Shutterstock vs. Alamy: Where did my stock photos earn more money?

[@NicoleGlass]

I hope my experience was interesting to you! But again, there are definitely other people who do well on Alamy so don't let my experience deter you from anything. Here's where you can sign up for Shutterstock: submit.shutterstock.com?rid=172178900 Here's a FREE trial to Epidemic Sound (the music I use): share.epidemicsound.com/zdM3n And here's my Instagram, if you want to connect :) instagram.com/nicolesglass/ (My links are affiliate links, and using them greatly helps me out!)

[@riyazahamed4036]

how can i received money or how i connect my from alamy and shutterstock

[@dav89able]

Shutterstock used to be on the top in terms of sales, but in the last few months Adobe surpassed it. It's also interesting to see how even if i have the same images on both, a part from the editorial ones, the top sellers are totally different. I've also been uploading consistently in Alamy over the past 2 years, and i've had some sporadic sale. Personally i don't spend too much time on it, i just upload the pictures and fine tune them from time to time, luckilythe upload process is very easy. But this month something magic happened and i sold 3 images for 320$ each! That was quiet motivating, so i will def continue uploading there. Too bad i can't know who bought them!

[@recommendally]

Which platform did you sell for 320$

[@carolinetelfer9603]

If they get used online a reverse image search can sometimes find them.

[@mymfotosyvideos1090]

Could you tell me how to set the price for the photos, I thought that Alamy and all the stock pages set the price, what is the direct link to the Alamy prices section? I would like to set my own prices. Thank you for your help and for answering me.

[@philr1191]

Good mentorship video. I have had similar experiences over 2.5 years. Of all of the sites (Alamy, ShutterStock, Adobe, IStock/Getty etc) I have found ShutterStock (SS) is the volume site. So I upload all of my images there. If I have a very special image and my gut tells me that it is worth it I will add to all sites. But I watch my performance on SS and once I see an image that is constantly downloaded I will make sure I add it to all of the others. I think the theme of what you are getting at is how to best manage your time spent uploading images. There is definitely something to that. Keep up the videos as you are really building a nice collection of stock photographer lifestyle clips.

[@dazzlingdeb8427]

Phil R I upload all the same photos onto to Shutterstock, iStock and Alamy (and if commercial, I also upload it to Adobe). My best seller on iStock is NOT my best seller on the other two. What sells on one site does not necessarily sell on another. Not sure why that is.

[@philr1191]

Dazzling Deb different professional audiences. That said it keeps non sellers from taking my time Alamy is mostly outside US it seems and Getty is more traditional national media, print and graphic artists when I see them Used...istock tends toward local news and bloggers Adobe is strong graphic artist use

[@dazzlingdeb8427]

Phil R Thanks for that info. It’s helpful.

[@ziraiah]

Thank you, this helped me a lot. I'm just starting out with stock photography to improve my skills. I'm not a pro in photography, and regular practice is something I need. I've been thinking about using SS to upload quantity of photos, and when my skills improve, start to upload better photos on other platforms too. :)

[@John-Shutterlyphotos]

My first sale was with Alamy back in 2012, made $275 on 1 photo, since then I have made about $50 with several photos on Alamy. Shutterstock is consistent, little money but lots of downloads.

[@svantepetersson9588]

Witch is best

[@svantepetersson9588]

For you

[@yazhassan5214]

Hi Giovanni. Did you set the price On your photo sale of $275 or did Alamy? Or does it depend on other specifics. Thanks

[@John-Shutterlyphotos]

@@yazhassan5214 Alamy set the price.

[@Sunnyside-415]

You can use both sites? Is it both un exclusive? Meaning you can use the same photo for both site? It's seems that alamy take 60 percent which is a lot does shutter stock take ad much? Was the 275$ with the minus 60, percent ,? Thank you ❤

[@billrogers8453]

Hi Nicole, I am fairly new, and therefore late, to the stock photography experience and I am an avid follower of your channel. I have more images on Alamy than I do on Shutterstock, but, out of over three hundred views on Alamy, I have not even had one person zoom in and zero sales. At least on Shutterstock I have a couple of sales. I really need to up my game so please, I know you were doing a bit of soul searching recently about your channel, please, please keep posting these videos, they really help. Bill (UK)

[@HubertKnoblauch3DContentOnline]

Good one Nicole. Same finding as you. What was interesting is that i sold a 3d wireframe render of a predator drone on Alamy for 175usd, and it was used in the Washington drone museum at an exhibition. And for some other news.....i found a niche in shutterstock which is not saturated at all, in fact, there were only one photo before i started uploading to it a week ago, already made some nice sales off it

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

What's the niche Hubert? Wink wink, lol.

[@HubertKnoblauch3DContentOnline]

@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt i can tell you if there is a way to private message

[@SteveAtkinsonFineArt]

@@HubertKnoblauch3DContentOnline Hubert, that's incredibly generous of you, but I wouldn't dream of taking advantage. I hope you sell so much. Thanks for the offer though =0)

[@sbnemart238]

Hi Hubert! Would love to check out your portfolio if it’s fine with you ☺️

[@HubertKnoblauch3DContentOnline]

@@sbnemart238 i don't mind but im not going to paste it in this thread this piece of turf belongs to Nicole Glass.

[@tanalee229]

And you mean a lot to us. Always good to see you, Nicole! Best wishes for continued (and growing) success!

[@lorenbrand]

I've only uploaded to Shutterstock so far. I've got 59 photos loaded and had 10 sales for a total of $7.26. I'm happy with that though because it's focussed my mind on improving my commercial photography in general.

[@_gatsby]

what? I get a quarter no matter what.. grrrr

[@lorenbrand]

@@_gatsby I usually get a quarter but for one photo I got $3+ and for another I got $1.88. No idea why! The first one was a London nightclub decorated for its birthday. The second was the Scottish flag flying in the wind at a harbour.

[@dazzlingdeb8427]

Loren's London You’ve been lucky! I’ve sold 48 so far but all for .25, except for two images. The highest amount I got was $1.88.

[@mannyd9328]

Hello Nicole, enjoyed the Shutterstock VS. Alamy. I actually do up load to both but have stopped uploading to Alamy because of not having a single SALE on that platform to date. Although I find that shutterstock should be paying the artist more, my work sells a lot on Shutterstock. I mainly upload commercial work but have also sold editorial photos as well. On the other hand, I do upload to Adobestock and find that I make about 50% more money with them compared to shutterstock with much less downloads. AdobeStock pay’s artist more and tends to sell my photo’s at a higher price point. I started in the game much later, My first uploads in Stock was in August 2018 with steady growth each month. Thanks for the great video 👍🏼

[@mymfotosyvideos1090]

Hi Manny. I'm registering on Alamy, have you sold at least 100 dollars on Alamy or absolutely nothing? Could you help me send me the link to fill out the w8ben form on Alamy, I can't find the link.

[@stuartlark1032]

I’ve been on shutterstock 1 1/2 year and have only uploaded 52 pictures of my dog and have made over $77 in that time. I have uploaded the same pictures to iStock and had 9 downloads totalling $12. I will try other stock sites and do more pictures of other things then just my dog 😂

[@NicoleGlass]

Wow, you must have a pretty good looking dog! It's a hard category to compete in. Definitely look into Adobe Stock :)

[@stuartlark1032]

Nicole Glass thank you I will. I’m very lucky she is beautiful but very active which is the majority of the pictures sold. I have a good idea what sells now for the next time I take pictures or editing. I do like your videos by the way. Thank you 😊

[@imajinest7379]

Love the live news story! I was in Hong Kong during the first round of protests and I had uploaded a bunch of photos from them. Alamy contacted me requesting more info and told me they were putting them out on the news feed and they seemed excited. I did not get any news sales from them. I sold some later including a book cover, but nothing at the time. Since they have been brought out, Live News access is much more limited. But Alamy is the only agency I really make money at. I have been there 16 years and should cross $500,000 in gross sales next month (around $225k net). Outside of Pond 5, I have not crossed $1,000 with any other agency. I sometimes think i should make my own video 😂😂😂

[@recommendally]

Please do. I love your experience. It is motivating.

[@theologicaltravel]

Please make a video about offset

[@sharonsnider739]

I uploaded 500 photos to Alamy 6 months ago and haven't sold any yet :( I have the best return with Adobe Stock.

[@lctrail]

I don't have that many up only a couple hundred but I never sold one photo with alamy whereas I've done well with Shutterstock and Adobe stock

[@Balconatube]

@@lctrail Would you tell me please, what kind of photos preferred in Shutterstock vs Adobe stock ? I'm a beginner and i don't know the difference. Thank you

[@lctrail]

@@Balconatube honestly I'm still kind of figuring that out myself. One thing I've noticed is Shutterstock is much more accepting of phone images than Adobe. Another thing is Shutterstock will accept editorial submissions and Adobe will not.

[@Balconatube]

@@lctrail Thank you

[@bobstringer1739]

They probably sold them and didn't tell you

[@The_Block_Bros]

Were these photos digital or physical photos?

[@southeastasiagoingastray731]

My Almay search bar dose not work!

[@jamesmeyerphoto]

Thanks Nicole. My main gig is real estate photography which slows down towards the end of the year so I popped on this video for inspiration. I sell on Shutterstock, Adobe, some on Blackbox and noththing on iStock. I'll be uploading more stock content over the slow months. If only keywording didn't take so long :)

[@janetcarmo5609]

We are just getting started with stock photography. I got a lot of good information from your video. Thanks

[@JeevesTCW]

Fascinating. It seems that I've made a huge mistake by using Alamy exclusively based on this & other videos. Thank you for sharing, Rich.

[@NicoleGlass]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sergiyakhundov2876]

In my opinion, at present, the strongest competitor for Shutterstok is AdobeStock, the rest are not competitive

[@HubertKnoblauch3DContentOnline]

My adobe stock overtook my Shutterstock

[@dazzlingdeb8427]

Sergiy Akhundov I have found it difficult to sell on Adobe Stock. Alamy too. I think it’s because they cost more per download when compared to Shutterstock. The one that’s neck and neck with Shutterstock is iStock. I’ve sold one more image on Shutterstock than iStock, but I’ve made more money on iStock.

[@HubertKnoblauch3DContentOnline]

Also, noticed that my content uploads to "graphic resources" in Adobe stock out performs my other - but that may just be the nature of my content(3d renders)

[@Nal2000]

How about Adobe Stock if compared with Shutterstock?

[@NicoleGlass]

Adobe Stock can be great. But they do not accept editorial images. Considering the majority of what I shoot is editorial, it's hard to compare them. But for those people who shoot primarily commercial, I would highly recommend Adobe.

[@BrettHondow]

I think Adobe Stock take editorial but only if you are employed by Getty (or something like that).

[@mk1photography62]

Hi Nicole I am a real “newbie” in stock photography but old age actually in photography terms. I only have 119 photos with shutterstock but have already had success with downloads so I plan to upload some every day

[@Moodboard39]

All depends what photos ... probably same as yours , or your skills sucks or not adding accurate keywords , title , description

[@99mrpogi]

I have submitted several pictures in shutterstock and only one picture is approved. the others are rejected

[@marcinmakara9600]

Can i upload pictures made with my phone?(samsung s10)

[@msharmaravi]

Most of my photos on Shutterstock r getting rejected due main subject out of focus

[@pelajarbahasaasing4982]

yeah it really disappointed , sometimes I really hated them

[@antimatter7968]

Yeah it's the same for me, can you give me some info about it that how can I get it done correctly ?

[@georgegbo8441]

Hi nichole completely knew to the stock photography game..I been on shutterstock for 6 months and have had 23 downloads and a good many was on demand...Thanks for all the information

[@FransBlok]

I have the same experiences with the two platforms. Lots of downloads at Shutterstock, most of them for rather small amounts of money. Only ten sales at Alamy but those brought me 5 to 20 dollar per sale. Overall however Shutterstock makes me about ten times as much money as Alamy. But since uploading to Alamy is very easy, I keep doing so.

[@MaManiereDEtreMaman]

It all was true before June 2020. Now I’m refocusing on Alamy again

[@miamited69]

How about now 3 years later. How do they compare?

[@IrishChippy]

Thank you Nicole. I really like straight to the point video, without 'fill in'. I just started on Shutterstock a few weeks ago, and now that I got the hang of it, I will stick with them for now. I upload mixed photos taken with a prime 50mm on a secondhand 5d Mkii. Although I only made $1.50 from six downloads (editorial), I can see the type of photos that sell. Stay Safe

[@danmccurry3810]

Thanks Nicole, for posting just the information I was looking into. I will try them both, and will share my experience. The very idea of you taking off to take pictures at Alamy's request with no contract sheds light on how this industry operates. We have to be more innovative at getting paid our effort's as we are creative with the content we create!

[@YoDeesDiary]

If I buy, do I have all rights to the image?

[@Moodboard39]

Depend on the license : non-exclusive or exclusive right

[@PaintingByYasantha]

How to upload popular characters photoes to shutterstock web.?

[@TripHacksDC]

This is really interesting. I've never heard of Alamy. As a buyer I just want to go to the place with the biggest volume of photos available.

[@NicoleGlass]

It's very UK based and news heavy. I think it's primarily used for journalism.

[@TheWairarapaWildcat]

@@NicoleGlass No there is a huge amount of worldwide images on Alamy and also archive or historical images which SS don't have so much of. They also sell live news and also editorial style images do very well.

[@garyculley9939]

Hey Nicole, love your work. Question. You speak of the platform, which WAY did you upload images to Alamy. Royalty Free or Rights Managed?

[@RichcoupENT]

I’m new in the photography world, your video really inspired me, I’m signing up for shutterstock right away, thanks Nic 🤘🏼

[@ChristianMempel]

For me as a european definitely Adobe Stock.

[@NicoleGlass]

Adobe Stock does relatively well for me as well :)

[@alvaro_bueno]

​@@NicoleGlassHello Nicole, but, how can you upload editorial images in Adobe stock? Because currently, I can't submit images to editorial. Have you being invited by Adobe to join the editorial submission?

[@NicoleGlass]

@@alvaro_bueno I only upload commercial images to Adobe Stock. Unfortunately they do not accept editorial images from individual contributors.

[@shalinchaudhary2598]

Hey guys.. can I submit same image on Shutterstock and Adobe stock?

[@MrsHyde92]

Does Adobe stock require an evaluation/approval of a bunch of photos in order to become a seller??! Thanks

[@you2loveme]

Thanks so much for covering this topic Nicole, it was very helpful info. Loved reading your responses which was very informative as well.

[@mswhite1532]

Hi, Really enjoy your videos and appreciate your sharing your wealth of knowledge regarding stock photography. I would like to get into stock photography but confused as to where to start, in particular what photos to upload for the initial screening. I have an library of over 20k photos of various subjects: landscapes, wildlife, flowers, trees, abstracts, etc. Is it better to upload beautiful images or the ones that are not so saturated and interesting but less glamorous? Or is it more important at the initial screening that they be good quality regardless of subject matter? Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

[@DanteBusquets]

I have not sold a single image on Alamy yet. I don't have as many photos there as I do on Shutterstock, but still… On Adobe Stock I sell here and there. Definitely ShSt has been so far the best one for me. And BTW, something curious happened just last month: I had been steadily selling on average 20-30 USD a month on ShSt, but just as I cracked the 1500th upload mark, I jumped to 74 USD in Sept, and this month I already have 117 USD, and October isn't even over yet. Coincidence? I try to upload constantly, but I only do a few at once. Now I stand at 1535 images total.

[@RichardOldroyd]

I have tried so many platforms and I keep coming back to Shutterstock. It's just my workflow now. I know I should upload to as many sites as I can but I concentrate on Shutterstock and it pays off.

[@Moodboard39]

Other sites to time consuming ...if not create your own website and sell there

[@SQCarrom]

Love from Pakistan. Question is how to write metadata in alamy after passing QC .

[@sharonmitchell2350]

Thank you Nicole for sharing lime you do!-

[@sundaeurbano-hinder3489]

How do you caption your Shutterstock photos? Thanks! Your videos are so informative.

[@milnesrichard]

Alamy pays 50% if you exclusively upload images to them. They sell for higher prices. They have a very user friendly site. I wouldn't bother putting images anywhere else or you risk undercutting yourself.

[@Moodboard39]

Why wouldn't you ??

[@PhilKoenigBrooklyn]

Any idea what the diff between Shutterstock and Getty Images is?

[@NicoleGlass]

They're completely different platforms. One big difference is that Getty requires exclusivity, while Shutterstock does not.

[@PhilKoenigBrooklyn]

@@NicoleGlass I guess them the question is really what the payoff is. Of one gets a premium over the other and or does higher volume

[@NicoleGlass]

@@PhilKoenigBrooklyn I am not on Getty but I do know a few people who make a decent amount there. The pay is usually a lot better. They're also much more selective than other platforms are. Getty is considered macro stock, not micro stock.

[@HubertKnoblauch3DContentOnline]

Nicole, do you get luck on your referral links? I managed to get some good blackbox referral subs but no luck on the shutterstock front.

[@NicoleGlass]

Not really. I’ve had hundreds of sign ups but most people make accounts and never really upload much

[@agungbs5900]

Hi Nicole it's a great video from you. I have a question, have you ever sell your commisioned photo's to microstock agency?

[@PrhcTito]

Don’t need models release??

[@phouythesun7837]

How to delete​images​ in​ Alamy

[@mymfotosyvideos1090]

Hi nicole. Could you give me the Alamy link, so I can fill out the w8ben form, I can't find that option anywhere on the Alamy page. Thanks for your help Nicole.

[@kofiagyare237]

Is it free to be a contributor on this stock footage sites

[@wahavi]

Hi Nicole, I think there is one major thing you did not mention in this video. Alamy is a MACROstock site, while SS is a MICROstock site. It makes a really big difference. As you say, you started in 2017, so on Alamy 2 years time is not enough to judge anything. To compare a macro and a micro site is like comparing cats and dogs :-) And one more thing: I have heard that Alamy now performs better in the USA than in the UK... (reading the Alamy forum, there are several non-UK contributors that reach massive monthly income).

[@NicoleGlass]

All valid points :) And yes... analysis is always better done with more time. What is your personal experience on Alamy?

[@wahavi]

@@NicoleGlass As for me, I have been uploading to Alamy for only 1 year with 3 sales (one of them is 3 digit). I read their forum very often, and I meet there a lot of inspiring experience from contributors being on Alamy for several years. Another thing that may cause low sale number on Alamy comparing to SS (or other micro) is if you upload the same collection to both micro and macro sites. My personal experience: two of my niche photos were viewed on Alamy, then on the same day bought on SS for pennies. So it is obvious that customers search for the cheapest, if it is a niche photo they want. Maybe it was the case with your Trump photo? We don't know for sure, but could be. All the best for you!

[@andrewmurraytv]

Is there an opportunity taking pictures of older places and landmarks in Europe like in Spain or Greece?

[@Moodboard39]

Dude, people buy anything . Don't matter what it is...go shoot, a crack building or something

[@fsanchez4905]

For myself, Alamy seems to be a harder to crack into. I believe that Alamy has more of a UK customer base and therefore my American images just don't seem to capture the attention. Shutterstock works better for me. I can relay on volume and repeat sales on Shutterstock. So, I am almost ready to give-up on Alamy.

[@jaycee9066]

You make great video presentations A+. I have to start looking into uploading photographs. Thank you Nicole

[@NicoleGlass]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BrutallyHonestStockGuy]

Hi Nicole, Interesting analysis. I have pretty much the same images on both SS and Alamy (in fact more on Alamy as RM exclusive) and I make on average 4x per month on SS. I pretty much just submit everywhere (10+ agencies) and RF and let the market decide. Stocksubmitter is a godsend in this case. All the best, Alex

[@NicoleGlass]

Interesting to hear your experience! Thanks for sharing.

[@mahdiehsaniani2192]

Could you please share what are the other agencies?

[@ADAtrips]

As usual you are fantastic. Question, Are there any photos that you feature only on Alamy now , since you did these two in competition? IE News heavy vs other that do better in SS? Am I making sense? See you around.

[@dazzlingdeb8427]

Shutterstock just rejected two photos for the main subject not in focus and noise/artifacts. Yet these same two photos were accepted by Adobe, Alamy and iStock. This happens more often than not. I stopped adding any extra clarity or dehazing, which helped my acceptance rate, but I still get the focus rejection. I’m not the only one, apparently. Has anyone else noticed this issue?

[@ucallthatatweet]

I haven't been beyond Shutterstock yet with my work, but the rejection reasons from their reviewers have me wondering if they've hired people who are new to reading English.

[@OleksandrZoz]

Awesome. Do you upload photo video on others stocks? Do you know about stocksubmitter?

[@TheEclecticPhotog]

I haven't started trying to sell any of my images for stock purposes yet, but watching your videos is definitely making me consider trying Shutterstock.

[@NicoleGlass]

It's a tough journey but a fun one :)

[@NuwanDFernandezNDF]

Can you please do Adobe stock vs Shutterstock comparison regarding sales and other perspectives.

[@NicoleGlass]

Will keep this one in mind for the future :)

[@yohanrandika722]

Can Payoneer be used as a payment method?

[@AYATISLAMICTVAIT]

Can i upload my shutterstock's photo in alamy?

[@NicoleGlass]

Yes

[@LennyYT]

Thanks for the video When they asked you to do work they didn’t pay for the task?

[@huynhisteven]

Hi Nicole, thanks for your sharing video. I have a question about the dimension and resolution. Can you give me the best resolution and dimension to upload on stock market? Thanks a lot

[@casualtmusic]

About 8 months ago I started uploading to 5 agencies. Out of those 5, Alamy is the ONLY one on which I have not sold even a single picture. The other 4 are doing more or less alright, with Shutterstock and Adobe Stock selling the most. To make matters worse, I just had a batch of 50 pictures rejected during QC because ONE (!!) of the 50 pictures (a night shot) had some noise in it. So, one picture has an issue, and Alamy rejects the remaining 49 UNSEEN? I think I'm about done with Alamy.

[@mahdiehsaniani2192]

May I please know what are the 3 other websites?

[@Moodboard39]

​@@mahdiehsaniani2192dreamstime , Getty , 500px

[@gerardferry3958]

one is micro-stock so that really answers the question, one has a news service, one has contracts with uk newspapers

[@Photerloo]

I have had a similar experience with Alamy. I have made a couple sales on there but nothing compared to Shutterstock. I have had people tell me that Alamy is sometimes better for newsworthy photos which my photos aren't so that could be why.

[@soumitadas2905]

How many photos you have on Shutterstock n alamy!?

[@asifchangazi9025]

Hi, nicole you are doing a great job, as sharing you experience, this is definitely a great help for me.thanks.

[@NicoleGlass]

Thank you! I’m glad you find it helpful :)

[@blackgear6316]

Does my photo will be maintain forever on shutterstock or for certain amount of time?

[@jimmyhill9591]

You can remove images from your portfolio when ever you wish. You are not selling the photos or rights to Shutterstock, simply granting them permission to act as a licensing agent for you.

[@blackgear6316]

Jimmy Hill i have notice somewhere that photo will be appear in shutterstock for only 21days

[@jimmyhill9591]

@@blackgear6316 I haven't seen anything to indicate that. Nicole's protest and Trump photos have been up for over 2 years. Are you worried that if an image doesn't sell in a certain period of time they will remove it and you will have to re-upload? From this Shutterstock Contributor forum thread- forums.submit.shutterstock.com/topic/90464-how-long-can-your-content-stay-on-shutterstock/ The images remain until you remove them.

[@NicoleGlass]

When you upload the photos, you have a limited amount of time to add the keywords and descriptions before they disappear from your uploads. Perhaps that's what you're thinking of! But Jimmy is right: once they're accepted and for sale, they will remain there.

[@blackgear6316]

Nicole Glass thank you Nicole ☺️

[@Noealz]

I seem to be the minority in Getty these days :3 Been eyeing Adobe Stock a bit more lately - need to give it a go

[@NicoleGlass]

I am not on Getty but I am on Adobe Stock... it does relatively well for me so I would recommend it :) But they do not accept editorial images FYI

[@helloitsmeterrykelly1944]

Nicole Glass I do ok on Adobe but without editorial it’s not near as good as SS.

[@josea7804]

I’ve actually have better results in istock (Getty) than in shutterstock or Alamy or adobe. I pretty much have the same photos in all 4. The problem with istock is the steep payout amount ($100).

[@dazzlingdeb8427]

Jose A Yes, I agree about the payout price. I’ve sold 48 on Shutterstock and 47 on iStock but I’ve made so much more $$ on iStock. Once I actually get paid, that is.

[@helloitsmeterrykelly1944]

I signed up with iStock in 2007. All I had was a point and shoot camera which just didn’t cut it for stock back then. Fast forward to 2017 & semi-professional gear. I signed up with Alamy SS and a few others. Within a month one of my photos on Alamy sold for $250.00, was 50 50 split back then. Sold a few more on Alamy, my take was over $400.00 in several months. Alamy was way ahead of the pack. With in 2 years SS has finally caught up and surpassed Alamy in $$$. This year my sales on Alamy are very slow. SS on the other hand, sales are increasing every month.

[@viewFinland]

What is better sold there? Not a secret? What size portfolio is needed to start sales?

[@lostboysvideovault]

I was on Alamy more than 10 years ago exclusively, and I never sold a photo. They were all keyworded, and titled. I basically decided that Alamy just sucks. So now I'm going to give Shutterstock a try.

[@tanalee229]

I'm not reading or watching before I guess Shutterstock. ... Now on to the video!

[@trampledbygeese]

Thanks for the helpful video. Quick question: have you done a similar compare between SS and Alamy, but with photos that aren't uploaded to both? Given how easy it is to search for a photo on google, I imagine people would shop around for the best deal. $1-5 on SS vs nearly $20 on Alamy. I'm just starting out (5 months, 300 photos on each) and I noticed that my SS photos start selling about a week after I upload the same photo to Alamy. Do customers shop around like this?

[@NicoleGlass]

Valid point. I think there’s definitely plenty of individuals who shop around. Maybe not everyone. Companies I’ve worked for, for example, will always end up buying from the same site that they’re used to and price isn’t an issue. But individuals usually search for better prices

[@trampledbygeese]

@@NicoleGlass thank you for your insights.

[@venus9174]

Thank you How do you upload the photos non exclusively?

[@Moodboard39]

Should be options lol don't ya people look at the site ??

[@hasithamahesh1]

hi please explain how the demanded rates are calculated in shutterstock?

[@NicoleGlass]

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[@MIUrduinfo]

Dear.miss my shutterstock account disable copyright videos issue kindly soultion

[@thetonycam3944]

Would you ever shoot film professionally?

[@MrsHyde92]

Does Alamy allow people from all over the globe to be part of their photographers/sellers? And I'd also want to know whether an approval is required in order to join... Thanks! ❤️

[@VladimirStanisic]

I only do commercial, stock photography and of the 7 agencies I upload to, Alamy is the worst. SS brings me $ 1k per month, Alamy only $ 10-20. Alamy did a great marketing campaign and most of the authors fell for it, however, it is an agency that has no future with commercial microstock photography. Thanks Nicole.

[@NicoleGlass]

Thanks! I'm curious, how long have you been doing stock photography? Seems like you definitely know what you're doing :)

[@VladimirStanisic]

@@NicoleGlass I've been researching for one year, now I'm 3 years into it. This is my portfolio on SS: www.shutterstock.com/g/stanisicvladimir

[@LatinGirl1993]

Nice video. I am new in the game where would you guys recommend me to sell my pictures? There are just so many sites it's overwhelmimg.

[@Moodboard39]

Is editorial ...

[@StanRaw88]

How do you get model permissions everytime? I've just started playing with stock photography and even people photographed from the back requires a release!?

[@NicoleGlass]

I upload those photos as editorial images

[@maybahag]

Hi Nicole! May I ask how did you get a model release for publishing that photo of Pres. Trump? Thanks!

[@Thekiwis]

Defiantly Shutterstock Cz the downloading frequency in more higher than the other stock agencies in the market right now

[@soubhikchakraborty6014]

U have so nice content mam. Mam when I post a photo with logo can you tell me the catalogy ? And one more thing if I post a protest photo is it required property release or model release?

[@milnesrichard]

It usually depends how the photo will be used. For 'editorial' you don't need any releases. You only need releases for commercial advertising usage.

[@silverdusssst]

I was on alamy in 2010 and never sold a photo

[@NicoleGlass]

Hmm.. hear that from a lot of people..

[@enginsezerstocks]

Hi, i sold 10 photos on Alamy last year and earned 170 $, this year i sold 7 photos and earned 236 $ but sales are rare. My best sales in 1-Istock 2-Shutterstock 3-Adobe 4-Alamy but not same amount of images and footages on them.

[@mikevon8477]

thanks for the video

[@outofofficetravels8374]

thank you!

[@NicoleGlass]

sure thing!

[@ishanambokar5838]

Which laptop do you use for photo editing?

[@NicoleGlass]

2018 MacBook Pro

[@margaritayoung]

Hi Nicole, I have 300 photos in my Alamy portfolio and haven't sold any yet but i found out that one of my photos is being used in newspaper. I don't undestand how that's possible because i don't have any sales. Do you have some experience with stolen photos on Alamy?

[@NicoleGlass]

Hmm bizarre. Did you post that photo elsewhere (like Twitter or other social media channels)? I would definitely reach out to the newspaper and ask about it I've never had stolen photos from Alamy, but I have had my work stolen from other places

[@IndependentDreams]

its possible to remove any wattermarks ;) they just grab your pic and retouched it a little bit

[@077Mannyt]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@epasqualli]

Thanks for sharing with us, good video! Guys, don't forget, this video is 2 years old, now Shutterstock pays only 10 cents per image, at that time was 25 average price

[@NicoleGlass]

Yup!

[@PunjabiKalakar]

I have a question about, uploading same picture on Adobe and Shutterstock. Is it possible to upload same picture on both platforms???

[@NicoleGlass]

yes you can!

[@PunjabiKalakar]

@@NicoleGlass wow that was real fast reply 🙂🙂🙂 thank you so much ;) have beautiful day

[@urbanphotolab.project2223]

Alamy & Shutterstock have two very different business models, which is probably where the difference lies. Over a period of 7 years Alamy is lagging behind by 50% and I upload the same photos to both sites. Shutterstock is the winner! 😉 @TTStock

[@Moodboard39]

Good to know ...what about dreamstime ???

[@Sunnyside-415]

Do you pay taxes on Shutterstock? And how are you paid? Do you need a PayPal account? Or is there other ways? Thank you ❤

[@MysticalJessica]

Why not upload on all at the same time and get whatever possible from all ?

[@MsJNix]

Great Video!

[@NicoleGlass]

thank you!