March 24, 2017
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Shutterstock shows sudden knee-jerk reaction on similar content
For some time now, and especially last year, there was a series of complaints brought forward by contributors about others pushing their serial images into searches and such blocking existing and other new content coming in. There certainly has been … Continue reading
October 27, 2016
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on 6 other places to sell your photos online
There have been some discussions about the possibilities we as photographers and stock photo contributors have when agencies make changes to our disadvantage. I often hear “well, we don’t have much choice, do we?”, sometimes hidden behind other reasoning. Well, while … Continue reading
April 7, 2015
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Status report – Q1 2015
It’s been a while. It’s been pretty long actually. I haven’t found time to update this blog for almost three months. There have been plenty of news which I typically would have used to write an article. But as mentioned … Continue reading
February 4, 2014
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on How to make a living from selling 33 cents images
I am not shy talking about the amount of money I have been making from my photography in the past years. And I have been vocal about microstock or stock photography in general. So I get some feedback every now … Continue reading
January 31, 2014
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on The second year has started – the look forward
Yesterday, I have published my look back to my first year as a non-exclusive stock photographer. Now it’s time to move on and have a look forward to the second year. What I am expecting from my second year My … Continue reading