This is my tip: Never confuse shooting for photo contest with shooting for stock photography. It's kind of sad, but I started selling more after I got it. :)

@beckyc.8931

4 жыл бұрын

You started selling more what stock photography?

@pranomadityagogoi1145

4 жыл бұрын

Can you explain more?

@lurker668

4 жыл бұрын

@@pranomadityagogoi1145 Photos that sell on stock most are photos with concept behind it very generic with copy space or with tourist destinations etc. Its very common to sell more very cheesy photos that are low quality snapshots than high resolution fine art masterpieces. I sold many photos that didn't even suspected anyone would buy and my favourites sitting there with 0 or one sale. It depends ofcourse on website you selling on... shutterstock sells different photos than Fine art America where you actually gonna sell more fine art shoots.

@sugusebatti2090

4 жыл бұрын

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@trieucao2328

4 жыл бұрын

There are several tips for earn cash with your camera Use you social media accounts for promotion Setup your own blog Join a suitable course or site for marketing photos (I learned these and the reasons they work on Hartlyn photo pro site )

Every time i heard you say "oversaturated" i had to stop myself from thinking in terms of color lol. 😂

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

lol too funny

@flarearts5459

4 жыл бұрын

Yess, lol

@sarashahid452

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahah oh bruh i thought about colors too😂 dumbMe

I just found your videos by a search for Shutterstock. They are really inspirational (like this one) that make me to look over all my images again and do more changes before uploading them. Great works, ma'am!

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! :) Happy to hear that they inspire you!

My wife works for a tech company that builds courses - from project management, to certifications for driving a truck, and they use Shutterstock. They are forever downloading photos of people doing random things.

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

That's cool to hear! Yeah pretty much every office job I had used various stock platforms for their content too. I think that has helped me see both sides.

Thank you very much Nicole. I have been debating the idea of getting involved with stock imaging. Your videos, and process are very well thought out and easy to grasp. The information you present gives me a good sense of which direction to go. Thanks again.

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Steve! I hope this helps you :) Good luck getting started.. it can be a lot of fun :)

this was a great video that really helped adjust how I think about what photos to take for stock sales

Wow, thank you you've given me a whole new way of looking at this!

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

awesome :)

As is the case with your other videos, marvelous explanation and easy to understand. Well done and a sincere thank you.

Great video. I was leaving the stockphoto sites but now watching some of your videos I am getting excited. Thanks take care

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to hear that! All the best.

Content is king, very few of my beautiful wall hanger photos are downloaded, its the practical ones that could tell a story that are downloaded.

I’m new to stock photography and without doubt I’ve learned more from your videos than any other. I was particularly taken with the editorial v commercial video. Still waiting for first sale but learning fast. Thank you

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Richard, I'm glad they've been helpful! Hope you make your first sale soon :)

@jylooo

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Did you sell?

Thank you for making this video. It's very helpful.

The frozen reflecting pool isn't just unique but if you want to show the National Mall during winter it does an excellent job of that as well. The sunset photo doesn't have a seasonal hook like that.

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Very true! :)

Sooo much great information. Thank you for creating this vid. Loved it

Another excellent video! Thank you!

Thank you Nicole. Very informative and extremely helpful.

Really good info. Thanks for taking the time to show what works!

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Anytime! Glad you enjoy the vids 😊

Excellent video Nicole. Very helpful. I must start looking for editorial images

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you find it helpful!

So informative ❤️ Thx! I’m taking notes like a kid in school 😂

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Aww that's cute. I'm glad it helps you :)

I've just started getting into shutterstock and I'm hoping my images are good enough so far, I found your video very helpful and am taking away my own creative inspiration from you, thank you!! 😎💖

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck on your stock photography journey! It can be a lot of fun :) Definitely consider uploading video footage too.. I see more opportunity there.

@annbreadin

4 жыл бұрын

@@NicoleGlass thanks for the advice, I'll give the video footage a try.

Great video. Thank you for such good advice. May I ask, did you need a release for the photo of the people in their German traditional outfits?

Love your advice and the way you explain things. Thank you so much Nicole!

@NicoleGlass

3 жыл бұрын

sure thing!

Thank you! This video was fantastic. You've given me some ideas of things I can shoot in my area! I think the most surprising one to me was that the Starbucks straws pictures sell.

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. I actually just filmed another one of these that I'll be posting tomorrow or Friday :)

So informative and straightforward! I loved it! Thanks a lot

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

No problem, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

This video is very understated in how useful it is. Thank you so much for putting it together. I was most surprised by the Ministry of Finance photo. I have often wondered about taking pictures of random not so exciting buildings but have always reframed because of licensing. But I am guessing that this is still worthwhile even if selling as editorial uploads.

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Sometimes the most random images are the ones that will sell. You may be surprised, so definitely don't discount anything

@stupedrandomname

4 жыл бұрын

@@NicoleGlass Yes indeed! It's just the boring process of getting everything g tagged and uploaded. Always trying to streamline that process.

Hey! Thank you for your videos! I am just starting my journey into the Stock photography world and these are very helpful :) I do have a question for you though. Is there a standard image size & format you usually upload?

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear that this was helpful! No, I don't have a standard image size but all of my images taken with my camera are high resolution photos. I usually shoot in jpeg, but if I shoot in raw I'll export them into jpegs.

My most common comment, which I receive multiple times every single day, is "how can I upload photos of people, properties and brands without a release form?" Before asking this question, please watch my video on commercial vs. editorial images! :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/ia2L2KaHdKWZoMo.html And if you like the music I use in my vids, then check out this super awesome FREE trial to Epidemic Sound: share.epidemicsound.com/zdM3n

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, you have no idea how often I get that question. On one of my videos, it's literally asked hundreds of times in the comments! Anyway, my favorite thing in the world is flying my drone. I also love taking photos of bugs. I think they're fascinating. But bugs don't make me money - corporate events do. ;) Thanks for the Women's Day wishes. Enjoy your weekend!

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha spider photography 👀 perhaps a good way to lose subscribers 🤔 anyway, thanks for the suggestions!

@tanalee229

5 жыл бұрын

@@NicoleGlass S-e-r-i-o-u-s-l-y. READ THE COMMENTS, PEOPLE! AUGH!

@Solonomadjourneys

5 жыл бұрын

I was just about to ask the same :))) Thanks a lot

@HowtoUrdutop

5 жыл бұрын

hello how are you

You videos are so relaxing and full of informations Nicole, thank you 😊

@NicoleGlass

3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing, glad you enjoyed it! 😊

thanks for sharing your thoughts on the performance of these beautiful photos, I enjoyed the video

An eye opening video. I'm just getting into selling stock and this really helped. Especially the photo of Department of Labor! I could never have guessed that! Thanks :)

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Keep in mind that most of the photos in this video don't sell anymore because thousands of people have replicated them after watching the video unfortunately. But you can keep the concepts in mind

@deadmanswill

4 жыл бұрын

@@NicoleGlass Whoa that's ugly! I mean replicating the same clips. Yeah I'd definitely keep the concepts behind the clips in mind. Thanks again!

Loved the video.... I am on stock for a long time so I was guessing right... lol... but what I have to say that this video Nicole is super duper helpful to new people on stock. This will give them an idea what to take photos of and how important it is to be unique.... great stuff.

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Lol yes this is surely easy for you. I'm glad you like it :)

@ZdenkaDarula

5 жыл бұрын

well I had to think sometimes too... it wasn't that easy....:):):) I sometimes upload photo which I think will be amazing seller and then it is not... and then somethings sells great which I don't even like... lol... just shared this video in one of the comments on my channel. Someone just asked that it would be great to see other people's experience so I posted it there... :) It is amazing... we have completely different styles, different things we photograph... it is very interesting for me to look at as well... have a nice day!

Nicole, great explanation and examples. A good idea to begin looking at a different way of seeing what stands out. Thank you.

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! 😊

Very useful information. It really helps shape the thinking process. Thank you.

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

Thank you for the useful advice but I have to say... Neuschwanstein and Garmisch-Partenkirchen are no easy place names and you nailed the pronounciation! Very good! Thank you! ;)

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

Lol thanks. Ich bin halb Deutsch, meine Eltern wohnen in Bayern :)

@nr1229

4 жыл бұрын

@@NicoleGlass Wenn das so ist, dann ist aber noch Luft nach oben. :P Take care, Liebes.

I would have choose all the wrong images. I would keep this in mind since I just start uploading a couple of day ago on Shutterstock. Thanks...

Thanks for sharing so many good tips! Very helpful!

hey, can we sell same images in both commercial and editorial categories?

Thanks for those videos full of information. You're smart and take good pictures. I think it would be nice if you could do a vlogging video during a march or somewhere where you can find some "action", see how you approach the situation, which are your favourite camera settings for those fast moments... Greetings from Spain and thanks again!

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and the suggestion! Once there's another major protest I'll surely go to it. :) Have a great weekend!

Thank you. This was very helpful

Thank you so much. This is the most helpful video I've seen.

Very helpful video Nicole thank you! The Department of Labor photo surprised me.

Your videos are soooo useful! You should have more subscribers! Keep it up,girl! and thanks for information :)

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Teo!

Thanks again great video very helpful.👍

Nicole your the bomb, I love your videos. I'm excited about the spring cause I love to chase storms my camera is a nikon 5100 with a 18-55 . I have my eyes on the tamron 18-400mm but you already have alot of equipment would you purchase the 18-400mm?

This is a really intriguing video. I think you are so right about why a photo sells.

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoy it

This open my mind. Thank you.

yooooooo, thank you !!! I literally uploading my first image and have youtube just ruinning. Had to stop what i was doing to payattention. again thank you!

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! In that case I’m glad you left KZread running 😂

awesome words of wisdom! you take some great photos

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

this is very useful for me. thank you.

Love your insight, Thanks.

Thanks for this, I'm contemplating diversifying photo sales with stock images. In your opinion considering the work, labeling, content creation and maybe competition, is it worth the effort or just pennies to the dollar where it's not worth all the effort.

Great piece of advice, Really love what you are doing through your channel, Subscribed right away! Thank you for sharing your insights.

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I'm really glad you enjoy the videos 😊 thanks for sticking around

That was super informative!!! Great job and thanks for sharing your insight.

@NicoleGlass

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Hi Nicole, GREAT video, thank you

Hi Nicole. Thanks for your informative and awesome videos

@NicoleGlass

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy them!

One of the best explanations I have heard. Thank you for sharing this. In your experience do you see people downloading more vertical photos vs landscape orientation ones

@NicoleGlass

Жыл бұрын

More landscape, but I also have more landscape photos listed

Thanks for valuable tips, regards 🙏🏻

Thanks for sharing your inputs .. 🙏

@NicoleGlass

3 жыл бұрын

Sure!

Hi! Im kinda new here, wondering to ask you whether if shutter stock asking you for a release for a picture of germany parade that you mention on 5:02 ? How do we get the release on a random subject? Or you just did got the release from each of them? Appreciate if you read and reply my comment. Thank you very much!

Your videos are great! The one that surprised me the most was the Mountain Dew bottles. I did not think there would be much interest in old empty soda bottles.

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, I guess it has that antique element to it. In one of Peter McKinnon's old videos, he also suggests going to antique stores to photograph items for stock. I've found that to be highly effective.

I hardly take editorials but I'm going to start now

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! 😊

Oh my gosh thank you for this video! Subbed.

Thank you for the great video. I believe your comments also apply to stock footage as well.

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

Oh definitely. Sometimes I forget to mention that

Quite interesting, thanks for the tips!

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed them 😊

Thank you. its really helpful tips.

@NicoleGlass

2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

This is fantastic, thank you.

@NicoleGlass

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hi yah! I have a question. How do you take pictures for stock photographs with lots of peoples faces, without getting a release? or do you have to have releases for everyone.

It was really informative. Thank you!

This really helped! Thanks!

@NicoleGlass

3 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Very helpful information,makes total sense. Video done well .

@NicoleGlass

2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

Thanks so much for making this video

Nicole, Could you tell me please, What are the settings for exporting photos for sale?

Many thanks....I learned a lot. Cheers.

Interesting and very good video :) I have the same experience as you. To sell images which everyone shoot, you have to stand out from the crowd. The images have to be unique, very good or not over saturated. If the goal is to earn money you also have to follow upcoming trends. Personally I'm selling images just for fun (not on Shutterstock), but after looking at your videos I think maybe I should start to think about editorials too :) Thanks for another good video :)

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your insight! Yes, editorial images are great because to be honest, I think there's more opportunities there to post unsaturated content. I've had great luck with them. Wish you all the best!

Thanks for this interesting video ;) I'm curious, which of all those photos has the most downloads?

The most impressive is the one about the department of labor! But the reason you think it is like that sounds right! I prefer your photograph talent though!

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marc! Yeah my top sellers are not usually my favorite photos, nor my most artistic

Very helpful.Thanks with love from Philippines

Very helpful the video! Thanks.

Excellent information! Thank you!

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :)

Hi Nicole! Just found your channel! Actually just started my Shutterstock journey this week.

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

Great, enjoy the journey! :)

Hi Nicole. How do you manage model release, like in the photo of the parade? How about state buildings?

Thanks for your advice. 👍🏻

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

sure thing!

really appreciatte the video. thx

Thanks! This is very useful info.

Saw you video for the first time and I think you talk sense !! All I can say is Thank you lady 👍

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoy my videos :)

@Vasim5420

5 жыл бұрын

@@NicoleGlass : Appreciate for your msg. May I ask you any other genuine portal for selling photos ? I know Getty and istock but somehow was not very convinced, any other portal if you could suggest please. Regards SKV

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

There are so many! Alamy, iStock, Fotolia, Getty, Pond5, Dreamstime, to name a few.

@Vasim5420

5 жыл бұрын

@@NicoleGlass Thank you once again Nicole

Thanks for the information! Love your videos! 👍😄

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@abrahamtristanpw

4 жыл бұрын

😄😄😄

I guessed them all right except the cat/bird photos. The Starbucks straw photo immediately caught eye as a novel shot, it's really nice. On another note, I used to have one of the vintage Mt. Dew bottles but I've managed to lose it sometime over the years.

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the things you have in your own home can become valuable stock photos :)

Thank you for the help!

@NicoleGlass

4 жыл бұрын

anytime!

Very good examples. Thank you! :)

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

you are so real telling us the most secret tips. No-one shares the secret. You gave me a hope again to start taking pictures for Shutterstock. I uploaded 100+ best quality professional looking pictures there, But now I know what matters to users... thank you mem. You made my mind to discover more. God bless you ♥️

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Vivek, thank you for the kind words, I'm happy to hear that you are inspired :) Keep shooting.

@Moodboard39

10 ай бұрын

Is a ripped off... Low pay... If u okay with that... I need all the money...

Thx for the Info

For the photos with Models or rather just people and property photos, how do you go about getting a release? Or do you need one for those types of pictures?

Very interesting! I live and DC and shoot here all the time (mostly timelapses / videos).

Thank you so much💖

Hi Nicole, thank you for the Video! Just a Question: Did you need model releases when taking pictures of the Parade in Bavaria? I understand you don't need a release as long as a Person can't be identified? What would be the case in that shot?

@NicoleGlass

5 жыл бұрын

That is an editorial photo :) no releases

Good insight. Thanks!

Your pronounciation of Garmisch-Partenkirchen gave away your origin :D Grüße

Very helpful video.

Nice video . Many thanks for sharing

Thank you, mam it's quite useful information, you shared.