The most important tool for this digital photo business is of course the digital camera. The quality of the images is down to the mega pixel capacity of the camera and if you want to avoid your photos being rejected by the stock photography sites, you will need at least a 5 mega pixel digital camera, and make sure it is set to maximum resolution.
Never submit more than 50 photos at a time and be careful not to upload the same photo twice, as this will also lead to possible photo rejection and even to account closure. To avoid this happening, don't change the file name as your PC will point out any duplicates, and then when you are have a batch to upload change the file names accordingly. Windows has built in software for multiple file name changes, so it is just a question of a few clicks and won't be a time wasting exercise.
The second most important factor is keywords and by choosing the right keywords you can definitely increase your photo sales. There are a variety of tools you can use when choosing keywords, a simple search on the internet will immediately give you half a dozen sites that will help you determine which keywords will work best. I also recommend you view similar images at Google Images and see which keywords are being used on the foremost images. Please note, keep your keywords between 8-10 per image to get the best results, if you use more than that they may be rejected as spam.
Remember, quality is key to avoid your photos being rejected; clear, bright photos are a shoe-in. If you need to reduce the photo size you should use either Adobe Elements or Adobe Photoshop as both do a great job of resizing while maintaining photo quality. Be careful to not go over a 5% size reduction as the quality will be reduced significantly.
Lastly, if a photo was rejected once, don't resubmit it. Retake the shot, keeping quality at the forefront of your mind thereby ensuring they will accepted.
Never submit more than 50 photos at a time and be careful not to upload the same photo twice, as this will also lead to possible photo rejection and even to account closure. To avoid this happening, don't change the file name as your PC will point out any duplicates, and then when you are have a batch to upload change the file names accordingly. Windows has built in software for multiple file name changes, so it is just a question of a few clicks and won't be a time wasting exercise.
The second most important factor is keywords and by choosing the right keywords you can definitely increase your photo sales. There are a variety of tools you can use when choosing keywords, a simple search on the internet will immediately give you half a dozen sites that will help you determine which keywords will work best. I also recommend you view similar images at Google Images and see which keywords are being used on the foremost images. Please note, keep your keywords between 8-10 per image to get the best results, if you use more than that they may be rejected as spam.
Remember, quality is key to avoid your photos being rejected; clear, bright photos are a shoe-in. If you need to reduce the photo size you should use either Adobe Elements or Adobe Photoshop as both do a great job of resizing while maintaining photo quality. Be careful to not go over a 5% size reduction as the quality will be reduced significantly.
Lastly, if a photo was rejected once, don't resubmit it. Retake the shot, keeping quality at the forefront of your mind thereby ensuring they will accepted.
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