Stock libraries buy and sell digital photos to use on websites, in books, on products and even in ads, with the photographer getting a cut of the sale each time.
Selling photos through a stock site is a great way to surf passive income streams: you can upload a photo once and sell it over and over again, pretty much forever!
You may have to submit a selection of pics (and be accepted) before you can become a contributor to an online stock photo library. After that, some sites will continue reviewing all your submissions, and will happily bounce any that they think don't meet their standards.
This means you'll always need to be on the ball about picking your best shots. Don't get too hung up about rejections, though – join multiple stock-image sites and post pics to all of them to get the best possible coverage.
Stock libraries buy and sell digital photos to use on websites, in books, on products and even in ads, with the photographer getting a cut of the sale each time.
Selling photos through a stock site is a great way to surf passive income streams: you can upload a photo once and sell it over and over again, pretty much forever!
You may have to submit a selection of pics (and be accepted) before you can become a contributor to an online stock photo library. After that, some sites will continue reviewing all your submissions, and will happily bounce any that they think don't meet their standards.
This means you'll always need to be on the ball about picking your best shots. Don't get too hung up about rejections, though – join multiple stock-image sites and post pics to all of them to get the best possible coverage.