8 MicroStock Starter Links

I collected a bunch of great links when I was investigating starting out in MicroStock. I hope you find them as useful as I do.

First check out what is most popular on iStockPhoto BigStock Photo and Dreamstime These will give you a great indication of what sells. Hint, people in suits with laptops! Select photos if possible to look at all the popular photos, otherwise you will see a lot of vectors.

Then read What is stock worthy

Designers are your main buyers, get into their heads with Think like a Designer

Compistion is key not only for stock but good pictures in general Really long article on composition

Get some good feedback on your images from critique forums - iStockPhoto Critique Forum and my favorite the Digital Photography School Critique Forum

I great overview on the market The Market for Stock Photos: Improvise Overcome and Adapt - New Game, New Rules

Then go show off in the OpenSource Photo Show Your Stuff forum

Finally hang out here and watch some amazing photographers show how it is done Strobist Flickr Group

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