Listing of know micro-stock sites

Micro Stock Photos

Its amazing what you can get for a buck!
The world of micro-stock photography is exploding. If you need high resolution images or have high resolution photos you are trying to sell, this website will be a great resource for you. This site is one of the few places that you can discuss and promote stock photography no matter what agency or site you are using.

 

What is MicroStock?

MicroStock is the name given to stock agencies that stock photos and illustrations very affordably. The name comes from the fact that photographers make very little per sale (compared to traditional methods), but they make up the difference in selling large quantities of images. Many photographers earn their entire income by selling images through online agencies . Read more (PDF)


Featured Websites
All Microstock
Stock Photography Buyers
(Graphic and Web Designers)
  Stock Photography Sellers (Photographers and Illustrators)

Top Designer Stock Photo Sites

1. Fotolia - Buy and sell royal...
2. ShutterStock - Royalty Free ...
3. DreamsTime - Community of Ro...
4. iStockphoto.com : royalty fr...
5. 123 Royalty Free - Stock Ima...
 

Top Photographer Stock Sites

1. ShutterStock - Earn Cash wit...
2. DreamsTime - Community of Ro...
3. Fotolia - Earn up to 80% com...
4. iStockphoto.com : royalty fr...
5. 123 Royalty Free - Stock Ima...
 
 

Recent Topics (see MicroStock Forums)

Should I buy a compact or SLR?  ( 05/05/08 by Creatista)
Search by relevance is acting strange. P...  ( 05/05/08 by Creatista)
Lucky Oliver Closing Down  ( 05/05/08 by Creatista)
Now selling on Fotolia  ( 05/02/08 by Creatista)
Fotolia selling best in Europe?  ( 04/27/08 by cdivizia)
Keeping track of status for each photo  ( 04/23/08 by Creatista)
 

News

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Forum Title # Topics # Posts
MicroStock Discussion
General Stock Discussions
Just about everything having to do with the stock photography world goes in here.
113 434
Avoiding Rejection
Which sites are the toughest on noise and focus? Share your tips on getting your stock photos through the inspectors lock jaws.
4 16
Illustrators Corner
With more and more site excepting vectors, we need a place to talk about these.
7 25
Stock Photo Agency Discussion
ShutterStock
Find help or information about one or the largest subscription based site. Shutterstock is a large and ever changing agency. (JPEG, Vector, Video)
11 27
iStockPhoto
Large agency with strict rules and mean admins. But the money is really nice because the buyers are swarming. (JPG, Flash, Vector, Video)
11 36
DreamsTime
A friendly environment to sell images. Great pricing structure and commisions. Pricign for image buyers is also more reasonable than iStock
9 29
Fotolia
Over 1 million images. This agency has grown fast. Selling images in multiple languages and with conceptual categories may help this agency become #1
15 56
Other Stock Photo Agencies
Got questions about a particular stock site? Want to know others experiences? How have you made the best money?
46 185
MicroStock Stuff
Bugs / Suggestions / Feature Requests
If you find something broken or can think of a way we can improve, put it in here.
4 8
Anything Goes
If it doesn't belong somewhere else, I suppose it can go in here.
4 23

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