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Below, is the standards for photo that you want to submit at stock photography agencies :

• File Type – Normally TIFF or JPEG files only (RAW files may be requested from time to time by the client)
• File Size – Minimum 48MB + (24MB minimum for reportage material)
• Bit Depth – 8 Bit (For film, scan to highest bit depth and convert to 8 bit before sending)
• Channels/Layers – Not normally acceptable
• Orientation – Please ensure that your images are the right way up when they are viewed on a monitor screen. Images that are not aligned properly will be rejected.
• Dirt/Dust/Hairs – Images must be spotless and will not be accepted if they aren’t. Read the rest of this entry »

Royalty Free Micro Stock Photography

This area covers cheap stock photography – online micro stock photo agencies specifically, instead of general Royalty Free Stock Image agencies. General royalty free agencies often run in a very similar fashion to the Rights Managed agencies, and in fact many of the biggest Royalty Free Agencies are part of, or owned by, the Rights Managed stock photo agencies.

Micro stock photography however, is quite a bit different. One of the first things you’ll find is that micro stock photography agencies operate almost solely online. Read the rest of this entry »

This video, easy to learn. You will know the basic tips to take a picture..

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Many new photographers, the photographs in the industry suffered in the beginning, whether to their photos with rights-managed institution, or royalty free agency instead. There are advantages and disadvantages of each method, and we will summarize them here briefly.

You should know from the start: Some photographers hate the royalty free stock photography model. They feel that photographers devalue their work along with the work of all other photographers by licensing the photos so cheaply. This is especially true with royalty free micro stock photography is concerned. There are many debates about this issue around the web, so we won’t dig deeper into those here. Instead, we’ll try to take a closer look at general differences, in the hopes that we can help you make a more informed decision with your own stock photography career. Read the rest of this entry »

This video maybe useful for you, who want to start with microstock.