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Newbie Discussion / a doubt about stock photography
« on: November 18, 2017, 13:44 »
Hello everyone!
I'm a 3D Artist
I like to shoot photos mostly with my smartphone when I travel or just when i feel like, so I tought it would be a good idea to subscribe to one of these websites like shutterstock, but before I want to understand better some things.
I did some research and looked at this forum, it looks like some websites like shutterstock don't have exclusivity on your photos so you can sell them elsewhere... but
my doubt is: can I upload on sites like shutterstock photos that I have on my instagram (for example) ? or will they be rejected?
if that is possible, then, if someone need a photo of mine he/she will probably buy it on shutterstock or it will search it on services like google search by picture to find the free one? it's important to consider that instagram pictures are low quality and if someone needs high quality he/she has can only buy it, not having it for free.
besides I've read in this forum that instagram blocks you if you share shutterstock page on profile description so I might avoid doing it.
Thank you
Gian

I like to shoot photos mostly with my smartphone when I travel or just when i feel like, so I tought it would be a good idea to subscribe to one of these websites like shutterstock, but before I want to understand better some things.
I did some research and looked at this forum, it looks like some websites like shutterstock don't have exclusivity on your photos so you can sell them elsewhere... but
my doubt is: can I upload on sites like shutterstock photos that I have on my instagram (for example) ? or will they be rejected?
if that is possible, then, if someone need a photo of mine he/she will probably buy it on shutterstock or it will search it on services like google search by picture to find the free one? it's important to consider that instagram pictures are low quality and if someone needs high quality he/she has can only buy it, not having it for free.
besides I've read in this forum that instagram blocks you if you share shutterstock page on profile description so I might avoid doing it.
Thank you

Gian