My Top 5 Popular Photos in iStockphoto
Don’t waste your travel photos! Don’t undervalue your creation or arts! Share with the world and other travelers by either Flickr or on your own travel blog. It would be even better if you sell travel photos that captured during your travels and make some pennies for your next trip! I haven’t quite made enough for my trip to Europe albeit couple of rooms stay in Europe have been earned since I last joined istockphoto.
Unfortunately, I have not submitted any new stock photos since my 100th submission to istockphoto as I was too busy in my travel blog (the one you’re reading now 🙂 ). However, the best part of selling stock photos is, even though no new photo was being submitted for 4 months, my stock photos are still selling! Among those 100 photos collection in istock, these 5 photos are the most popular with highest number of downloads so far (if you’re still unsure how stock photos work in the market, check out my istockphoto page):
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Orchids in a group
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Winding Road Sign
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Timber Floor patterns
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Kuala Lumpur skyline at dusk
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Stone floor patterns
I love taking photos on my travels as it gives me satisfactions when capturing those fascinating travel destinations into my memory card. This feeling would be even stronger when your creations are being accepted or downloaded by others. That is partly why I love submitting my travel photos to istockphoto. Not only that. Their strict requirements on reviewing photo submissions taught me as well as inspired me a lot in shooting better photos.
I hope one day, my stock photos could sell better and to grow as fast as my passion in travel. If you are looking for stock photos for your websites or articles, check out my istockphoto collections… 🙂 – Travel Feeder, your ultimate travel photo blog
About The Author
Cecil Lee
The author is an avid traveler and photography hobbyist who loves to share with others his travel and photo-taking experience in many popular tourist destinations around Europe, Asia and Australasia. Read the exciting stories with many photos captured on his journeys.
I was rejected twice… since then I didn’t submit anymore. Maybe will try again later.
What are the pixel size that you send to them?
- April 5, 2010I might well try this way of selling my images – currently I have them freely available on Flickr as I see them as a way to bring people to my blog, but I didn’t realise there was a way to make money from them if you weren’t a professional photographer.
- April 6, 2010.-= Heather on her travels´s last blog ..08 Valencia in the Springtime – podcast =-.
@Che-Cheh,
Keep trying and sure you will be accepted one day… 🙂 I normally sent the maximum sized image to them to ensure for maximum quality. As I took with D60, so the maximum pixel is 10MP.
@Heather,
- April 9, 2010Yes. Just give it a try. Apart from making some money, it is a good way to have professional verdict over your photo creations.
I may give this a go. I think your choices for subject matter among the photos is very canny with excellent shots of many general items like flowers, road signs, your home city and textures.
- April 13, 2010.-= Mark H´s last blog ..Serenity and Savagery (New Delhi, India) =-.
@Mark,
- April 16, 2010Thanks. Give it a Go! 🙂