Stock Photos

Definition: Stock photography consists of existing photographs that can be licensed for specific uses. Book publishers, specialty publishers, magazines, advertising agencies, filmmakers, web designers, graphic artists, interior decor firms, corporate creative groups, and other entities utilize stock photography to fulfill the needs of their creative assignments. By using stock photography instead of hiring a photographer to perform on location shooting, customers can save valuable time and stay on budget. With a wealth of images, stock photography databases that may be searched online save photo researchers valuable time when they are looking for just the right image. With today's digital delivery methods, images may be purchased online and delivered via email or downloaded right away. Source: Wikipedia

About a year ago I started uploading photos to istock and quickly realized that it is a different style of shooting compared to your standard vacation pictures. There is sometimes a big difference between a good photo and a good stock photo. Some of the pictures I uploaded that I thought would be good sellers have done nothing, where others that I almost didn't upload have become some of my best selling photos.

My collection is still very small compared to many on the site, but I'm trying to continue building it when I can. Below I've included a collection of my best sellers and recent uploads which I'll update periodically.

You can view my whole collection by clicking here.

section divider
link to my istock bestsellers

BEST SELLERS - Click on the icon to see a collection of my best sellers over the last couple months.

link to new istock photos

LATEST UPLOADS - Click on the icon to view my most recent additions to istock.

section divider

JOIN ISTOCKPHOTO TODAY

If you're interested in joining Istock to purchase low cost, high quality photos, or even upload your own photos you can click on the link below and join through the Istock referral program.

View My Portfolio

But in order for me to receive the referral bonus, there are a couple catches:

  1. You can't be a current (or past) member of Istock
  2. Cookies must be enabled on your browser (It's a 14 day cookie)
  3. An online purchase of credits (to download pictures) must be made while the cookie is still active (within 14 days)
  4. And in order for Istock to track where you came from, you will have to link through the "Istock" link above

I think that just about covers it. With over 2.8 million photos now available at Istock, I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for.

I'm always looking for ideas or suggestions on ways to improve the website. If you have any recommendations, please let me know.

View My Portfolio