Selling stock photography is a MASSIVE industry and will continue to be for years to come...why?

Normally companies are too busy taking care of their main core of business and simply don't want to start taking their own photographs. That is where you come in!

Many agencies and businesses around the world do not have the time or resources to take their own quality stock photographs, whether for a local press release or a massive advertising campaign.

Photographs worthy of a stock library need to be immaculate! They need to be well taken, well exposed, clean, high resolution and most importantly, what the customer is looking for!

A great snapshot of your dog in the garden just won't do, no matter how cute he looks. The resolution needs to be buffed up to around 50mb WITHOUT losing quality.

Follow the links and by the end, you should be producing high quality photographs that will be accepted by most agencies. More importantly, you can start earning money!

• What equipment will I need?
• What do I take photos of?
• How many photos do I need?
• What is the required standard?
• How can I get my photographs up to the required standard?
• What agencies should I approach?
• How much can I earn selling stock photography?
• A 2007 update for the World of Stock Photography
• A 2009 update for the World of Stock Photography
• Further Suggested Reading...

NEW for 2009: We are currently writing and filming a huge new private stock photography section with "no holds barred" lessons on how to make it in the world of selling stock photography. It will include samples and examples of what sells and for how much, how to research ideas, how to shoot those ideas, how to effectively keyword and upload your images and where to upload them to for best results. If you would like to be notified when this is ready, just go to the top left of this page and sign up to receive our newsletters. We respect your privacy and details.