STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY: Sell your photos online in the most profitable business in the world

Hi, my name is Francesco Salvaggio and I am an advertising and travel photographer, I work full time for an american agency ( GettyImages ) since 2007 . Since the beginning I have sold more than half a million photos on line that have been used on newspapers, magazine, book, online and in many billboards.

I am currently one of the best-selling photographers in Europe in the world of stock photography.

This world is called Stock Photography, and it is an incredible business, which will allow you to be able to sell your digital photos to customers all over the planet at modest prices and for commercial use. You will be able to make money from your photos in a very easy way, avoiding to deal directly with customers.

The preface has been written by Giorgio Fochesato, former Istockphoto Italia country manager and now Westend61 art director and editor.

In the book you will read about :
Chapter 0: Introduction

0.1: Who I am

0.2: Who’s this book for

Chapter 1: Stock photography or archive photography

1.1: How and when did it start?

1.2: Royalty-Free vs Right Managed

1.3: Which agencies are on the market?

1.4: Free stock agencies

1.5: How to choose the agency or agencies to focus on

1.5.1 The contributor’s exclusivity (for a specific media)

1.5.1.1: Pros and Cons

1.5.2: Exclusivity in a photo shooting

1.5.2.1: Pros and Cons

1.6: Pros and Cons of Stock Photography

1.6.1: Passive income

1.6.2: It encourages you to hone your skills

1.6.3: Does it take time to see results?

1.6.4: Do you need many pictures?

1.6.5: Insecurity about profitability

1.7: Selling through your website

Chapter 2: What kind of content to upload

2.1: Size, format, type

2.2: Is it better to edit your content, or not?

2.3: Difference between natural/edited/over-edited pictures

2.4: Landscapes, People, Animals: what sells?

2.5: Where to find the models for our photo shooting

2.6: Quality vs Quantity

2.7: Who controls your content

Chapter 3: The photographic workflow

3.1: The necessary photographic equipment

3.2: Pictures in the studio, at home or on the street?

3.3: How to fill in a Model Release/Property Release

3.4: The secrets of keywording

3.5: How to monitor sales

Chapter 4: Incomes

4.1: Selling price

4.2: Can you really make money?

4.3: How you get paid

4.4: Royalties

Chapter 5: Social Media and Stock Photography

5.1: Can posting pictures on social media increase sales?

5.2: What kind of content people look for on social media?

5.3: How to get in touch with a potential buyer?

Chapter 6: Selling Prints Online

6.1: Which agencies should you focus on?

6.2: What can you print pictures on?

6.3: Content Sold as Photography Prints Online

6.4: The Accepted Formats

6.5: Selling Price

6.6: Taxation

Chapter 7: Examples of Pictures Put into Use

Chapter 8: Ethics

Chapter 9: Conclusion