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How to find stolen images

Miami skyline fireworks © Carsten Reisinger

There is only little research about how many images online are stolen but the results are concerning nonetheless. Picscout did some researching and found out that 9 out 10 images used online were unauthorized. See here for some more coverage on that topic.

So [...]

More ways to make money with your images

So you’ve done the work once: Creating the image, applying keywords and uploading it to the agencies. It would be a shame not to use the full potential of your artwork. Therefore I recommend to explore more ways how to monetize your images. Here are some ideas how to do that:

1. Create a [...]

Recycle your images!

Sometimes when we run low on inspiration we can easily keep ourselves busy by “recycling our images”.

Once you have shot, edited, uploaded and sold some files you get an idea what the buyers like and what themes and concepts they prefer. Use that information in order to take existing images and give them [...]

The concept of Microstock

Challenge © Carsten Reisinger

How does it work, this Microstock model?

Here are the facts:

Photographs, 3D and vector illustrations, Flash, footage and audio files are being offered to everyone at extremely low prices.

Credit based purchases can be as low as $1 for an image or audio file while a subscription [...]

Copyright infringement - How do I find my stolen images?

Missing piece © Carsten Reisinger

I recommend to sit down for an hour every month or so to do some research of your own images how much they’ve “spread” on the internet.

There are a couple of ways how you can check for your images online that shouldn’t be there…

First, I [...]

Video tutorial on how to improve image quality

Check here my video tutorial for beginners on how to improve image quality. This video gives you a few tips you should consider when taking your photos. Also you will have to do some research on your own as well.

Feel free to leave comments or don’t hesitate to ask any questions related to [...]

When do I need property or model releases?

As long as people or someone else’s property is part of your image try to get a release. As simple as that.

Across many Microstock agencies the rules are sometimes very different also making it confusing whether you should have a release for an image or not.

Well, the best way is to always [...]