| If you are interested in selling stock photos at | | | | are spamming the submission system. |
| agencies, one of the first hurdles you will face is | | | | 3) Attach appropriate keyword tags, but not too |
| getting the images you submit approved for sale by | | | | many. Keywords are very important for the photos |
| those agencies. Different agencies will have different | | | | being found by prospective buyers, but too many |
| criteria by which they judge your photos, of course, | | | | keywords will look like spam and raise the probability |
| but here are a few tips to help get your photos | | | | of their being rejected. |
| approved with most stock photo agencies: | | | | 4) Edit the images as little as possible. Using Adobe |
| 1) Submit photos with an image resolution of at least | | | | Photoshop or other applications to "improve" the |
| 5 mega pixels. Better quality photos can be used for | | | | photographs actually decreases the overall quality of |
| more applications, so you should shoot the photos | | | | the photo, so use these applications as little as |
| you plan on submitting to stock photo agencies at a | | | | possible. Instead, aim to take good photos that do |
| high resolution. | | | | not need editing later. |
| 2) Do not submit too many photos at once. Keep | | | | 5) Submit quality photos. Get the light right, make |
| the total number of photographs you submit at once | | | | sure they are in focus, use a tripod if necessary. |
| to less than 50. Remember, a real human will be | | | | Learn the basics of digital photography to make sure |
| reviewing each and every photograph, and they are | | | | your photos are as good as they can be! |
| more likely to reject your photos if they feel like you | | | | |