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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 [...]

How to find models?

Happy middle aged man © Carsten Reisinger

Microstock allows you to start from (almost) nothing. At some point though you most likely will start shooting models instead of objects or landscapes.

There are several ways to do that.

1. Shoot your friends and family – those will be the “cheapest” models out [...]

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 [...]

Video tutorial on how to make money with stock footage

Watch my beginner’s tutorial on how to make money by selling video clips at Microstock agencies.

Image rejection reason: Noise

What is noise?

Some cameras “produce” noise more than others. Noise is a “by-product” of the physical process of taking an image with a camera. It’s always there and your goal is to minimize it as good as you can.

Please check the following links to get more in depth-information about this topic:

How do I register copyright for my photographs?

It is very important that you register copyright for your images. It provides strong legal leverage once you need to make a claim for copyright infringement with a third party.

Step by step tutorial how to register copyright for images at NatureScapes.Net by Carolyn E. Wright, Esq.:

http://www.naturescapes.net/docs/index.php/articles/341

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