Drones are like video cameras, they are everywhere but with the footage you shoot it is not everywhere! I am slowly including models with my drone, planning everything ahead of time and doing the prep work. I get up at 5am to shoot and stay late in the evening to get what I want. I pay people and pick locations. 99% of stock shooters don't do this with a camera or a drone. If you keep on your path with footage like this you will rise quickly! Getty has been good for this stuff for me so far! The rewards come to those who take the time and risk to get shots others don't. Thanks for the kind words on my clips, I could learn a lot from you!

Those clips are on Getty in 4k for a much better price then micro! :-)  Thanks and you are right!

Yes, just shoot at sunrise and sunset for best results. One word of advice aside from all the flying laws is to shoot at sunrise, less people out and safer for you and the drone. I have not be questioned or bothered once in 4 months I have owned it. I stay out of people's way!

 With credits it is smoke and mirrors buyers wise up really quick on that and when you could get an image for a couple of bucks with out having to have a subscription buyers bought as needed. Now subs replaced that but iStock was already late to that market. Yes subs is a good deal on istock but they left their edge when they just went for that market. I made more with old credit pricing and % then I do with subs! Next they dropped Vetta, instead of making it a better value they just dropped it which was a mistake! For video it is a whole mess for non-exclusive's, I am happy with the pricing as an exclusive but it is obvious that buyers have left in large numbers for video! I have been with iStock since 2006 and have around 8,000 video clips in my gallery. I have uploaded better and more content then last year but am earning a lot less this year! I just want to scream when admin says you don't know the market, well obviously you don't either! Now lets talk about the new search and ADP it is slow and buggy we have been in a testing phase for months and it is obvious! buyers don't know what they will find from one day to the next! that sure breeds a lot of confidence! Now people say if you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem. First stop testing everything and don't roll out more changes until you have settled on a design. I don't care if I like it or not at this point I just want something that works! Getty has a fine design on their search page so just copy that if you are confused. I did not see Getty go through all this testing. Next make a way for buyers to purchase images like that use too for a couple of bucks for a small image, bloggers don't need 21meg. images! and many business don't either! Now pay non-exclusives 25% and Exclusives 35%  to 45% and drop RC's!! If exclusives are favored right in search then we won't mind non-exclusives earning more! Now you can reduce the gap between the two at 2 to 1 which makes more sense. Next be sure to include descriptions when searching for images, why not give the buyer more info on purchasing? For video do the same percentage and artist will return. Be more picky if needed buy don't drive artist away! I love iStock and I love what I do! Let's fix this now!

No laws yet for drone this small but still a risk. Thanks for the kind words! I just had a little luck. Drone was completely dry at landing, I stayed out of the mist as much as possible

You can spank me for the shameless pimping but if you have never seen the falls from this angle it is fun. Hope you enjoy. PS. No purchase necessary!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hei1XfMVSls

It is true but I don't think buyers will be put off from Getty, that is the wild card here for earnings for me.

Just got word on the forum that 4k is not at a different price point then HD! It is the same as now. They said they would not get into a price war but they just did for video! They are undercutting SS and most other places now!

I bought the DJI Phantom 3 Professional

It's a lot of work to sell on your own! The only way I see it working is to have 5 of the top producers band together to sell their work, but then someone has to be in charge and the like. I am doing ok as an exclusive on iStock June and July are always slow for me but I keep plowing on with producing and doing side jobs. Love what I do so the money will come.

The bar is higher now, if you are a good producer then the sky is the limit.

I am exclusive with iStock. My biggest gripe is that I wish they pushed video advertising more! Video still seems like a step child and I want more dollars to go to advertising it!

Not tooting the IS horn but that is why I stayed exclusive because I average $50.00 per sale now.