Anyone here shoot/sell stock photos? - GoFuckYourself.com

rowan · 12-05-2011, 04:31 PM

I remember seeing a rule of the thumb that for a reasonable sized portfolio you'd make about $1 per pic per year.

So you'd need tens of thousands of images just to make a decent wage, and that's not including costs such as models or location fees. A pretty big investment with a (possibly very) long term payoff...

Anyone do, or has done, stock photos?

Sly · 12-05-2011, 04:45 PM

I needed some prom style photos a couple months ago. Every good image I found was over $100. I couldn't justify that much money for the project. I'm curious how many photos they need to take, when they sell at that price, to make some decent money.

xenigo · 12-05-2011, 07:07 PM

That figure is incorrect. I know people with about 1200 images on iStock, who make about $2000 a month. But the kind of shit that sells like that requires hiring talent, doing set design, and doing a lot of studio work. Take a look at their top sales page and you'll get a good idea of what kind of numbers people are doing, and how large their portfolios are.

There are stock photo blogs that discuss the numbers in detail.

stocktrader23 · 12-05-2011, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sly

I needed some prom style photos a couple months ago. Every good image I found was over $100. I couldn't justify that much money for the project. I'm curious how many photos they need to take, when they sell at that price, to make some decent money.

http://www.bigstockphoto.com/search/prom/

rowan · 12-05-2011, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by xenigo

That figure is incorrect. I know people with about 1200 images on iStock, who make about $2000 a month.

Is that gross or net? It's better than $1/pic/yr, but it still seems pretty low...

Sly · 12-06-2011, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by stocktrader23

http://www.bigstockphoto.com/search/prom/

Very nice.

This is the one I wanted about two months ago: http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-1...essed-for-prom

I swear it was going for $100. Can't remember what site.

Marie · 12-06-2011, 08:12 AM

Interesting thread. I was planning to start submitting my work but the way this sounds I might as well wait a little until I have a good amount to begin with.

stocktrader23 · 12-06-2011, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Sly

Very nice.

This is the one I wanted about two months ago: http://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-1...essed-for-prom

I swear it was going for $100. Can't remember what site.

Yeah I bump into that stupid stuff all the time. I have this bookmarked from around 2004 when I was working on a mainstream project. So much trash out there, good selection and OK prices here.

Paul Markham · 12-06-2011, 10:15 AM

It depends on the quality of the picture, some sell fr $1,000s some for $1.

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rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Anyone here shoot/sell stock photos? I remember seeing a rule of the thumb that for a reasonable sized portfolio you'd make about $1 per pic per year. So you'd need tens of thousands of images just to make a decent wage, and that's not including costs such as models or location fees. A pretty big investment with a (possibly very) long term payoff... Anyone do, or has done, stock photos?

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Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,348	I needed some prom style photos a couple months ago. Every good image I found was over $100. I couldn't justify that much money for the project. I'm curious how many photos they need to take, when they sell at that price, to make some decent money. __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Windows VPS now available Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc. Click here for more details.

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12-05-2011, 07:07 PM	#3
xenigo Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 8,067	That figure is incorrect. I know people with about 1200 images on iStock, who make about $2000 a month. But the kind of shit that sells like that requires hiring talent, doing set design, and doing a lot of studio work. Take a look at their top sales page and you'll get a good idea of what kind of numbers people are doing, and how large their portfolios are. There are stock photo blogs that discuss the numbers in detail.