Where can I sell my photos online?

There’s potential for money at both jpgmag and Trinod. Neither of them pay all that well though….

I just mean, something more than nothing. Maybe if it pays for one of my numerous sodas every week I’ll be happy :)

You could always sell it on stock photo sites like iStockPhoto. I don’t sell my photos online because for starters as lefteh said it does pay well enough and I dont like the idea of someone having the rights to use my pictures commercially

Deviantart

@trance24, I was looking at that site, its awesome!! Very good pictures there!! Do you have some of yours there!!??

@lefteh, love JPGmag.

@lefteh loved too!! Now I need a better camera LOL!!

yea deviantart is really good. Although theres some great pieces there so I dont know how many you will sell

It’s a great site. If you have a bit of extra money, buying the actual magazine is also entirely worth it.

I am using Fotolia, which is a stock photography/vector art sales site. I have had some small succeses with some of my photos. It does not pay well, but after like 50 sales of a photo that is popular, you might have made some 50 bucks or so depending of what size the client chooses to purchase. Not bad. I have made a couple of dollar I otherwise would not have earned… But sure, the rights are out your door…

Well, say you “sell” the photo. Can you use it on your own portfolio site later?

I don’t really know actually :-|

Maybe someone here could clarify how stock photography sales really work?

If you want to read up more on stock photography, there is a good blog I follow called Microstock Diaries that gives a little insight on selling stock photos online.

I guess you can check out lots of other sites but the major big 6 is http://Istock.com, http://Fotolia.com, http://123rf.com, http://dreamstime.com, http://shutterstock.com and http://stockxpert.com. These are the main microstock photo sites for selling images. This is mainly for amateurs and hobbyist… but it’s not stopping professional like Yuri Arcurs from making 6 digits USD monthly. If u feel u’re good enough, and up for the challenges, you can try submitting to IRIS (at http://www.inmagine.com) or http://Alamy.com. They’re mainly for professional who knows their stuff.

Also, it’s up to you. Some prefer to go exclusive with 1 supplier but others prefer to spread their portfolio across the web.