My strangest photo that was downloaded (about 10 times) was a picture of my horse eating a pop-cycle I made for her with apple juice and carrots. I thought, "why not" and was really surprised I sold it. There aren't too many pictures of a horse eating a pop-cycle.

Awesome video Nicole... you know what you are doing in journalism and that clearly shows. Loving your picture today... lots of light, blurred background... looks really nice.

This makes total sense. I think I have purchased all your photos of the Wharf. I'm really surprised more people haven't posted them. Also DC restaurants as you pointed out! I still need those.

Thank you very very much for your tips. This video made me looking shutter work much more differently than I've looked at it before. I am looking forward to trying out your tips, starting today! :)

Your videos are amazing and really motivating for beginner stock photographers. You have excellent quality content for a channel with only 25k subscribers!

Very good beginning. You gave enough to whet our appetite for the remainder, and did not waste out time with a big intro.

You are totally right. My photos from my local city (Medellín, Colombia) are my most successful photos in SS because it's not saturated. If you search Medellin you can find lots of touristic and panoramic photos but nothing very specific like stores, transportation, people, etc

I've only made $7.89 so far on Shutterstock. However, I noticed that my photo of the town sign has already sold 8 times. And my photos saturate the first page of search results for my town. So that is awesome, at least I think so. All thanks to your great advice and suggestions I might add. I will keep watching you!

Shooting weird/rare thing will help, because there would be less images like that ,so they will stand out.

Nice work Nicole Thanks !

Hi Nicole. I'm a new subcdr and into my second year doing stock where across the more common sites Shutterstock is the best payer so far. Two of the strangest images sold was one of roadside dumping/waste and snow on top of a council refuse bin. Done a wee bit of architectural stuff as well Scottish castles and stately homes more out of learning new skills but they have sold as well. Due to political climate in UK just now I'm thinking of trying to cover that as well. great vlog and have learned lots many thanks and keep up the good work.

Wow, the content quality and the quality overal on this channel is amazing,!!! Thx you!

After this I looked at your portfolio on Shutterstock and really was surprised. Most of your photos in Top are editorial. It gives me good idea what to shoot if would be suitable case. It is a pity that I live in a not-so-large city, and now I have been at home for 3 weeks at home on self-isolation, but even so I try to shoot something for stocks during normal remote work. Thank you! And Health to you and to your family!

Thanks Nicole. I followed some of your thoughts and advice from many of your videos and made a sale almost as soon as my picture was approved. It was just a random picture of a vehicle ferry.

My first Shutterstock photo downloaded was a fancy trashcan in university city, Missouri

You have really good content, you deserve more subs.

Super useful! Thanks, Nicole 👍

You do make a point to look outside the box, don't be confined to the everyday ! Great info, thanks😃

Just yesterday came across Shutterstock and found Ur channel very much helpful for newbies like me😁 Thanks for Ur videos.. Got Subscribed.

Thanks again for sharing, Nicole. BTW, your video quality and content get better and better!

as the old saying goes "One man's trash, is another man's treasure".

Great work! A lot of useful knowledge for those who are starting their adventure with stock photography. Thank you for the movies. Greetings from Poland👍

Very honest and straight forward points. Thank you for sharing your experience. 👍👍👍

...another great video Nicole; my best seller on Shutterstock is my digital thermostat (myself repairing it) #2 is (myself as a technician) repairing a air conditioner. You're vids are some of the best on youtube. Many Thx.

If only i had a penny for every time shutterstock reviewers rejected my editorial photos and told me that my images had no commercial value, i would have a truck load of pennies. However listening to your point of view, it's becoming apparent to me that photographers are at the mercy of the reviewers mood at the time of upload. Although i agree with you that shutterstock photo sales are more frequent and consistent.

My first photo of merrygold flower downloaded in 7$ very simple picture it is

Thank you for an informative video. Some excellent ideas. My photo was of a Monument for a massacre in Poland that happened in WW2. Its on the Jersey City waterfront and recently the city wanted to move it, which became news worthy in Poland.

Mine was a branch with pretty blossom on it against a blue sky basically a nothing shot!

Great tips! Thank you for sharing! The strangest one that I have sold is probably the weirdest picture I've ever seen or took. A massive tree branch had fallen upside down into a river and had a swan (also upside down) right next to it. It was like 1/2 of nature had inverted itself!

Many thanks Nichole Glass. So far none of my shutter stock photos have been downloaded. But I am just starting out and working to upload more. I’m loving your videos and your common sense approach appeals to me. This whole genre (not sure if that is what to call it) is so interesting to me, I am excited to get busy and get a sale or two under my belt!!

Man, thank you!! This gave me an idea and I looked on Shutterstock and there are ONLY 19 images of it and they are not even good! oh boy, time to get paid! I got the ultimate idea but I am pretty sure it could land me in some serious hot water!

Very informative post. Always seems to be the things happening on the sidelines that seems to be most marketable. Keep up the great posts!

Thanks a lot for this informative video. It really opens a new direction for me in photography. I'll probably not focus on making stock photos but it is nice to have an option in my head when I'm out shooting photos.

I'm getting some good ideas here, thanks.

Very informative and helpful videos indeed. I'm interested in your background in journalism as I have previously done some freelance writing with a number of my articles online and became interested in photography last year, having done some real estate photo shoots, free for portfolio and several paid shoots. Only became interested in stock photography a couple of weeks ago and yet to begin submitting photos to SS. So your editorial / journalism angle on stock photography is particularly interesting and helpful. Just learning the 'how to' at this stage. Thanks for your videos.

I've been going to the Wharf since the 90's. For the food and the night clubs. It's not new, just gentrified.

Well spoken and insightful. Subscribed. Thank you.

Didn't you have to upload a property release of the Massage Envy-photos?

Thanks for sharing, giving me some ideas for the next photos

Thank you

My first photo I sold was of A Basset Fauve De Bretagne dog :-)

Thanks for great video 🤩

Hallo .....mem..... thanks for information and video

I always enjoy your tips.

thank you so much, for this info

Only been on Shutterstock a couple of months but seeing a few downloads, on Alamy for a bit longer but nothing. Strangest download so far is a stranded upside down jellyfish I saw on a beach.

Excellent, Thank You :)

great video, on many workshops I am seeing the word "news hacking" popping up, which kind of like hurricane chasers or ambulance chasers, they jump on the latest breaking news item and work specifically on it, then they post it every where getting views and interviews as they are quickly become "the expert" so this is something that can be exploited very much.

I hope you posted in editorial side. Whether do you received any money for those 4 pic????

Thanks. I like the way u explain 👍

Great tips! Thank you so much!

I'm really enjoy watching your VDO, so I subscribed *____*

Thanks for this nicole. -from a new subber.

When Congress is at its peak upopularity, saying "X is more popular than Congress" isn't saying much.

Great video, it,s too valuable to me. Thanks a lot Nicole

I live in Orange County, CA. Not a lot happening here-or that’s how it feels. I’m dialed into the political news, but it sounds like I need to get more dialed into the local news, too. I’m new to stock photography; I’ve only started a couple of months ago. So far, I’ve sold three stock images on Shutterstock, but none on Alamy, iStock or Adobe. So far, Shutterstock seems to be the way to go, although I’ve only earned $.75 so far. Besides shooting editorial photos, how do we determine which stock photos are not oversaturated? Sure, we all know pictures of dogs and cats are overdone, but what other types of photos have been done to death? It’s hard to know what to try to concentrate on. What’s a good way to determine what is needed in stock images (excluding editorial, which you’ve covered here)? Also, what’s your opinion of briefs? I was going to participate in one, but then I read how many other photographers were against them. Apparently, after you upload your shots, you’re forbidden to ever use them even if your photos are never used. I find that to be a good reason not to participate in a brief. Additionally, photographers say that if your photos are chosen, you get paid a pittance compared to what a photographer should be paid, especially when the ad campaign is on a national level.

Very, very good tips.

Your thanks have inspired me. please look at my portfolio at Shutterstock, I need your advice. thank you, one more time.

i gave up on Shutterstock. They were impossible to deal with. Shutterstock will not accept model releases for editorial photos, but they rejected good editorial photos for not having releases, and other clearly erroneous reasons. Other agencies are easier to deal with.

Thanks mam, very good information....

And what keyword u used for that massage place? Since urs the only one there

Great ideas for videos too, you really giving me ideas of what I can shoots in Orange County / Huntington Beach.

some good tips. thanks

Interesting, just had all of my architectural shots rejected by Shutterstock, of a new hospital we have here in Adelaide SA, infringement of copyright is one of the reasons given?

For the Protest photo, don't we need model release?

My first photo sold in adobe stock, it is a photo of a snake that I holded in my hand and my friend take photos .

Thank you for your tips

You have really good content, i like ur ........

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Hello Nicole, your videos really help me out. How can I find your photos on shutterstock.?

hi nicole .. i want to ask.. if i want to upload image, what saiz image should i send to shutter stock if i cut some of this image.

Love yer vids! Pete from Ireland

Very nice madam.. 1 question madam you shoot some photos of boats, buildings with light and many tall buildings. Are these require any property release? If yes how did you do this?

Thank you very much for your videos! I want to ask your opinion regarding the 550d Cannon and if it can be a good Camera to get started in stock photography and video photography, and which lenses you advise to start with! thank you.

Great content just subscribed

Don't you need a model release if there are people in the photos?

These are fantastic tips, thank you. Do you see higher sales on editorial photos versus commercial?

Do you have to get releases to list store fronts or other licensed subjects on stock photo sites?

Commercial versus editorial. The massage envy one was probably editorial and if so is there a story or narrative that makes it editorial? That’s wher3 I get stuck. Thanks

So cool, thank you for the video. I have one question: In the photos of the protests , how can you sell them without the models authorization?? I mean when i try to sell on shutter pics with people, this people had signed previously. Thank you!

If you take a picture of buildings or branded logo building or other brands, don't you need some release authorization due to copyright?

i come across missing property release and model release

hello from hong kong, thanks for tips.

Hi I'm following your channel can you do a video how to upload mobile photography in shutterstock

I submitted a store front from my neighborhood and received a rejection: Rejection reasons (1) Non-Licensable Content: We cannot accept this image into our commercial or editorial collection, or we are no longer accepting this type of content. Has something changed since you made this video ?

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Quick question, how can you upload storefront, I get declined everytime theres a brand in my photo

Can I sale particular one photograph to too many sites?

Take photos of business... burn down business... cashed out 🤑🤑🤑😜😂... jk jk Love your videos they're so helpful, thank you.

if i have a photo for my friend or a model or some one in the street ..and i have no way to contact wz them again but want put it on my shutter stock gallery what should i do to avoid refused ? plz answer me

Hi I am new to stock photography and a new subscriber to your channel. I was under the impression that any picture with a brand or a logo would be rejected as stock photography. Also, I had been told that any photo with a "recognizable" person needs a model release, but how do you get that with a large group of people. I am guessing I was misinformed. I just saw the recommendation to watch your other video about commercial vs. editorial photos which I did not in now was different. I will be watching those and maybe it will answer some questions. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

Hello Nicole! Your videos are very inspiring! May I ask if stock photos from a person in the Philippines have a chance in earning from Shutterstock? Thank you and may God keep you safe and blessed always!

Am confused, whenever i upload these kind of images to Shutterstock am asked for a release form obvioulsly i havent got one so they do not get acepted.

No offense, but every time I see a trash can, now, I think of you. : ) This is both interesting and disturbing. Overflowing rubbish is an issue, for sure, but for the news to interject that photo into an entirely different time and place to "prove" a point? Hmmm...

What is the minimum we can transfer from getty images to pay pal?

did you upload the massage place as editorial or commercial? just trying to understand if you can commercialize a store front...

What about model release

Well I have my wrinkled finger downloaded a couple of times. It was just a bad photo about my wrinkled finger 😂 also a really specific laboratory equipment (I'm a chemist) so it was very surprising

Hi, great channel, when you refer to taking shots of store fronts or buildings, I had a day last year in Liverpool and got great shots, even a cityscape. But they rejected them saying they wanted Property releases. I mean, do they expect me to ask over 200 buildings to sign a form etc How do you get over that?

If I upload pictures of a city park or city hall with the city name in the pictures. Should I upload commercial or editorial? What would you do?