Author Topic: How much $ the best selling photo can make in a year on Shutterstock? (Read 5617 times)

helloitsme · « **on:** August 31, 2014, 11:33 »

My best selling photo made about $1,000 in a year.

spike · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2014, 12:25 »

I don't think a lot of people will reply.

Mine made the same amount in 6 months.

helloitsme · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2014, 13:08 »

Quote from: spike on August 31, 2014, 12:25

I don't think a lot of people will reply.

Mine made the same amount in 6 months.

That's spectacular!

I wonder how much those photos make.
http://submit.shutterstock.com/top50.mhtml?span=week&filter=all

Majority of my photos never sold in a year.

tickstock · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2014, 14:38 »

$3,000 is probably about what the best selling photo makes there in a year.

helloitsme · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2014, 15:03 »

Quote from: tickstock on August 31, 2014, 14:38

$3,000 is probably about what the best selling photo makes there in a year.

That sounds reasonable. Nearly $10,000 revenue from 1 photo in 3 or 4 years isn't bad at all.

tickstock · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2014, 17:58 »

Quote from: helloitsme on August 31, 2014, 15:03

Quote from: tickstock on August 31, 2014, 14:38
$3,000 is probably about what the best selling photo makes there in a year.

That sounds reasonable. Nearly $10,000 revenue from 1 photo in 3 or 4 years isn't bad at all.

I don't think you should count on income from an image staying constant for 3 or 4 years, especially the top selling image. It's likely to be duplicated or tastes are likely to change or just the search could change.

OM · « **Reply #6 on:** August 31, 2014, 18:09 »

BTW, that 'top-selling photo's of the week' page hasn't been updated for a while....note the preponderance of Valentines day images.

PixelBytes · « **Reply #7 on:** August 31, 2014, 20:51 »

Quote from: helloitsme on August 31, 2014, 15:03

Quote from: tickstock on August 31, 2014, 14:38
$3,000 is probably about what the best selling photo makes there in a year.

That sounds reasonable. Nearly $10,000 revenue from 1 photo in 3 or 4 years isn't bad at all.

One picture is not usually really one picture tho. Usually it will be most successful from a whole shoot. That 10.000 should be average in with all photos from the series.

How likely you will shoot a one of 10.000 image. Needle in a hay stack maybe.

helloitsme · « **Reply #8 on:** August 31, 2014, 21:19 »

Quote from: tickstock on August 31, 2014, 17:58

Quote from: helloitsme on August 31, 2014, 15:03
Quote from: tickstock on August 31, 2014, 14:38
$3,000 is probably about what the best selling photo makes there in a year.

That sounds reasonable. Nearly $10,000 revenue from 1 photo in 3 or 4 years isn't bad at all.
I don't think you should count on income from an image staying constant for 3 or 4 years, especially the top selling image. It's likely to be duplicated or tastes are likely to change or just the search could change.

True. Just trying to guestimating the best case.

helloitsme · « **Reply #9 on:** August 31, 2014, 21:20 »

Quote from: OM on August 31, 2014, 18:09

BTW, that 'top-selling photo's of the week' page hasn't been updated for a while....note the preponderance of Valentines day images.

I didn't notice that. what is that? Aren't they updating or those are actually selling all year around? Is it Valentine season in southern hemisphere?

helloitsme · « **Reply #10 on:** August 31, 2014, 21:22 »

Quote from: PixelBytes on August 31, 2014, 20:51

Quote from: helloitsme on August 31, 2014, 15:03
Quote from: tickstock on August 31, 2014, 14:38
$3,000 is probably about what the best selling photo makes there in a year.

That sounds reasonable. Nearly $10,000 revenue from 1 photo in 3 or 4 years isn't bad at all.

One picture is not usually really one picture tho. Usually it will be most successful from a whole shoot. That 10.000 should be average in with all photos from the series.

How likely you will shoot a one of 10.000 image. Needle in a hay stack maybe.

Of course. Majority of photos I uploaded and got accepted haven't sold at all.

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