You could try one of the microstock agencies, such as http://www.istockphoto.com/index.php. They are specifically intended for amateurs and low-volume contributions. Some people apparently make good money, but it seems to be mostly pin money.
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Boris Liberman > Sent: 22 November 2007 02:18 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Asking about stock agencies > > Cotty, I realize that stock photography will not make me > rich. This is > just something I want to try. I am not as prolific and as > consistent as > it is required for what you have described. And of course I > have my job > that gives me a proper income. > > I just want to try, really. > > Thanks for your input! > > Boris > > P.S. We had a huge thunderstorm tonight. It is still raining > now and I > got to go out and start on my way to the airport for > Prague... Yesterday > in the news they said that in three days the monthly amount > of rain fell > down and it was *before* tonight's thunderstorm... > > > > Cotty wrote: > > Boris, I am registered with Alamy. I did it when I was on > the staff of a > > large company, not being paid enough. I thought it would > earn me extra > > income. I only have a few images submitted - but then it > was all change > > at work, and my staff position was made redundant. > > > > I am now a managing director of my own company, and things are a lot > > better financially. Hence, I haven't added to my Alamy selection. > > > > I gather that to make a decent living at it, you have to be > submitting > > on the order of dozens of shots per week. Alamy pays less than other > > agencies (they take a bigger chunk) but the arrangement can be more > > casual. I kind of liked that idea, seeing as I was not a full time > > photographer. Like with mosts things, the more you put into > it, the more > > return you will see. > > > > To get an idea of saleable images, look at those that sell, > and discover > > their attributes. > > > > You won't be buying any Ferraris from the income. > > > > I would say, get to know a small agency, get to know them > well, and be > > extremely prolific - and be consistently good with it. The > there's the > > remote chance your pics will sell. It's a flooded market - > and more and > > more it looks like one-off royalty-free is the name of the > (poorly-paid) > > game. People want something for nothing these days, and > that spells a > > hard time for any creative. > > > > Good luck! > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
