Top Selling Generative AI Files from Adobe Stock Contributors - What's Making Money?

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An update on the top selling generative AI images being sold on Adobe Stock right now, broken down into the most downloaded categories so you can get insights on what to generate and upload next.

[@randallparkerjr]

March I did about $120 on about 2300 images, on track for a little better this month in April.

[@aneesraza8854]

I have uploaded 3k images but earned 50$ in month can you tell me the tricks which type of images you have uploaded??

[@ashencore3549]

this month 270 downloads and 216$ of royalties full AI and a little vector illustration. I started in february 2023, 1 year now. Thank you for your videos and tips

[@Urathe]

how many images uploaded do you have?

[@MicrostockLife]

Nice! How many files do you have online? Keep up the great work and keep growing!

[@ashencore3549]

​ @MicrostockLife @Urathe 2929 images now

[@UmroExtremes]

​@@ashencore3549sounds great... Good luck.. Tell me is this the all time of 1 year 216 dollars or do you ever payout before?

[@mayachy3518]

@@ashencore3549 all ai images>? plz reply🙏

[@bendixmahner]

Tank you very much for your expertise. Rn I've got around 3k images and 4k Vectors and around 200 Videos. A mix around AI images and images I took myself. I get around 100$ to 150$ and it's increasing nearly every month though only upload around 200 to 300 images/vectors/videos every month. I'm excited to see what will happen to my earnings as I consider uploading more. Over all you helped me so much in my life as a creator. Thank you ❤ wish you all the best

[@MicrostockLife]

I'm so glad that the information I share is helping you! This is why I am sharing! Wishing you great growth in the days ahead!

[@R2D-Escanor7]

Hey what Ai tool do you use?

[@MicrostockLife]

So far I have stuck with Midjourney. I mess around a bit with Firefly inside of Photoshop, but not for uploading images to stock sites -- mainly just to generate my thumbnails for KZbin. How about you?

[@theMobileJourno]

Always appreciate your content! Just some feedback on mic audio in recent vids -- it sounds like there's a noise suppression filter or something else causing some distortion. Similar to a low bitrate, wishy-washy effect at times. It's only really noticeable on quality headphones, but thought i'd share. Cheers!

[@MicrostockLife]

Thanks for the feedback. I know this is an issue I need to address soon. I record videos on my phone and I use the new Enhance Audio feature in the beta of Adobe Premiere Pro to make it sound better than the raw audio I get on recordings. I am trying to toggle to the right amount of filtering this feature offers, and clearly haven't found that sweet spot yet. At some point I'll invest in a more professional camera and mic set up. Best of luck to you!

[@eurossocial]

Thank you very much for sharing these valuable information. You are so kind and helpful. 👍

[@MicrostockLife]

Thank you for the feedback and best of luck to you!

[@lovepakistan120]

Last time I commented I had 4.15k adobe stock illustrations but now its 5k . But it doesn't have much effect on my portfolio. Still figuring out ways to improve myself. Thanks for sharing info ❤

[@MicrostockLife]

Happy to help. Great to hear you are growing your portfolio. Hopefully the content will attract attention and sales over time. Keep it up!

[@RoyalRajwadaPhotography]

THANK YOU SIR FOR MAKING VIDEOS ON STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

[@MicrostockLife]

Thanks for the feedback, and best of luck to you!

[@masoncarr2244]

I wonder if Food AI Art sells very well on Adobe Stock?

[@MicrostockLife]

When I look at top sellers food doesn't show up much. But it could still be a good niche to explore. Good luck to you!

[@masoncarr2244]

@@MicrostockLife Ok. Thanks for letting me know.

[@mzk7774]

I have this month 91 sales on Adobe stock (65 dollars income) with port of 1500 assets (no AI) Would you say it is: poor/average/good/great result ?

[@MicrostockLife]

Thanks for sharing! I earn about $2,000 based on 31,000 files online, which equates to about $.064 per file online. It looks like you're earning about $.043 per file online, which isn't that far off. If your portfolio is fairly new, you might get some growth from attracting more people to your portfolio and wanting to buy more files from you. Best of luck!

[@mzk7774]

@@MicrostockLife Thanks. 31000 is a crazy number, I cant produce that much content even in a decade, so I guess my only shot is to try to bump up the sellability of my new content.

[@tanyasubaBg]

Thank you so much for all that you share with us

[@MicrostockLife]

Happy to do it! I hope things are going well for you!

[@gigi_ktm]

Hi, thank you for your videos. However, do you have any tips on how to expedite the review process for Adobe? I'm facing extremely long loading times. Adobe mentions an 8-week timeframe, but that seems excessively lengthy compared to other platforms. All of my content is AI-generated. Are you also encountering this delay?

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi. Have you watched my video on my recent survey? 162 people answered on many topics including their current wait times. It does seem that the times are getting shorter. Unfortunately I don't know of a way to expedite them.

[@gigi_ktm]

​@@MicrostockLifeok, thanks so much for replying. we will wait :) hoping that the process improves.

[@randallparkerjr]

I noticed certain content that Adobe wants, I'll upload it and it will be approved same or next day. Other images they'll leave in my queue for a month and then perhaps reluctantly approve. I honestly think the Adobe staff sees so much of this they're really looking for quality and new content, not that which is derivative and already abundantly available.

[@Metagraphic22]

Boss is boss. Thanks boss❤. I'm from Bangladesh🇧🇩

[@MicrostockLife]

Thanks for watching and best of luck to you!

[@KBank2001]

I would love to see you do a video on how to make a PNG design element.

[@MicrostockLife]

Great suggestion! I will try to work that into a future video.

[@UzairHassan-n2n]

What's is the best deminsion in pixel for ai Image for most of image Dawnlaod?

[@MicrostockLife]

I don't find that customers demand a certain size in pixels, but resolution is key. Make sure you're meeting Adobe's requirements: Minimum image resolution: 4MP (megapixels) Maximum image resolution: 100MP (megapixels) Maximum file size: 45MB (megabytes) To figure out pixel sizes, you might want to stick to aspect ratios that are common: rectangle: 3:2, square: 1:1, and for panoramas: 3:1 and 16:9 Applying these ratios to your high-resolution image will help determine the pixel size. The actual pixel size is probably not important to a customer, but aspect ratio could be, and resolution absolutely is. I hope this helps!

[@bestgames1891]

Hi, I have a question about which payment method you use for Adobe Stock to get paid? How long does it take to send money? Because I ordered with my first payment on PayPal,and it is 10 days ago and it is still under review and they have not sent money yet

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi, I use PayPal as well. I think it's common for it to take a week or two for them to process. I don't watch it too closely, so I can't give a precise number but I don't think you should worry at this point. If it goes another few weeks with no payment, you may want to reach out to them. Best of luck!

[@CaughtInTheMiddle0823]

I use PayPal and it’s usually processed to my PayPal account in 3-4 days but has been as low as 2 days.

[@azimjonesanov2077]

What is the best Ai generated for png images?

[@yasirsr4455]

So is your shutterstock's earning bigger or lesser than adobestock sir? In my case it is bigger, i sell mostly videos.

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi. I do monthly earnings reports that show my shutterstock earnings are lower than Adobe and falling each month. I do both images and videos at each. My videos sell much better at Adboe.

[@yasirsr4455]

@@MicrostockLife thank you for the answer. Then i will continue to post videos.

[@UmroExtremes]

Hey Sir... Nice video and we want more guidance about Adobe stock...

[@MicrostockLife]

Thanks! I talk about Adobe constantly in my videos. Is there certain types of information you'd like to see more of?

[@UmroExtremes]

@@MicrostockLife love to hear from you sir... I'd like to cover some topics about the title and tags. What matters the most? Should we add our own long titles before submitting or add suggested one? And what type of contents buyers wants more what they need actually and most selling on Adobe stock. Videos, images, illustrations etc. Why Photos takes more time in pending than Videos and illustrations files?

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi, I'm recording a video this weekend, and I'll see if I can address some or all of this in it... aiming to put it out Monday. Thanks for the suggestions!

[@tanyasubaBg]

I have a question, so if you can answer me, can you tell me how the prices of pictures are determined on the Adobe site, if you know? I see that my most expensive picture is 1.09 and the cheapest one is 0.23.

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi again! It can get fairly complicated, but in a nutshell, the calculations are based on two key factors -- the minimum royalty rate (which is determined by your lifetime licenses with Adobe) -- and the plan which the customer purchased (which could be a standard plan or a custom purchase). The amount you get is the first number times the second number. This page outlines it in more detail... helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/royalty-details.html. I hope this helps!

[@tanyasubaBg]

@@MicrostockLife Thank you. I'm not exactly sure if I understand the rules clearly, but thank you for the link.

[@P0sitiveVibes0nly]

Tell us a little bit about model release because when there are 100 model images it is very difficult to make a release of 100 models. What is the way to get rid of it?

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi, if you're talking about model releases in AI images, you shouldn't need a release. This is what Adobe says: "If the generative AI content was not based on a real person, but it visually appears to resemble a person, then you must click the "People and Property are fictional" box in the contributor portal to certify the people and/or property are fictional. See screenshot above for an example. If there are no recognizable people or property in the image or video, no release is required and you may leave the "People and Property are fictional" box unchecked. " helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/generative-ai-content.html But if you are talking about real images showing actual people, you will have to follow their release process, which is also detailed on that page. I hope this helps!

[@P0sitiveVibes0nly]

@@MicrostockLife Thank you so much boss

[@vrynstudios]

Thanks for the video.

[@MicrostockLife]

Thanks for the feedback. Best of luck to you!

[@SFKOMPLONG]

give me feedback about adobefirfly if the file name automatically matches propamt, is it important to change the ai result file for uploading adobestock contributors sir

[@MicrostockLife]

The prompt for Firefly and the image title for Adobe Stock serve totally different purposes and generally should not be the same. The title will help customers find your file, through searches within Adobe Stock and other agencies, as well as general search engine SEO, since the title gets used to create URLs, and a great URL will give your images a boost in Google SEO. Be sure your titles include important keywords -- anything a potential customer might type into a search to find images like yours. These words may not be the same words you use in an AI prompt to create an image. I hope this helps!

[@enginsezer9434]

That's great thanks!

[@MicrostockLife]

You're welcome! I appreciate the feedback.

[@m.pshanuka6046]

Can i do this mobile ?

[@bujuma]

hi sir , how i search to my uploaded images in adobe stock.

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi! My preferred method is to go to stock.adobe.com/ and perform a search like a customer. Do a search that will bring up one of your images, click on your image, and then click on your contributor name. It will appear under the title of the image on the right side of the screen ("By YOUR NAME") This brings up a portfolio page showing all your work, and it's searchable. I have this page bookmarked, and it's a great way for me to see how much I've covered a particular theme or subject matter before, one of my key steps in deciding what to create next. I hope this helps!

[@bujuma]

Thanks for your help ​@@MicrostockLife

[@mathiyalaganloganathan7659]

Freepik accepting AI images?? What are the platforms accepting AI images.? I have uploaded 200 images in adobe stock 4 downloads earned 4 doller.... Just started...

[@MicrostockLife]

My previous video answers this question and points out the agencies I think are worth uploading to. Sounds like you're off to a good start. Keep at it!

[@noorulain8020]

I want to generate digital backgrounds about technology etc but i don't knw how to give prompt in midjourny kindly guide me how to generate such backgrounds

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi, thanks for watching and for the question. I haven't attempted to generate those types of backgrounds myself. You may be able to give Midjourney some examples of what you want it to create, as long as the output doesn't use elements from the source images or look like you're copying from them. Best of luck!

[@TheWeaverofMyths-ml1wy]

Do you speak Arabic ?

[@Noorbaiti]

try put your keyword (background, technology, etc) on midjourney search box, there you will get generated images and prompt from other users and you can learn and experiment to get the prompt you want

[@MichaelBaynana]

how do these people get so high resolutions with their ai generated pictures??

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi, it's all about the upscaling. There are several sites available to help with this. They are listed in the poll I'm running, and I'll be covering the results in a future video. Best of luck to you!

[@MichaelBaynana]

@@MicrostockLife oh ok thank you

[@markymaarty]

Want more like this

[@MicrostockLife]

Thanks, I will be doing them on a more frequent basis. Make sure you're subscribed!

[@midogamer3426]

if i uploaded an image and got reviewed the image will be seen only in my country or all countrys

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi. It should be seen by all countries. Thanks!

[@SkiffchaX26]

I just started generating images. In a week, I uploaded 3,000 files to Adobe. I am waiting for moderation.

[@MicrostockLife]

Great start! Here's hoping for fast review and 100% approvals. Keep us posted!

[@prince-nk5xz]

How the limit is 500 ?

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi, the review queue limit is different for different people. If you are a new contributor, your limit will be lower than someone who has built a trust relationship with Adobe.

[@prince-nk5xz]

@@MicrostockLife thanks brother but when 3000 limit will unlock I can only upload 500 ,,I have 1300 file online can you guide me❤️❤️

[@MicrostockLife]

Hi, your upload limit will be raised over time. I believe it comes faster if you are getting close to 100% approvals.

[@Trick_Hunter]

January 2024. - 149 AI downloads and 171 $ income 😉

[@MicrostockLife]

That sounds good! How many files do you have online?

[@lyricvideos-musicwithlyric4015]

Goodness....we get the point.....so please don't keep scanning and telling us what you see. Too much is boring