How To Shoot Photos That Sell

We'll learn the basics of photo licensing and what happens to the ownership of a photo.

I'll talk about the different types of licenses available and the different types of RF photos.

There are different types of commissions you can earn depending on how your photos are sold. Here we cover the most common of them.

What is exclusivity in stock sites, some advantages and disadvantages and my opinion on whether or not it is worth becoming exclusive.

The best selling stock agencies, and some other good agencies to submit your photos to.

Every agency has their own process. In this tutorial, we'll go over the main agencies and what you need to start submitting photos to them.

How to find inspiration and some tips on how to get in a creative mood.

What is your shooting style and the benefits of focusing on developing one.

Having a shoot plan for your photos is VERY IMPORTANT. We cover all the basics on how to plan your next shoot.

Why is important and beneficial to collaborate with other professionals and how to do it.

All you need to know about when and how to use Model and Property Releases.

Learn why Styling and Direction in a shoot are important and how to use them to create great photos.

We go over the most important things to consider when shooting high-quality photos for stock and minimize rejections

Perfect focus is so important in stock photos. I'll share with you some advice on how to nail focus every time.

Learn how to select your photos for stock using Adobe Bridge

Develop your photos for stock. Learn how to process your RAW files in Camera RAW

We cover a few methods on how to see color casts and correct white balance in a photo.

A quick tutorial on how to correct perspective distortion using the transform tool in Camera RAW

When your photos are developed, it's time to export them to JPEG to begin retouching. Here's how to export those files easily.

Before we begin using Photoshop for retouching, we cover the basics on its workspace and loading and using actions

We'll learn how to  remove dust, blemishes and trademarks in our photos in order to get them ready to sell them as stock

When focus is not perfect but is nearly there, we can add some selective sharpening to fix them. This is a quick tutorial on how to do that.

We'll learn what purple fringing is and how to remove it using Photoshop

Just to wrap everything up, I'll show you an uncut video of how I retouch a stock photo from beginning to end using all the tools we covered in this section.

Learn everything about metadata for stock and add the best titles, descriptions and keywords in order to maximize your sales

Use an FTP client such as Filezilla to upload your photos in many agencies at once.

After uploading, we'll submit our photos to the most important stock agencies.

iStock has a unique process to upload and submit photos. I'll show you how to do it using DeepMeta software

Learn what your first sales mean and the different types of payment options in stock agencies.

Do not fear rejections. They are good for learning how stock photography works and they help us improve.

My advice on how to deal with copyright for Royalty-Free photos.

Some final advice on your journey as a stock photographer

I've been meaning to do this update for a while. Retouching Fringing in your stock photos is no longer needed. This isn't something openly discussed in any agency, just something that stopped being required at some point. Please watch this.