If you are considering selling stock photos online, there are several things you need to remember in order to get the BEST shots possible. And if you keep these basic tips in mind when you are taking your pictures, selling stock photos will be much more of a successful venture for you.
Remember that bright, clear, and well-lit photos sell best! Many stock photography sites do not even accept dimly lit or dark photos. Think "postcard picture", and shoot on sunny days. This will ensure your photos have vibrant color. As many digital cameras have a way of somewhat under-representing color, you may need to boost a photo's saturation with a basic photo editing program. If you do touch up your photos in a graphics program like Photoshop, do not overdo it.
Get top quality photos by working on the highest resolutionn your camera can handle. When deciding which photos to upload, reject your grainy or blurry photos right off. Be honest with your assessments, remembering that just because YOU love how a photo looks even though it has a grainy section or is slightly blurry, it doesn't mean that OTHERS will love it too. If you want to be selling stock photos online, look critically at the quality of your photos, and separate the story behind the photo from the photo itself.
Other good rules of thumb for photographers are to never use your flash as your primary light source (as it often creates unnatural shadows), and to make sure the subject of your photo is easily evident.
Consider the commercial value of your photo choicesbefore you upload them, and think about it even as you work with your camera. If you are serious about selling stock photos, you need to remember that you are not just uploading photos because you think they are NICE, or even are GOOD, but because you think they could SELL.
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