Stock photography guides

Practical, no-fluff guides to selling your photos online — from your first upload to keywording that actually gets found.

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How to make money selling stock photos

A practical 2026 guide to making money with stock photography: how it works, what sells, how to shoot and keyword for it, and how to upload to Shutterstock, Adobe Stock and more.

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How to sell photos on Shutterstock

Step-by-step guide to becoming a Shutterstock contributor: sign up, upload and keyword your photos, pass review, and get paid. Plus a faster batch metadata + CSV workflow.

Read · 7 min Platform

How to sell photos on Adobe Stock

How to become an Adobe Stock contributor: upload photos, add titles and keywords, choose categories, pass review, and reach buyers inside Creative Cloud. Plus a batch CSV workflow.

Read · 6 min Skills

Stock photo keywords & metadata that sell

Keywording makes or breaks stock photo sales. Learn how to write titles, choose relevant keywords, order them, and avoid the mistakes that bury your images in search.

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Stock photo requirements & why photos get rejected

The technical bar for stock photos: minimum resolution, sharpness, noise, releases, and the top reasons images get rejected — plus how to check before you upload.

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Best stock photo sites to sell on: payouts compared

Compare the top stock photo and video platforms by contributor payout, exclusivity, and what each is best for — Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, Getty/iStock, Alamy, Stocksy, Pond5, Dreamstime and 500px.

Read · 8 min

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