurker668]

@@JacekSopotnicki Great! I'll be waiting. I think you did say you will do video about editing Mavic 2 pro footage aswell ? Cant wait for this one too. Could you mention in the video what FPS and resolutions of M2Pro works in stock department best for you? 30 vs 24 fps is for me biggest unknown... you can convert 60fps in any of those i know but my concern is if clients want to do that or just search fps they need. And what would be more demanded 1080p with up to 60 -120fps fps or rather 4K with 30fps (in case of M2Pro)... My best guess is 4K 30fps but I would like to hear it from you. Thanks and i promise i will reduce lenght of my comments in the future 😂

[@MaxKagarliksky]

Thank you, Jacek, for good practical tips!

[@JacekSopotnicki]

You welcome Maksym, it’s all about Maksymizing the income ;)

[@Flow_Focus_Photo]

Hi Jacek what software do you use to write metadata like can do photo in LR, LR dosn't save that data. Nice video btw :)

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Hey! If I understand your question correctly I use Adobe Bridge

[@joyofthemomentphotography2621]

Thank you fir this very helpful video. About your mine photos- did you get a property / model release from the owners?

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Hi! somehow it wasn’t necessary. A lot of times it is unpredictable

[@reetudas9377]

Thank you sir we have thought us lot of thing.I have one doubt sir how we make new images ,edit images. I requested you sir.please solve the issues behind it sir.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

I'm not sure if I understand the question, can you specify?

[@photomamp]

Hi Jacek. I liked a lot your selected advices and how you expose them. Simple, reasonable and logically explained! I have been working in stock for years (since we work only with slides), and from time to time, I like to check how other comrades see our work. And liked your video, and susbscribe to your channel! best regards!

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Hi, thank you! Does it mean you still work with slides and you scan it?

[@photomamp]

@@JacekSopotnicki no, no, ... I worked for years with slides, but change to digital in the early 2000's. In our case (stock), it was a profitable change from the very very begining! Cheers!

[@BrettHondow]

I've been checking my sales every hour for the last 6 years. I love it, it's the only thing that keeps me motivated, we are all different and do things different ways. Will I ever make $100k? No, that's an absolute joke unless I am a pro photographer with incredibly expensive gear that can create razor sharp images and handle high iso with low noise. My entry level camera/lenses are no longer good enough for shitterstock as they have painfully told me through constant rejections. I have to be content with $15 per month.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Hey! Don't know what camera you own but Canon SL3 with kit lens for 599usd is totally enough, you may want to add 50mm 1.8 or 35mm and you're set. If you keep it well organised you can earn monthly for 2-3 cameras like SL3. Some months we make enough to buy 4 SL3's ;) Don't give up and upload more of content in demand.

[@BrettHondow]

@@JacekSopotnicki lol, don't give up. I never gave up. I use a Nikon d5300, kit lens and 50mm 1.8 prime plus a dedicated macro lens. What Ive learned is SS will not accept ANYTHING taken in natural light without a flash. Doesn't even matter that I use a heavy tripod, mirror lock up and xable release, they WILL NOT accept them. I have no idea why. I have no issues with all the other stock sites, they readily accept them. Just Shutterstock demand professional high-grade imagery for a fraction of the price. Anything less than that standard will not be accepted. These have been my observations over the past 4 or 5 months.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

@@BrettHondow Interesting.... 90% of my portfolio on Shutterstock is natural light only. Are you shooting RAW and processing your photos?

[@BrettHondow]

@@JacekSopotnicki Yep I only shoot RAW and process my images in Luminar. I certainly can't figure it out. :)

[@JacekSopotnicki]

@@BrettHondow Luminar might be the problem. However I love it but only as finishing process but somehow it's difficult to get natural looking photos there. You can try 30 free trial on Adobe and see how that would work.

[@wowza3036]

What file size and format should I save images for sale?

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Jpeg wit least compression possible and max resolution available. Some people save Tiff but it's a pain.

[@dennycarr4452]

Great info, thank you!

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Thank you, it’s my pleasure!

[@wojciech_c]

This will probably be my movie no.1 Banality, I know, I know it, nothing new, and finally, wow this guy is right, after all, if I did that, I would have 100,000 on my account. Thanks for reminding me of the rules that I know, I know, so what if I do not implement. It's time to change my lazy thinking and start doing just that. Touché Turtle on his way To chyba będzie mój film no.1 Banał, wiem, znam to, nic nowego, a na koniec, wow ten facet ma rację, przecież gdybym właśnie tak robił, to ja też miałby 100 000 na koncie. Dzięki za przypomnienie zasad, które przecież znam, wiem i co z tego, skoro nie wdrażam. Pora zmienić moje leniwe myślenie i zacząć tak właśnie działać. Tuptusiu w drogę

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Yeah, that's it - you know it, but it's so hard to make the move.

[@Perejro1]

Samo mięsko ;) Wielkie THX

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Zawsze miło słyszeć takie słowa!

[@dinagalall]

my dslr is only 12mp. i got back in 2011. i don't think it is enough. I am getting a full frame dslr soon. Is 4k important for videos or is 1080 enough and sells??

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Hi! 1080p is still good and sells the most, however I would recommend 4k for future proofing. Most of full frame cameras are 4k now so shouldn't be a problem.

[@piast_kolodziej]

Naprawdę świetne rady! Dzięki!

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Bardzo miło słyszeć!

[@piast_kolodziej]

@@JacekSopotnicki Jako że zajmujecie się także fotografią ślubną, to polecam rady marketingowe Bartka Wyrobka -> kzbin.infovideos

[@JacekSopotnicki]

@@piast_kolodziejDzięki za rekomendację, fajny kanał. Ma gość sporo wiedzy i doświadczenia.

[@ChrisSalernoGoogle]

What a wealth of knowledge.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Thank you, Chris, very nice to know you like it!

[@cooksmith8309]

Great content!!! 👍

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Thanks man!

[@DallasPricegraphicdesign]

Jacek, are you participating in #boycottshutterstock? I don't know if you noticed the decrease in RPD yet.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Hey! How to participate? I did notice lower RPD but overall my income didn't drop significantly. We had much more on demand and Video sales.

[@DallasPricegraphicdesign]

@@JacekSopotnicki They just started doing it on June 1st I think. Many have just disabled their portfolios entirely. We're all gathered on a facebook community here: facebook.com/groups/261369748434285/ Blogging or doing videos about it and all sorts of things can help. Many have reported sales as low as 10 cents.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

@@DallasPricegraphicdesign Yeah, that's true. We have noticed 10 cents sales too. The only strange thing is that overall our daily income didn't really go down (I'm talking only about first 3 days of June). Let me check your facebook group.

[@galxrax6389]

Super helpful

[@JacekSopotnicki]

I'm glad it helped! Makes me happy

[@galxrax6389]

@@JacekSopotnicki Actually help me decide to change my camera from Lumix GX 85 to a nikon 800 Mainly for better noise and megapixels

[@CanberkSezer]

Great advices!!

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Thanks a lot, Canberk, appreciated!

[@jakubiglewski3397]

Jak sobie radzić z problemami dotyczącymi zgód? Parę razy nie mogłem wrzucić zdjęć, bo nie miałem zgód ze względu na to że zdjęcie było zrobione spontanicznie. Jest jakaś rada/sposób?

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Albo tłum, albo fotografia edytorialna. Wtedy nie trzeba zgód. Kiedyś nie doceniałem takiej fotografii ale sprzedaje się całkiem nieźle.

[@CanberkSezer]

Hi as you mention alternative source of incomes for photogrqphers, do you know where i can find such jobs online, like interior photo shoots. I live in Turkey and I don't know many clients. So i hope to find customers online.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Hey! I applied for Airbnb Professional photography program 2yrs ago and since then made nice extra income with that platform - highly recommended. If you live in Turkey you may have some popular turist destinations around so you can start your airbnb activity, something like - photo tour in Istambul or something like that. That works in my case. And if you do wedding sessions always ask for recommendation.

[@CanberkSezer]

@@JacekSopotnicki thanks Jacek, i will search for it. Also would be happy to see a detailed video on this air bnb program for photographers.

[@tomasz2378]

Thanks Jacek for your tutorial. It's very encouraging. Contact me on prv, quess I don't have your current number.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Ok, sure, how can I reach you?

[@explorewitharnav]

Lol, it's me checking my earnings every 15min😆

[@JacekSopotnicki]

LOL, I totally know the feeling - it's better if you edit more photos instead :))

[@explorewitharnav]

@@JacekSopotnicki sure😆

[@rlat100]

Nie podzielam tego optymizmu z artykułu na fotobloogi. Zapraszam do grupy Stock Submitter Coalition na FB.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

Rozumiem i chcę dodać tam zdanie o etyce. To jest bardzo korporacyjne i nieetyczne zagranie. Ale trochę tak to jest - to są wszystko korporacje. Mam takie szczere pytanie, jestem już w kilku takich grupach, ale czy naprawdę wieży Pan w możliwość zmiany tej sytuacj?

[@rlat100]

@@JacekSopotnicki łudzę się. Trochę w myśl zasady nadzieja umiera ostatnia. Gdyby ludzie się zjednoczyli i razem powiedzieli nie stawce 0,10 za zdjęcia to pewnie miało by to sens. Niestety w tej chwili przypomina to na razie chaotyczne próby oporu i jednostkowe protesty. Duże fabryki cały czas ładują materiały.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

@@rlat100 Tak, fajne określenie - duże fabryki. Właśnie o to chodzi w powyższym filmie, przy dobrej organizacji można dość szybko stworzyć duże i skuteczne portfolio. Ja z żoną to nie żadna fabryka stocka, ale nasze portfolio w tydzień weszło na drugi poziom zarobków, jutro powinno dojść do drugiego poziomu a do końca miesiąca do trzeciego, w drugim kwartale według średniej sprzedaży powinniśmy wejść na poziom 4 czyli wyższy niż dotychczas dostępny. Na koniec roku dopiero się okaże czy zarobiliśmy mniej czy tak na prawdę więcej. Wszystko jednak opiera się o jedno - duże i miarę możliwości jak najlepsze portfolio. Pomijając etykę takich zagrań ze strony Shutterstock, która co najmniej wzbudza wątpliwości.

[@tomekKDP]

@@JacekSopotnicki przecież poziomów nie wyzerowali 1 czerwca. masz teraz maks co możesz dostać na SS czyli 10 centów za pobranie. wyzerują dopiero 1 stycznia.

[@JacekSopotnicki]

@@tomekKDP czyli masz na myśli że do stycznia stawki nie zostaną podniesione? Jeśli tak to skąd ta wiadomość? Z tego maila i oficjalnego artykułu na ich stronie nie jestem w stanie tego wyczytać.