Where to sell photos? Guide for professionals and mobile photographers

What Are the most sold and demanded types of photos on Stock Markets?

While getting into stock photography, one of the main questions that everyone has is: how to make money on photos and which photos are profitable.

What’s great is that having the most powerful camera is of no absolute necessity for the creation of profitable stock photos.

Before doing research and finding out what trends prevail in the market, it’s important to note that best selling photos have at least one of the following qualities:

eye-catching

It goes without saying that the photo needs to grab the attention of potential buyers when they are quickly viewing thousands of images on the market.

relatable

Photos that are well associated with a certain situation and can be used in a context sell well. They have demand among advertisers, bloggers, marketers, etc.

storytelling

People love photography as images have the ability to speak by themselves and mirror life.
displaying an emotion. Photos that express sincere feelings can hardly be overlooked. Content creators often use this type to cover their material.

evoking emotion

Photographer’s hands with a photo camera
Photos that express sincere feelings can hardly be overlooked. Content creators often use this type to cover their material

A photographer can evoke emotions in different ways; by playing with colors, adding a sense of depth to photos, and most importantly noticing and catching that special moment via the camera.

aesthetic

Although the perceptions of beauty and aesthetics are individual, there are photos that hypnotize us, so that we can’t take our eyes off them. Creating a photo like that will ensure success.

illusional

Visual illusions are interesting to watch as they show objects from unique perspectives. They are widely used in design and advertising.

Apart from the above-mentioned, there are skills and techniques that photographers can learn or discover by practice.

What’s great is that having the most powerful camera is of no absolute necessity for the creation of profitable stock photos. Today mobile devices provide tools to take pictures that make a difference, and various stock markets gladly welcome these photos.

Websites where you can sell your professional and mobile photos

Interested in the industry and have unique ideas? Start to sell photos online and make income. There are various stock markets that allow beginners to get into the business easily.

Here are the list of photo marketplaces:

Pixoto – to compete

The specialty of this website is that it ranks uploaded images. Pixoto allows visitors to choose images they like. So, photographers receive feedback and understand how competitive their works are. Here you can sell photos and canvas prints.

Wirestock – no keywords or tags

Wirestock makes the upload easier and faster. It’s a large marketplace where you can submit videos as well as images. Photos need to be 4MP or higher to be approved. Start selling in Wirestock.

Can Stock Photo – to create thematic galleries

Create good content and beautiful photos
There are various stock markets that allow beginners to get into the business easily

Can Stock Photo is one of the earliest microstock agencies where you can get specific visibility by creating galleries. There must be 3 different contributors to do that.

EyeEm – to find your best shots

The platform helps beginners with its tutorials and editing options. The “EyeEm Selects” feature allows photographers to find their best shots on the phone storage by scanning the camera roll. It recommends what photos to upload considering aesthetics. The stock also offers daily and weekly highlights, exhibitions, and awards.

Shutterstock – most popular

It’s one of the most popular photo platforms where millions of photos are available. The only issue is the chance to lose your photos in this photo ocean is very big. So you need to place 100s and 1000s of premium class photos to rise your chances of being visible. Buy and sell in Shutterstock

Stockimo – focused on mobile photography

It’s an app by stock photography agency Alamy, which allows image creators to turn their spare time into money, take photos via smartphones and sell them on Alamy.

Conclusion

Stock photography is one of the growing industries. It allows talented people to earn income by using their creativity and skills, and investing as much time as they want.

Making progress in the field can be challenging, but overcoming early difficulties, and celebrating success will be totally worth it.

This article is originally published on Photo Weekly Magazine