iStockphoto Diary
Follow my quest to earn a little pocket-money by selling some of my images on the Royalty-Free Stock Photography Site, iStockphoto.
Woo-Hoo! Got Accepted To iStock This Morning!
My first foray into the world of selling stock photography.
Istockphoto Diary #1: One From Three.
My first photo gets accepted into istock! Yippee!
Istockphoto Diary #2: One From Seventeen (!).
Things get tough with lots of rejections…
Istockphoto Diary #3: One From Ten (Understanding Artifacts).
My hit rate may not be getting better, but I think I’m starting to understand istockphoto a little more.
I’m now having a crack at a micro-stock agency that hopefully will like the files out of my Fujifilm Finepix S5700 S700…
It’s not a fluke, as I get another two photographs accepted!
Another three shots get in…
A Black and White Photo gets in, a first for me!
My worries about the abilities of my 29mm M42 Manual Focus Lens on my Canon 350d / Rebel XT prove unfounded.
It’s only 50 cents, but hey, it’s a start, and shows it can be done!
Istockphoto Diary #4: Kitchen Shots, One From Five.
Its a potato. Er, actually it’s a basket of potatoes. Lovely.
Istockphoto / Bigstockphoto Diary 6.
I’ve combined the diaries of the two stock sites I use into one, and this post discusses some flower macro shots I submitted.
Cheers, Rob.
4 Comments so far...
tammy Says:
13 March 2009 at 5:20 am.
Hi Rob, thanks for sharing your experience at being a stock photographer. I just got a new digi camera and have been enjoying taking photos .. who knows if they have commercial potential, but I am intrigued and have found your blog posts to be useful and informative. Thanks for sharing!
Tammy
Rob_Nunn Says:
13 March 2009 at 11:35 pm.
Hi Tammy,
Glad you enjoyed the posts – good luck with your new camera!
Cheers, Rob.
Thomas S. Says:
9 December 2009 at 9:05 am.
Hi Rob,
you wrote that you pushed 3 photos into iStockphoto step by step. When trying to register I found out that after making this quiz they first want to have 3 accepted images. Did you bring these 3 images step by step or did you just not write about this prephase?
I think I will try again to get into this service during the holiday time 
Thanks for your blog and podcast!
Cheers
Thomas
Rob_Nunn Says:
12 December 2009 at 11:02 pm.
Hi Thomas,
From what I remember, you have to submit three images at first. If any get accepted you then only have to submit one or two. You don’t have to get three images through all in one go, then start again if any fail..
Cheers, Rob.
