| I will give you 10 best tips that you must consider | | | | possible. |
| before shooting stock photos and submitting them to | | | | 5. Use Different Props for Same Setup: If you are |
| stock picture sites. If you want to make money | | | | shooting with characters, try and arrange for various |
| online with photographs, you don't want them to get | | | | props beforehand, that you can easily shoot with the |
| rejected. Also because it involves a lot of investment | | | | same character and using the same setup. This again |
| on equipments, models, studios etc. | | | | will save you enormous amount of time and you can |
| My years of experience with royalty free images has | | | | churn out various concepts in one photography |
| taught me that there are no limitations. Except for | | | | session itself. |
| the fact, that you need to be careful about the | | | | 6. Shoot Various Expressions and Concepts at a time: |
| technical quality and composition of photographs. I will | | | | While shooting with people and faces, always try to |
| guide you through the most important thumb rules | | | | shoot various expressions of the same person within |
| that you must keep in mind, before you think of | | | | the same frame. Suppose you are shooting a model |
| entering the stock photo business. | | | | smiling at the camera, make him/her frown, scratch, |
| 1. Use Clean Backgrounds: To save on initial money | | | | show anger, love, get ecstatic, scream, shout, sulk |
| expenditure, you can start shooting photos mostly | | | | and anything you can think of. Your imagination is the |
| against white background. Your photos are going to | | | | only limit. |
| be used by a pan audience for different advertising | | | | 7. Avoid Brand Names: Never let any brandname or |
| purposes and white backdrop gives one a better | | | | an existing brand identity show up in a photograph |
| option to cut the subject out and put it on a desired | | | | ever. It will simply get rejected. It often happens |
| background. Every detail can be neatly cut out. | | | | even due to carelessness. E.g., if you are shooting |
| 2. Keep Subjects Withing Frame: For mid long shots | | | | stock photos of an young girl sporting a watch and a |
| of characters or portraits, try to keep the subjects | | | | t shirt, even a little exposure of the label or the |
| within the frame at least from left and right sides. | | | | brands in the photo may make it a complete NG. So |
| Often photographers by nature get excited about | | | | avoid revealing existing brand names, logos for sure. |
| composing them tighter to make the clicked frame | | | | 8. Research before you shoot: Making money online |
| look better. But that would generally be a mistake | | | | with stock photos is all about recurral income. Hence, |
| for general stock photography. This is because the | | | | choose your subject wisely. Do some research, |
| buyer will then have not much choice to crop it the | | | | before you start shooting. Use free Google keyword |
| way he/she wants. For example if you have photo | | | | tool to find out what keywords are hot in a particular |
| with your subject in the frame cropped from right | | | | niche that you are confident about. Use sites like |
| hand side, then generally the best print layout with | | | | Alexa and SEMRush to find out the keywords, the |
| that photograph will be right aligned. This might be a | | | | top sites are getting their traffic from. This will help |
| disadvantage for you. So leave both edges clean for | | | | your finalize subjects that can help your earn fast. |
| alignment options to remain open. You can definitely | | | | 9. Make your photos look special: Specially, if you are |
| explore all other compositions after you have got | | | | shooting outdoor photographs, try to make your |
| your basic shots with a high resell value. | | | | snaps interesting. Try to consciously look at your |
| 3. Shoot Subjects with Resale Value: If you are | | | | subjects from different angles or capture a moment, |
| starting out, try and shoot subjects that can be | | | | dynamism that generally an amateur photographer |
| resold time and again. Photos that can be used well | | | | wouldn't think of. Make your picture look special. |
| for a wide range of advertising campaign needs. Not | | | | Remember this will help your photos getting |
| necessary though, but subjects like smiling faces, | | | | approved and beat the competition from other photo |
| fitness, business, children, teenagers, expressions are | | | | contributors too. |
| a few of the topics which sell for a variety of | | | | 10. Shoot Highest Resolution: Last but the not the |
| advertising concepts. You dont have to follow this as | | | | least, shoot the highest resolution possible with the |
| a strict rule, but it can help you sell your photos right | | | | best photo camera you can afford. I will definitely |
| from the start. Later on, you may shoot just | | | | suggest you to invest in a professional camera. But |
| subjects close to your heart. | | | | whatever gadget you have, doesn't matter as long |
| 4. Shoot Various Compositions at a Time: Make it a | | | | as you deliver quality stock pictures in the best |
| point to shoot different compositions of the same | | | | resolution possible. The last thing you want to do |
| frame on the go. For example, you could click | | | | after a shoot is sulk over the resolution and dpi. It's |
| mid-long, long, mid-closeup, and extreme close ups | | | | usually hard to re-shoot the same mood all over |
| one after the other without changing any of your | | | | again. Also remember that higher resolution pictures |
| props, setup or lighting. This will help you save | | | | sell for more, and thus will get your better revenues |
| money. And you can eventually generate stock for | | | | online. |
| various categories in less amount of time. The idea is | | | | Hope these quick tips help you in the long run. |
| to make your photo sessions as worthwhile as | | | | |