INCREASE your EARNINGS with these 12 TIPS for beginner STOCK PHOTOGRAPHERS

[@lucasdeaver9192]

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.

[@LukaAzman]

Oh, thanks, that is really useful to hear!

[@sandiegophoto64]

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!

[@LukaAzman]

You are welcome! Yeah, that is why I don't like being in these forums. People are just complaining instead of shooting :)

[@R.G.LovesBooks]

I agree with what you said about the forum, they can be very negative and even rude to people asking simple questions.

[@LukaAzman]

Exactly! I know some can be helpful, and I check them from time to time, but usually I like to stay away from them!

[@hanswismeijer3277]

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.

[@LukaAzman]

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.

[@Diaryofastockphotographe-iq4iu]

Interesting points, be ready to adapt was a tip that resonated with me the most

[@LukaAzman]

Thank you 🙏

[@PeteLeong]

Great tips Luka! Cheers from Japan🤙

[@LukaAzman]

Thank you 🙏

[@mederich9836]

Glad you're back with videos. Keep them coming 🙂

[@LukaAzman]

Thanks man! More to come 💪

[@anderstollestrup]

So happy that you're back, Luka. Good content and I'm looking forward to the next one. Greeting from Tuscany

[@LukaAzman]

Thank you! Yeah, I decided to be more consistent 💪

[@hipsterise]

Good to see you for soo long.... Keep uploading... 💪

[@LukaAzman]

Thanks! Yeah, I am planning to be more consistent now 😃

[@CasianoMarcos]

Thanks, I like your attitude!

[@LukaAzman]

Thank you :)

[@beta.immanuel]

thank u , your tips really useful for me , lovely Luka😍😍🙏🙏

[@LukaAzman]

My pleasure 😊

[@isayildiz6749]

Thank you for video, Luka. An inspiring work.

[@LukaAzman]

Thank you 🙏

[@abs3439]

amazing video! Thanks!

[@LukaAzman]

You are welcome!

[@pixiburner261]

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 :)

[@LukaAzman]

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.

[@UNBOXER101]

Bro this video is so useful

[@LukaAzman]

Thank you very much

[@michaldziekonski3162]

This is great! ❤

[@zarko89sd]

Hvala Luka

[@LukaAzman]

You are welcome :)

[@fponceg]

Thanks You from Ecuador

[@LukaAzman]

You are welcome! I hope you enjoyed :)

[@fponceg]

@@LukaAzman Yes!!!! So much!!!!!

[@michaldziekonski3162]

thank you!

[@LukaAzman]

You're welcome!

[@urbantactical148]

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?

[@LukaAzman]

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 :)

[@urbantactical148]

@@LukaAzman Thanks for the info.

[@Ntxroses]

i hope this year i can afford eos m100 and start my microstock

[@relentlessundrdawg]

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.

[@LukaAzman]

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,...

[@relentlessundrdawg]

@@LukaAzman Thanks for the reply. Hopefully, one of my pics will generate money. I will keep uploading.

[@henokh.c]

Just a random question: Do ai generated image threatens your stock photography sales or it's just the same as usual?

[@LukaAzman]

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.

[@henokh.c]

@@LukaAzman Thanks for the insight, appreciate it.

[@johncrowe9562]

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.

[@LukaAzman]

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.

[@axelfoo1]

I disagree with tip #2. Both Shutter and Adobe keep rejecting my photos because of noise.

[@LukaAzman]

Yeh, I heard that! I thought all the agencies are more relaxed about that these days :)

[@sakibhasan7723]

I am also facing this problem. They always reject image with small noise.

[@vidyanshupriyadarshi2531]

Is it allowed to have a product brand name or logo in stock photo

[@LukaAzman]

No, you have to delete all that :)

[@vidyanshupriyadarshi2531]

Can i uplod my stockphoto (non-exclusive) on social media

[@LukaAzman]

Yes, of course, that is not a problem :)

[@vidyanshupriyadarshi2531]

@@LukaAzman Thanks man!! appreciate the help😊

[@luluraschi.studio]

Hi Luka, how much are you earning now pero month as an average?

[@LukaAzman]

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 🙂

[@luluraschi.studio]

@@LukaAzman well, that sounds fantastic to me. Thanks for answering 😃

[@TheMadManTV]

noise, film grain Shuterstock = ❌ iStock = ✅

[@LukaAzman]

Oh, really? Still? Thanks for that, I thought it is the same there, but yeah, I know SS was always very strict!

[@Greife]

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.

[@LukaAzman]

Oh, that is so cool :) Thanks for sharing, I always love to see my images in use :)