I will not download an unknown zip file.
Please make the images accesable in jpg format via the net.

"Hello!

I want to start stock photography, because I became unemployed and I need to make a living fast."

Yeah, that's not how it works.

Dang... you took the words right out of my mouth.

Hello!

I want to start stock photography, because I became unemployed and I need to make a living fast.

I would like to join Shutterstock.


http://www.2shared.com/file/V9E3tMaK/kldeni.html

April has been a very bad month in sales and now we get questions like this? May cannot come soon enough 

No matter what you might have read or heard:
There is no easy money to be had at microstock these days.
I don't know if there ever was "easy money" but if there was, that ended in about 2005.


Unless you really are an exceptional photographer with access to the right subjects, then I would forget about replacing your day job this way. As already said you would make more to start with by flipping burgers.


Nobody is going to download a zip file from an unknown source. If you really want critique put links to individual full sized images watermarked across the image as your copyright. (Someone here will tell you if you have any hope of making any money at all. 

http://www.2shared.com/file/V9E3tMaK/kldeni.html

Watch out!
Bitdefender blocked this page
This page is blocked by Bitdefender Antimalware filter.

I see now why you don't want download it. You think it is a virus. Well I just uploaded my pictures to 2shared yesterday, and after your complaint I redownloaded it from the site. My AVG Internet Security didn't find anything. And I am sure as hell, didn't upload any virus into it, I can barely program in C.

But I understand, that you don't trust a newcomer, so I try to upload the pictures. However free picture uploading sites all say that they retain the copyright if I use them. So that's a nono. I guess I have to make multiple posts here because of the 4 attachment limit.

Is that okay?

No matter what you might have read or heard:
There is no easy money to be had at microstock these days.
I don't know if there ever was "easy money" but if there was, that ended in about 2005.


Unless you really are an exceptional photographer with access to the right subjects, then I would forget about replacing your day job this way. As already said you would make more to start with by flipping burgers.


Nobody is going to download a zip file from an unknown source. If you really want critique put links to individual full sized images watermarked across the image as your copyright. (Someone here will tell you if you have any hope of making any money at all. 

I don't want easy money, because that doesn't exist. However I have heard that you can make 1 dollar a day if you are good. That's a fortune here.

I worked in a factory handling and maintaining complex and heavy computerized machines, I also had to make the products and look out for the raw material to evenly load into the machine, then package the produced goods while doing paperwork also, this all sounds good, however I also had to reach a norm, which was a high number, sometimes you have to manufacture so many products, that it's physically impossible to do (your machine's cycle time is longer than the required time to make them). The tool of the machine is 280 �C hot, so your exposed skin instantly melts if you touch it, but the protective gear is inadequte, and there are lots of technical problems that make your life there miserable, basically you have to work with excrement and turn it into gold. You couldn't use the toilet or have a food break either.

But the pay was good, I made 400 dollars a month (an average job pays 250 dollars a month, making burgers for example pay 200) by working 16 hours and 6 days a week, in 4 different shifts (dawn, afternoon, night, weekend). Then I saw on the Internet that you can make money, by writing articles (I am planning to sell food recipes what are unknown to westerners, local culinary delights), producing CAD models, or complex CAD machines and animating them (I am good in Autocad and solidworks), or selling photos, icons and illustrations (I can make vector images in gimp and .Net). I also like to paint pictures, and work with wood, so with all these things I can probably make up 300-400 dollars a month in place of my lost job.

If I can build up these sales in 3 or 4 months than that's good, because I have a friend that supplies me, and I will spend my saving until then.

Even if I only make 5 dollars a month, that worth 15 kg of bread here, more than enough for a month.

I already made my paypal account, even though the 1 dollar price was a lot.

"Hello!

I want to start stock photography, because I became unemployed and I need to make a living fast."

Yeah, that's not how it works.

Apparently it does for some parts in the world, as discussed previously. Check the latest reply of the OP. 5$ buys him 15 kilo of bread. He used to make $400 month. Thats easy enough in microstock to be honest, even today, when you are full time at it. 

I this good enough watermark to deter thiefs?

I start uploading my pictures now, 42 will follow, I have at least 400 pictures of flowers, but I know that the market is saturated with them, so I have to think out something original. What is in high demand, but few do it, and I can afford it with (I am poor by US standards).

The second cloud picture is a bit noisy, and some of the images have focus issues, (I don't know if chromatic aberration counts if it's on the background and not on the main subject) however I only need 10 to apply for Shutterstock.

Keep in mind there will be some quality loss, because of compression, and resaving the pictures.

I will thank it very much if you could also suggest keywords. Before my writing style confuses you, I am a total amateur not an intermediate, I don't want to look anything better here, because that would hijack legitimate criticism.

Full size gallery: http://postimg.org/gallery/110xeonkg/395b1471/ and http://postimg.org/gallery/1dxvow5lc/




































This is a small screw from a computer, smaller than 5 mm in diameter.





















































Every picture has a story, on this one I didn't modify anything, I have found the shoes by the road exatly like this, then after a few meters have found two attire of full male and female clothing beside the road, but no humans.

None of them are good enough I am afraid.

Afraid I agree. You are well off the mark with these. You have a long way to go both technically and content wise to make any money at this.
You can do it, and indeed others have, but you're looking at a steep learning curve to start with.


Think of what is unique about where you live, and put together how ever many shots needed which are technically good, and which either have a good concept, or are useful in some way to illustrate a magazine article etc. You'll need shots with people as well as landscapes and still life shots.

There are too many photos to address here, but you can stick to the basic rules for stock.

Noise free images. Focus must be sharp at 100% zoom, where focus is intended. Landscapes need to be in focus front to back, unless focus is on a subject in the foreground. Animals, people, insects focus needs to be on the eyes. You can play with shallow DOF but that can be tricky. Focus also runs front to back in most occasions. Straight horizons. For composition use rule of thirds or golden ration. Pay attention to details, like background clutter. Dont cut people or animal limbs on the joints. Images need to be properly exposed, no white nor black clipping. No harsh light, unless it adds to the scene. No deep shadows, unless it adds to the scene. White balance needs to be correct, which is depending on the scene. Mainly, whites need to be white, not yellowish nor blueish nor greenish nor pinkish. Colors need to pop, nicely saturated. You need to have a clear concept, story or subject.

Now its important to know how to go about implementing these requirements. Thats a different story. There is too much to explain for each technicallty. Just take baby steps and start with one subject, for example landscapes, or people in your family and focus on getting those shots right. Dont try too many diverse subjects at one time as each subject needs a different approach (however the basic requirements for a technical good photo remain the same).

Quote from: Semmick Photo on April 22, 2015, 10:49

None of them are good enough I am afraid.

Afraid I agree. You are well off the mark with these. You have a long way to go both technically and content wise to make any money at this.
You can do it, and indeed others have, but you're looking at a steep learning curve to start with.


Think of what is unique about where you live, and put together how ever many shots needed which are technically good, and which either have a good concept, or are useful in some way to illustrate a magazine article etc. You'll need shots with people as well as landscapes and still life shots.

Thank you for the feedback.

1. Could you please clarify more specificly about each picture?

2. Or the about the ones which show some potential (stuck out from the rest).

3. Are there any what have only one major flaw but otherwise good?

4. My camera is a Samsung WB100, and doesn't have any manual mode. I can't toggle the focus manually, no matter how hard I try. It was expensive, but what is the worth of a camera that can only make automatic pictures. Or am I missing something?

5. Is this camera even capable to produce good pictures?

Can anyone please tell me how to spell TROLL?