Comments on: The New Business of Microstock – Three Distinct Methods for Success

By: Zbynek Burival

Zbynek Burival — Sun, 16 May 2010 10:18:25 +0000

“Don’t be afraid if re-touching takes six hours per image.” – ROFL!!!

By: jeayesy

jeayesy — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:51:12 +0000

To say 1 out of 600 is not true, look at their portfolio and sort by age and there are clearly multiple shots from the same shoot. A bit poetic licence there.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:01:01 +0000

These are all wonderful observations by the panel and I agree with all of them. I also think it’s so important to do what you enjoy doing, and it doesn’t feel like work (most of the time!).Also, I believe that content trumps technical quality.

By: numbeos

numbeos — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:44:25 +0000

Thanks Lee for bringing some useful insights from the istock’s contributers…

By: paul prescott

paul prescott — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:04:09 +0000

Lee,
I like your articles more and more, it is always fun, well written and informative….best source of information so far!

By: Holgs

Holgs — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:33:43 +0000

Thanks for this summary Lee. This session was one of the highlights of the week for me. Nice to get some insights from some of Istock’s best contributors.

I agree with the need to be selective about images – particularly on Istock. Looking at some of the top contributors, you’ll notice that the number of downloads per image is very high. Usually this is as a result of only selecting the best material.

By: Lee Torrens

Lee Torrens — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:27:49 +0000

This is exactly the point. The different methods work for some people and not for others. Six hours to retouch only one select from a 600 shot shoot sounds outrageous for me too, but it’s obviously working well for Alexey.

Take what works for you.

By: lightkey

lightkey — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:41:56 +0000

get up and run…but run as fast as u never done before…kick everything…i’ll be there one day

By: Helder Almeida

Helder Almeida — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:56:43 +0000

And in 600 shoots only send one … in todays market i dont think anyone can make money in microstock that way.

I think that is a good advice for assignment work and to the promotion of your work, not for the micro business.

By: Giorgio Fochesato

Giorgio Fochesato — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:34:28 +0000

My ingredients are:
- passion / take pictures of something you love to do, it will reflect in the final product
- effort / is not easy, the game is beautiful but is hard. Play hard and dont give up.
- fun / dont forget to have fun. you will never get tired of this job.

now go out