Selling Stock Images

KeyImagery is an alternative to iStock where anyone with an eye for detail can contribute images to the KeyImagery stock image library. Whether you're a seasoned professional, a student in training, or a hobbyist photographer/illustrator – with KeyImagery you can sell stock photos and sell stock illustrations around the world. There are a few rules, so to start selling, complete the following steps...

How to sell stock images in 3 steps

  1. Join the Community - It's completely free, and you can Register Here.
  2. Apply to Become a Contributor so you're familiar with what types of files we accept.
  3. Upload 3 Sample Files to demonstrate that you can achieve our quality standards.


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Selling Stock Images Articles - 1 to 17 of 17

Title Introduction
Introduction to selling your photos
Published: 09/12/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 828
Do you get comments from friends and family saying your photos are great and could be used in magazines, advertising and posters etc? Or maybe you have lots of great photos and images that just stay hidden away in a photo album or buried in the depth...
How do I sell my photos online?
Published: 06/02/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 1205
This is the easy part! KeyImagery is a microstock stock photography agency that offers you the perfect way for you to sell your photography online to designers, publishers and advertisers around the world. Just register for a free account, read the Contri...
How do I become a Member?
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 682
Joining KeyImagery.com is simple, free, and only takes a few minutes!
Stock photography with digital or film?
Published: 06/02/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 774
Film and digital capture are completely different media, and are used for similar purposes, but they themselves are completely unrelated to each other. We're not in the business of telling you which method you should be using, but each method does co...
How do I copyright a photo?
Published: 06/02/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 1028
Unknown by a lot of people, but copyright is an intellectual property right which is automatically bestowed exclusively upon the photographer the moment a photo is taken. That means, as soon as you press the shutter release on a camera, you become the cop...
How do I license a photo as a stock photograph?
Published: 06/02/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 733
When you own the copyright to an image, the biggest benefit is that you can license your work. When selling your images as stock photography on KeyImagery, you don't actually 'sell' the photo, you 'license' it. You merely are consenting that KeyImagery ca...
What do I need to know about photography law?
Published: 06/02/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 1093
There are several aspects to photography law that all photographers who are intending to sell their work need to know about. In certain circumstances, photographs can: invade a person's privacy; defame a person; infringe on existing trademarks or register...
What is a Stock Photography/Media Image?
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 609
Stock photography or stock media are images that are not shot for a specific client or use, but are catalogued for review and selection by someone who may have a use for the imagery. By using stock media instead of hiring a photographer to perform on...
The good and the bad - real stock photography examples
Published: 28/10/2008 12 PM | Viewed: 2614
There's no better way to describe a good stock image and a bad stock image than showing some real world examples, so we've added two new pages to the Photographer Training Manual in the Contributor's Handbook.
Who owns the images after I upload them?
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 695
You do, and that doesn't change. You do not lose the copyright or ownership to your images, but by uploading them, you agree to allow KeyImagery to use and sell your images for a minimum of 90 days, and pay you for it.
I'm not from Australia, NZ or the South Pacific, can I still sell my photos on KeyImagery?
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 657
Yes of course. Although we specialise in photography and illustrations from Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, we welcome members and their imagery from other countries.
How much does it cost to sell my photos on KeyImagery?
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 875
KeyImagery is a completely FREE service for members who wish to sell their photos online to the world. We don't charge any membership fees, storage fees or processing fees and there are no hidden costs.
How much can I earn from my photos?
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 916
This is entirely up to you and the amount of 'in demand' or popular photos that you upload. The standard commission rate for contributed media is 40% which can be anything from 40c, through to $12.00 for a single download. Prices on KeyImagery (unles...
What does royalty-free mean?
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 811
"Royalty-Free" stock photography means that a one-time fee or subscription gives the purchaser a right to use an image with no license fees being paid for further use. Unlike "Licensed" or "Rights Managed" stock photography, the purchaser will n...
But who would want to buy my photos?
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 594
You would be surprised! Photos of almost anything shot creatively with good lighting and composition can have a use to a designer. Just look through a magazine, newspaper or your mailbox and you will find photos of many different scenes or subjects used t...
How can I sell more images and make more money?
Published: 24/11/2010 | Viewed: 480
KeyImagery is a microstock photography and illustration site that provides stock images that are royalty-free. A buyer looks through the online image library and purchases KeyCredits to download whatever they want. Photo...
What does my Approval Rating mean?
Published: 16/07/2011 3:11 PM | Viewed: 292
From July 2011, KeyImagery has introduced an Approval Rating system for stock image contributors. The approval rating is a percentage based on how many stock images you've uploaded that have been accepted, compared to the total amount of stock images that...