Why? Because I thought it undermined the profitability of stock photography with it’s low prices.

Over the last years I’ve however also learned to appreciate microstock photography because there are advantages too.

One of the key advantages I’ve found is that the feedback loop is super fast so you learn quickly what sell and what doesn’t sell. And that’s great for beginners just starting out. You can use microstock to test out new niches and styles to quickly see what works before you wasted too much time on a dud.

But, hey! Watch the video and you get my point.

Speak out! Let me know what you think about the video by posting a comment.

Microstock Photography – Why Bother? is a post from: Peter Bergdahl's Personal Blog

• Shutterstock Top 50 Ever
• Shutterstock Top 50 This Week
• BigStockPhoto Most Downloaded
• Dreamstime Popular Images
• Fotolia Top Sales From Beginning of Time
• Fotolia Top Sales Last 30 Days

In addition it’s a good idea to look at the top searches to see what’s in demand.

• Shutterstock Top 100 Image Searches

Here’s links to the videos i mentioned about.

1. Photography: Getting Started in Stock Photography – Part 1
2. Photography: Getting Started in Stock Photography – Part 2: Demo

So keep analyzing hot selling markets and images carefully. Then you select your market and first afterward you start taking photos for this market. Don’t do the mistake to first take images and then try to find a market, what if you find out there are no markets for your images.

How to Find Hot Markets to Sell Stock Photography is a post from: Peter Bergdahl's Personal Blog

I recommend you watch Getting Started in Stock Photography Part 1 before watching this video.

Note: If you find several niches with the same or similar score you should pick the niche with the highest number of downloads (or searches if you can find this information).

I use a modified formula compared to the formula used in the video that also takes download/search volume into account. This formula is part of a paid product I sell so I can’t reveal it to the public. Hope you understand…

Please comment what you think about video

Photography: Getting Started in Stock Photography – Part 2: Demo is a post from: Peter Bergdahl's Personal Blog

As always, please show me you’re alive or i’ll paste a Hello Kitty poster on your back

Photography: Getting Started in Stock Photography – Part 1 is a post from: Peter Bergdahl's Personal Blog