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2. Take the Photographers Tutorial and pass the test
3. Start uploading your images!
Make from 50 cents to $3.00 per image download - or much more on Special License downloads Whenever a person downloads one of your photos under our normal Image Usage Agreement, your account balance increases by 50 cents per credit spent. This equates to 50 cents for smallest downloads or $3.00 each for the largest file downloads. When your account balance reaches $30 you can request Paypal withdrawal to 'cash out' your account. Make up to $60 per download with Special Licensing sales If you have joined any of our Special License deals and buyers are purchasing your photos that way, you will earn anywhere from $1 to $60 PER download.File Formats Accepted - Images, Art, Vector and Bitmap: JPG, EPS, AI, PSD, PNG and PDF. When submitting native file formats like EPS, AI, PSD, PNG and PDF please be sure to leave all layers, selections, masks and vector paths intact so the downloader can easily edit the file. Photos of PEOPLE are VERY popular - Make $$ with photos of people Is your girlfriend, father, friend, mother, husband a wanna-be model? Wife? Sister? Brother? Friends? Get your friends and family involved - just make sure they sign a model release - but these photos will not only be fun for the models, they'll make you more money. Also very popular: Business images, images showing diversity, age, seniors, white, black, asian, hispanic, indian, etc., food shots, sports, sexy, conceptual, family images, spa, massage, workouts, office, corporate. Rules for Uploading It is critically important to read and understand the Terms and Conditions for Uploading pages. They describe the laws surrounding what can and can't be uploaded due to copyright laws.
All uploaded images MUST be taken or created by you personally in order to ensure that you have legal ownership rights of the image, and they must not contain identifiable trademarks within the photo such as logos or storenames. Artwork must be 100% created by you. You cannot use art from other sources to incorporate into your artwork. Model Releases Needed for Recognizable People Any recognizable PERSONS within the photo must have signed model releases which you upload to StockPhotoPlanet along with your photo. Photos inside recognizable commercial buildings or businesses should have signed property releases (in most cases) which you upload to StockPhotoPlanet along with your photo.
Create and save a Clipping Path with your photo if you can - it creates more value to the downloader and boosts your chances of selling the image. Read more about Clipping Paths here.
Making Money with StockPhotoPlanet The more photos you upload the higher chance of making more money with StockPhotoPlanet. The subject matter and quality of the photos also plays a key role. We have a list of "Photos We Need" here and supplying photos from this list may increase your likelihood of making $$ as well. Lastly, the creativity and judgement used in your photographs will be a big factor in how often your photos are downloaded - the more creative and attractive and striking your work is the more downloaded it will probably be.
Your Photo Copyright Stays With You By uploading your photos here, you do not lose or sign over your rights to your photo's copyright. The copyright stays with you. By uploading your work here you do give StockPhotoPlanet the right to sell the use of your photo, and to receive a commission for each download of your photo.
Receive commissions whenever your total reaches $30 or more You can request a commission payout whenever your earned commission totals $30 or more - and you can receive the commission via Paypal.
Photos must be online for 90 days minimum When you submit your images to the StockPhotoPlanet image approval process, you are agreeing to let us have a chance to sell them for you and earn commissions for you for at least 90 days. This rule is necessary to discourage users from uploading all their images then changing their minds after having us go through the time and cost intensive approval and photo editing process.
