ahoy this is dinka this single photo i
took at home
made me till this day
8 000
the whole shoot took about
10 minutes maximum how and why
in today's video i've got three tips for
beginners who would like to work on
their passive income stream in
photography let's talk about the stock
because it's year 2022 and whether you
are a photographer videographer or
content creator
creating multiple income streams
is a must
i haven't talked about selling photos
and videos in stock for a while now on
this channel let's fix that i took this
photo in august 2012
not just this photo it was a part of
mini series of roughly about 20 photos i
think
the shoot took roughly 10 minutes it was
done in natural light in our old house
which had a sunroom with light coming
from all the sides editing took roughly
an hour
they all sell quite well but this one
sells the most
six different stock agencies are selling
this photo a lot of people are very
skeptical when it comes to stock because
when you make a sale
you'll make 15 cents 25 cents maybe a
dollar maybe a two
well the photo keeps selling over the
years because everything about this
photo is timeless and now when i look at
the sales i can see that by now i've
made eight thousand dollars just from
this single photo and the other photos
so okay too now that little baby in the
photo grew up and
two weeks ago went with me to walmart
and i told her
i bet you that today we're gonna find
one of your photos here somewhere she
didn't believe me she was laughing well
we went through baby section then i took
her to pharmacy and here's the proof
she's holding baby vitamins
with her photo on it
and i frequently see her on baby
blankets packaging pillows online
articles she was on an irish magazine
cover so how can you create decide
income and if you are already submitting
your stuff to stock agencies but you are
not making any sales what is the problem
where is the issue
if you are taking photos with a
smartphone do you think that is because
it is with a smartphone
no i think i've proven enough in my past
videos that photos and videos for
smartphones are being accepted to stock
agencies
tip number one let's talk about timeless
photos
when you are a beginner you're gonna be
taking photos like this
flowers
leaves plants trees bushes
these objects
unfortunately they are not going to sell
at all as it is already oversaturated
and not really a requested topic have
you seen many of those photos in
magazines commercials online articles
you have to take photos and videos of
searched terms and those photos and
videos need to be timeless to ensure
that they will be sold over and over and
again in the future
this photo of a baby is a perfect
example of a timeless photo she's a
typical baby she's not wearing anything
so we don't have to worry about fashion
which will no longer be popular in 10
years she has a white blanket over her
creating a very clean and airy looking
photo the blanket has no prints there is
a lot of room for placing graphics or
text over the image
there is strong expression good
composition colors and framing
timeless photos can be photos of babies
or pets or everyday objects
like hair or food or very typical person
just wearing a white shirt and jeans
which are classic and won't go out of
fashion
those have the most potential to be sold
over the years trendy photos can make
you money now
but then it's eventually going to fade
out
tip number two
simplicity you don't want to spend a lot
of time
on shooting photos for stock
keep it simple keep it fast
just shoot edit upload
come up with concepts which don't
require too much time to prepare and
shoot most of the photos which sell for
me are the very plain photos no clutter
in the background the less the better
basic background basic colors just very
simple photos not too much crazy editing
prepare shoot and upload
tip number three the shot list
if you really get stuck and you really
don't know what to shoot
don't worry because majority of the
stock agencies offer helpful
guides or guidelines and they will tell
you what is in demand what will be sold
what will be searched for right now
what's searched for and so on
shutterstock for example has a shot list
just type in shutterstock shot list in
google this page will tell you what you
should be shooting and uploading right
now because it takes time to get it
approved and also included in database
so
right now for example is the end of june
and i should be already uploading these
things to have them included and sold in
august
in august
shots of road trips and first days of
school will be in demand as well as
photos with shades of orange and scenes
from the doctor's office
back to school that's a very popular
theme every single year if you have kids
at home grab them and have some fun
shooting right now the school is over
and in the summer when it's going to be
rainy outside they're going to be bored
anyways so
get them to do something grab a camera
take photos
next suggested one is a road trip come
on how difficult it is to shoot right
now when it's summer it's the outdoor
season
let's hit the road users will be looking
for images videos and vectors of people
in their car traveling embarking on a
road trip another one is shade of orange
orange is trending color right now it
has a lot of saying power and its warmth
and positive energy can translate to a
wide range of situation and here is
again list of what they are suggesting
last one is we need a doctor fast if you
look in the closet right here you will
see that there is good selection of
doctor's coats and
medical outfits nurses scraps i also
have medical equipment
um in
propbox it's another topic which is
timeless and he can shoot this all the
time
especially in 2022 i don't think i need
to mention why
we all know why
i'm going to link a playlist to all
stock videos i created in the past below
the video in the video description as
well as linked to wire stock agency
i
basically started uploading with them a
year ago they are not sponsoring this
video or anything like that
it is just for those who would like to
do stock but they have no time like me
to upload to different stock agencies
individually so what i do with them i
literally just grabbed all my photos and
videos all the b-roll and stuff i don't
need anymore and i drop it to their
system and they process it all for me
they put the keywords there description
and everything i don't have to do
anything
after a while i just collect my person
of income
give it a thumbs up if you found this
helpful and don't forget to subscribe
for more future videos like these if you
have any questions comments leave them
below and i'll see you
in the next video ciao