rkris and Nikovsk, Thanks for the reply's!

I have only made .35 with DT so far with 18 pics over two months. FT is better with $1.54 from 13 pics. I have done the best with 123RF and CanStockPhoto. I just got accepted to SS and IS and already have sales at SS. I have uploaded to P5, BS, YM, DP,VR, MS and CC but I don't know how long I will give them, its a lot of work to upload if they're not generating an sales.

You need to figure out what you can shoot - access, skill, interest - and what there's a market for. Some things are great to look at but not all that useful as stock; some are great sellers but in such bountiful supply that you'll have a hard time getting any traction given that you're new and the competition has great search position.

Thanks for the advice. Honestly, this is one of the first things I did getting started. I knew that I had no interest in working with people, and would much rather shoot nature, animals, landscapes, and macros (once I can save up for a dedicated macro lens).  I picniche a list of things during the week and then on the weekends try shoot a couple different topics.

Thanks everyone for the feedback!

Another thing that I have found that helps improve quality is that once you think you have your photos up to standard to submit them to the middle tier agencies. That has really helped me learn exactly what I'm doing right and wrong before I attempted to get accepted to the Top Tier agencies.

Which Agencies have fair affiliate programs and which are not fair to the photographer. I have been following DepositPhotos latest thing and plan on opting out of their programs, but it got me thinking more about this.

I have only started uploading images the last couple months so this is still new. I have images accepted to BS, CS, P5, 123RF, YM, VR FT and DT so far, and plan on uploading to SS and IS now that I have a good idea on what should be accepted. I have also considered uploading to a few more of the low earners as time allows.

Thanks for your help.

Question from a new person to micro/mid stock photography.

I was approved to submit to DepositPhotos Friday, and as such have no photos online with them yet.

If I Opt out of re-seller and affiliate sales, does that protect me in the future, or is the general consensus that DP is going to find another way to act unethically?

Thanks

Jon