December 30, 2016
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Stock photography and me in 2017
In the last few days, I published a list of my best selling images in 2016, and a very detailed look back at how the year went for me. Now let’s take a look forward to what I plan to … Continue reading
August 19, 2016
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on From Zero to $100 a month with microstock in 2016
It’s been more than two years since I wrote How to make $200 from Shutterstock, iStockphoto or Fotolia?, my most read post up to date. A lot of little changes happened in those two years that add up. The libraries in … Continue reading
July 11, 2016
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on How many images do you need to make x dollars on Shutterstock, iStock, Fotolia?
I’m seeing the question “How many images do I need to make $ xxx?” in different variations being asked over and over again by stock beginners. I think, it is an important and good question because it shows that the … Continue reading
April 20, 2016
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on The 500px price cut and the microstock hypocrites
A few weeks ago, photo community and marketplace 500px announced a very steep price cut to their royalty payments. I didn’t feel the need to cover this in my blog as I dropped almost all “news” around here since it is … Continue reading
October 7, 2015
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on The state of the microstock world and me in it
Dear readers, you haven’t been forgotten. I have been dreaming about updating my blog more regularly again but there are two reasons I haven’t been more active: For one, while a lot of things are changing, nothing seems really to … Continue reading