Focus On         2 comments

Steve is a photographer I met through his blog a couple months ago while reading about Photocase. I read his microstock book, Getting Started in Stock, and thought he’d be a great first photographer feature.

 Micro Tricks & Tips         3 comments

These are some of the tips I’ve picked up along the way that help me earn more microstock money now than ever before. Note: not all these tips will apply to everyone. Some are basic. Like always, take what works and discard the rest.

 Micro Tricks & Tips         3 comments

Over the last 3+ years I’ve written a lot of posts for the new microstock photographer. Everything from how to get your first 10 images accepted to the Long Tail of Microstock. This is an index of those microstock blog posts for new photographers and new microstock artists.

 NiltoMil News         5 comments

Some time ago I wrote a post called “No Mas” and listed agencies I was quitting uploads to unless sales increased. Now I have new decisions to make.

 NiltoMil News         4 comments

Images are going up now – mostly stuff I’ve shot in the past because we’re moving and my photo stuff is packed.? I am working on submitting older images.? I know they won’t sell quite the way I want but honestly I need to start getting momentum back and start submitting, get into all the right habits and patterns, etc.
Once we get moved a lot of our work is going to be focused on fixing up the house, prepping the new studio locations, shooting some new images, and so on.? …

 NiltoMil News,The Microstock World         3 comments

Lookstat offers a trial of their new keywording & uploading back office services.? 25 images will be uploaded to up to 10 sites for no charge, no strings, no payment info given.
Now, before anyone asks, you do have to provide your microstock site credentials.? If you aren’t comfortable with providing this to a service provider you need read no further.? Understandably, you’re not going to be interested in this service.? That’s the first stage of getting setup.
Onto my trial!
I ftp’d the 25 images to Lookstat and a few days later …

 Micro Tricks & Tips,NiltoMil News         7 comments

Let me quote myself.
I am not going to stick around and pretend to be something I?m not.? Too many people set goals and fail to reach them, yet still continue the journey unfazed.? I often share my experiences and ideas in hopes of helping you.? If I can?t help myself first, I can?t help you.
If I fail to reach both goals (10k images, $25k for the year) by 12/31/09, NiltoMil.com will close for good whether I continue to shoot microstock or not.

At this point in the year it is obvious …

 Micro Tricks & Tips,NiltoMil News         4 comments

I’d like to address something – the time I spend on microstock.? I think some people who read this blog are slightly confused about me slaving away and getting nowhere.
In July, I added 15 new images to my sites.? That means I worked on it for under 1 hour in July.? I made $500 in July.
In June, I added 150 new images.? About 4 hours of work.? I also made $450.? I’ve now in 2 months made $950 on 5 hours of work.
In May, I added 160 new images.? About …

 Micro Tricks & Tips         10 comments

Speed Editing, Intro
We have examined our workflow many times over the last year in an attempt to gain speed without sacrificing a bit of quality.? The first step in that process is always difficult and time consuming but ultimately necessary and extremely beneficial.
Our first step is to create an awareness of our current situation and workflow.
What steps do you take in order to go from image in camera to image on site?
I would suggest that while there are other steps to many photographer’s workflows, the following covers all of the …

 NiltoMil News,The Microstock World         5 comments

I learned a huge lesson in the last 3 months. That lesson:
“Success requires first expending ten units of effort to produce one unit of results. Your momentum will then produce ten units of results with each unit of effort.” – Charles Givens

What I mean to say, exactly, is that stock is a momentum game. The more quality images you upload, the more people visit your gallery and thus the more sales you have overall. The first bit of starting requires a harder push than later on but …