I hope you’re doing alright and staying healthy in this strange time. If you’re cooped up inside and your travel plans are on hold for the time being (mine are – I was planning to go to Italy!) here’s something fun that could bring in a little income… Our friends at International Living magazine reached […]
Supercharge Your Stock Portfolio By Jeff Kontur, Stock Photographer In September I took a good close look at my stock portfolio. After nearly five years doing stock photos and videos, it was the first time I had ever done that. Between photos and videos, I had a total of 895 assets listed for sale. Normally […]
My goal for 2020 is to build up my stock portfolio with Alamy. And I think you should, too. Alamy is a different kind of stock agency. You can read more about how it works here. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, with only a very small portfolio, I sold an image there for […]
Woah! I sold a photo on Alamy for $700 last month. My cut: $280. That’s a lot more than the usual $.36-$2.50 from other agencies! It’s a super simple shot, too. Here’s what sold: As an Alamy contributor since last year, I’ve only made three sales there – for $700, $56, and $67. But, with […]
Quick note today… If you’re a Snap & Sell Photo Club member, I’ve just started up a new, members-only Snap & Sell Photo Club Facebook group for you here. As a reader, you can always see what’s new on the official Snap & Sell Photo Club page, but now members have a designated place to […]
“True Blue” is the subject of this month’s S&SPC Challenge… which is convenient, because blue also happens to be the Pantone Color of the year. … though they call it “Classic Blue.” Since this hue will likely dominate the worlds of fashion, design, and advertising in the year ahead, now is the perfect time to […]
It’s a new decade. What do you want your life to look like? Would you rather… A. Sit in a chair, zoning out in front your phone? B. Travel… have adventures… get healthy… and make income doing things you love? We all know New Year’s resolutions don’t work. Because getting what we want in life […]
I still can’t believe it’s 2020… can you? Sitting here at the dawn of a new decade, it’s the perfect time to look back at what we’ve done and set new goals for next 10 years. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who filled out our 2019 Year in Review survey. Now, let’s take a […]
Your friends and family like your photos. You like your photos. But when you send them to a stock agency, you think: This is it. Someone’s going to tell me once and for all if my photos are good… or bad. But it’s not about good or bad. When it comes to selling photos as […]
Best of Snap & Sell Photo Club – With 2018 winding down, I’ve been having a lot of fun looking back at your Challenge submissions from the past year.