Author Topic: Is stock/microstock your main activity? (Read 5556 times)

sweetgirll · « **on:** April 28, 2011, 11:58 »

Hi guys
I was wondering how many here work full time in the stock image industry, or has it as their main activity.

mlwinphoto · « **Reply #1 on:** April 28, 2011, 12:19 »

Full time for me. I have about 10% of my images in micro/RF....the rest with traditional RM agencies in addition to self-marketing (RM only).

leaf · « **Reply #2 on:** April 28, 2011, 14:06 »

I have a few little projects on the go, but microstock earns well over 50% of my income.. probably closer to 80%

tab62 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 28, 2011, 14:13 »

Part time for me. First year- mainly for fun and to learn. Income to date is about 1/2 of one percent of my daytime job income (Better hope I have a good daytime job- LOL!)...

louoates · « **Reply #4 on:** April 28, 2011, 14:25 »

I'm retired, comfortably, and enjoy photography including micro as a hobby. I make 99% of my photography income from gallery sales of landscapes. 99% of my income is from investments, <1% from photography sales.

echbart · « **Reply #5 on:** April 28, 2011, 14:40 »

Starter in micro - but i hope that some day i will get lets say 10 percent per day that i make now with my job

Anita Potter · « **Reply #6 on:** April 28, 2011, 15:38 »

It is my full time job right now. I have plans to start doing other things as well other than micro (arts and crafts and whatnot). Until that happens I do this all the time.

redwater · « **Reply #7 on:** April 28, 2011, 16:01 »

I made it my full time job since 2009.

danhowl · « **Reply #8 on:** April 28, 2011, 16:26 »

full time editorial and catalog (mostly fashion) shooter here. can pull lifestyle images from some editorial shoots (only occasionally from catalog). have been trying to arrange more stock/microstock targeted shoots in downtime. resale of editorial glamour and celebrity has paid better than micro for me as I am still building a library for micro. editorial resale and micro combined only account for a small percent of income compared to my assignment shooting, but I think of it as my babysitter (keeps me from getting in trouble).

heywoody · « **Reply #9 on:** April 28, 2011, 17:30 »

If it was my kids would be eating grass

microstockphoto.co.uk · « **Reply #10 on:** April 28, 2011, 17:35 »

part time - my official job is architect

visceralimage · « **Reply #11 on:** April 28, 2011, 17:52 »

full time and really struggling this month

PixelsAway · « **Reply #12 on:** April 28, 2011, 18:00 »

Snowball · « **Reply #13 on:** April 28, 2011, 18:02 »

Quote from: visceralimage on April 28, 2011, 17:52

full time and really struggling this month

Same here. My significant other is tired of me complaining all the time. So I come here and complain to you good people instead

rubyroo · « **Reply #14 on:** April 28, 2011, 18:08 »

Full-time here.

elvinstar · « **Reply #15 on:** April 28, 2011, 18:24 »

Part-time (with stock becoming less and less of that time) for me. Full-time job is web developer.

tab62 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 28, 2011, 20:32 »

"If it was my kids would be eating grass"

Wow! Than you must be making a lot of $$$ since one ounce of grass cost over $150 in Seattle- average street value LOL!

madelaide · « **Reply #17 on:** April 28, 2011, 20:36 »

Gladly no. Or I would not be able to have a decent living!

Morphart · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2011, 20:59 »

My answer would be... not yet

. Working on it this year. I own a small graphic design and advertising company (graphic design, print, web, video).

But since the beginning of January this year been working hard on microstock and happy to saw that I am increasing my Monthly revenue each month by 100 to 150$ so I do hope to make it full time by the next year, or at least greatly reduce my company work and gain more freedom and personnal creativeness (if that's a word)

GraphicGravy · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2011, 21:19 »

For me, vector microstock is part-time. Currently, I spend about a half-hour per day on it. I've been at it for awhile though, and it is now 60% of my total income. For the first couple years that I was building my portfolio. I would spend 2-3 hours per day creating vectors. Microstock has been a life-changer for me and my family, and I'm grateful every day.

From 9-5 each day, I'm a graphic designer. I think that helps me immensely to create good stock (stock that designers need and want).

~ Eli
www.graphicgravy.com

pancaketom · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2011, 22:09 »

Sort of... in that it is the money making activity that I spend the most time on - not necessarily the most lucrative, but it is in addition to some others. Luckily I am cheap - very cheap.

lagereek · « **Reply #21 on:** April 28, 2011, 23:54 »

Im a full-time commercial freelance photographer and have been shooting stock alongside for tha past 25 years.

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Author Topic: Is stock/microstock your main activity? (Read 5556 times)

sweetgirll

mlwinphoto

leaf

tab62

louoates

echbart

Anita Potter

redwater

danhowl

heywoody

microstockphoto.co.uk

visceralimage

PixelsAway

Snowball

rubyroo

elvinstar

tab62

madelaide

Morphart

GraphicGravy

pancaketom

lagereek

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