5 Stock Photography Sites To Sell Photos Online

January 27, 2009 | No Comments
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Internet makes it possible to sell your photos online to make you some money online. I would suggest you to go for stock photography if you have got some great shots with your camera. People are getting highly quality digital cameras day by day and if you are one of them, you may want to sell photos that you have in your collection.

If you want to make good money from stock photography I will suggest you to learn and practice beyond your family and friends snapshots. So you are more likely to be successful in this field if you have got something a little different.

Here is a list of five stock photography websites

iStockphoto

iStockphoto is one of the most famous stock photography website. They are in business since 2001 and have a large collection of photographs. You need to signup to sell your photos and iStockphoto will need three samples of your work and a little quiz to pass you. Once you are a member of iStockphoto, you have most chances to sell your photos online since they get really good traffic.
You will get 20 to 40 percent of downloads of your photos.

Stockxpert

You need to signup as a regular user at Stockxpert and then apply to be a seller. They require some samples of your work and once you are approved to sell photos, you get 50% of the price of each photo. Once you have a seller account on the site, you have you own private area to manage your stuff and monitor your sellings.

Fotolia

Fotolia gives you highest percentage (64%) of your photos selling price. They also accept more photos to sell than other sites so I will recommend starters to try out Fotolia. They also have forums so you can discuss industry trends with other professionals. They do not have much traffic as other sites but they can be a great choice for starters so give it a try.

Crestock

You need to register a free account at Crestock to have a look at terms and conditions which are almost same as other sites. You will get 30% of the price that your images will sell for. The signup is simple and you can start uploading photos immediately. Crestock reviews your photos to make them available for purchase.

Dreamstime

Dreamstime offers prices on basis of number of times the photos are downloaded so better selling photos have higher price tag. Photographers get 50 to 60 percent of price. They also offer bonuses for sellers. So just setup an account and submit a sample photo to start with them. They will review your photos and upon approving, photos will be available for purchase.
Selling photographs online does not make you rich quick but doing a little work you can keep uploading photos to sell and can make reasonable money online using this way. For people who like photography, it is best way to make money doing what they enjoy.

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