Specifications

The Photographer’s Market – This is an annual directory book which has tons of listings for

publications, advertising agencies, newsletters, trade publications, book publishers, and other

businesses that buy stock photos.

The Moment It Clicks – Really cool book with great photos and the explanations behind each photo,

including what tricks and/or elements were used to create the image.

Here are a few services that I’ve used, tried, and/or heard about:

Instaproofs – This is a service where you can upload your galleries and then set your own

pricing. They do not provide printing services, which is good because you can then choose your

favorite printing company or use the most economical instead of the huge marked-up prices

that some printers charge. This system has a lot of options, you can create picture packages,

photo set prices, add special services or product add-ons, etc. The catch is that the processing

fee is 8-15% - which can force you to mark-up your prices a bit more than some other services,

in order to make a good profit. The galleries are great though, a lot of nice features, and I’ve

processed some orders through them with success.

DotPhoto

PhotoShelter

ShootProof

Here is a sample Photo Release Form by iStockPhoto that you can print and use.

Here is a sample Property Release Form also by iStockPhoto.

Here is a list of Micro-Stock Agencies where you can sign-up to sell your photos.

Alamy

Dreamstime

Fotolia

iStockPhoto

Shutterstock