My iStockPhoto collection has been a tiny little side of the business. I’ve been adding to my stock portfolio as I have time and have finally reached the 250 downloads and 50% or greater acceptance rating required for exclusivity. I’m actually at 70% acceptance and iStock has definitely made me a better shooter in terms of composition and quality. Today I got this email:
Dear Mark:
Congratulations! The iStockphoto administrators have approved your exclusivity
application. We are pleased to begin this new, mutually beneficial and
professional relationship with you.
Thank you for your time and effort.
Best Regards,
iStockphoto LP
Yeah me! So what does this mean? Well instead of the nickel I make off of a sale of an image I make 5 pennies. :) Actually, my royalties do start going up as I start selling more images since I’m exclusive with iStock and their Getty partner sites. You can check out my stock portfolio here.
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Mark Mortensen
Lakewood Colorado portrait and event photographer.
www.MarkMortensen.com
