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Tips For Selling Photos to Stock Agencies

Posted: February 20, 2016

Photographer SilhouetteSelling photos to a stock agency isn't always as easy as it might seem. Not carefully looking at the technical requirements and guidelines the agency sets can be major setbacks. Know exactly what to do to help sell your photos to a stock agency.

Kav Dadfar, writer for Digital Photography School, shares tips for selling photos to stock agencies.

7 Tips to Help Sell Your Images with Stock Photography Agencies

Getting your photographs onto a stock agency can be difficult. Most have very strict technical guidelines and very tough editing procedures. However, following these 7 tips could increase your chances of getting accepted and help you sell your images with stock photography agencies. 1 – Do Your Research Stock agencies vary greatly in what they specialize in, and the type of images they are looking for. Some image libraries desire more lifestyle photographs, whereas others would prefer reportage style images. You should look at as many different agencies as you can, and see which ones suit your subject and style of work, but also which ones you would prefer to work with. Read the entire article 7 Tips to Help Sell Your Images with Stock Photography Agencies on Digital Photography School.