iStock, My Experience!

I have recently became a stock photographer, I started selling stock images in June of 2008. When I first started I was with 2 agencies iStock and Photoshelter. I am now only with iStock as Photoshelter has closed their stock agency. I liked Photoshelter better than iStock because Photoshelter seemed more concerned with helping the industry be better than they were with making money (that is the impression I got from my brief experience with them). Maybe that is why they didn't last in the world of stock agencies. iStock on the other hand is all about making money for iStock and if you stick with it long enough, like 2 years, then you as the photographer can start making some money. If I was an exceptional photographer with superior skills I would be able to make decent money relatively quick, but then if this were the case, I wouldn't need iStock to make money. No, I fall into the category of a photographer with very little experience and no stock experience. I have learned that Stock Photography is definitely a style of photography unlike any other. Commercial Photography is probably the closest you can come to being a stock photographer but stock is still a unique type of photography. I could spend a long time writing about my experience with iStock but I don't want to bore you, so I am just going to say this much for tonight and see how well this blog is received. If you want to hear more about Stock Photography let me know and I will do more blogs about it. I am uploading an image that I just took tonight specifically for iStock. I don't know if it will be accepted but I hope it is.

Photman